Matjhabeng Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	439 034	429 113	407 020
Population under 15	26.8%	25.0%	27.3%
Population 15 to 64	66.8%	70.2%	68.1%
Population over 65	6.3%	4.8%	4.7%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	49.7	42.4	46.9
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	92.1	101.2	98.3
Population Growth
Per annum	0.74%	1.20%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	n/a
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	3.3%	3.0%	4.6%
Matric	n/a	33.8%	27.2%
Higher education	10.1%	7.9%	8.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	126 068	149 163	123 382
Average household size	3.5	2.9	3.3
Female headed households	n/a	39.3%	39.8%
Formal dwellings	88.1%	84.5%	78.5%
Housing owned	n/a	71.5%	58.5%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	87.1%	84.6%	81.9%
Weekly refuse removal	64.5%	72.7%	86.1%
Piped water inside dwelling	61.4%	53.3%	54.8%
Electricity for lighting	95.0%	94.7%	91.1%

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Matjhabeng Local Municipality (FS184)

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