Ngwathe Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	134 962	118 907	120 520
Population under 15	25.9%	27.7%	30.1%
Population 15 to 64	64.2%	63.8%	62.4%
Population over 65	9.9%	8.5%	7.5%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	55.8	56.7	60.2
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	88.8	90.3	91.0
Population Growth
Per annum	1.10%	-0.31%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	35.2%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	45.1%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	5.6%	4.8%	8.5%
Matric	n/a	28.3%	25.8%
Higher education	8.9%	7.0%	6.2%
Household Dynamics
Households	36 793	40 910	37 099
Average household size	3.7	2.9	3.2
Female headed households	n/a	44.1%	41.8%
Formal dwellings	91.2%	85.9%	81.3%
Housing owned	n/a	76.9%	66.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	89.2%	81.0%	77.0%
Weekly refuse removal	88.1%	84.4%	81.9%
Piped water inside dwelling	53.6%	30.5%	44.7%
Electricity for lighting	95.7%	94.3%	92.0%

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Ngwathe Local Municipality (FS203)

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