Tswelopele Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	56 896	47 373	47 625
Population under 15	30.1%	31.0%	33.8%
Population 15 to 64	64.0%	63.7%	60.8%
Population over 65	5.9%	5.3%	5.4%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	56.3	57.0	64.5
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	93.1	93.2	92.3
Population Growth
Per annum	1.73%	-0.12%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	34.8%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	46.2%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	6.6%	10.1%	13.2%
Matric	n/a	21.4%	20.5%
Higher education	6.9%	6.3%	5.1%
Household Dynamics
Households	14 798	13 705	11 991
Average household size	3.8	3.5	4.0
Female headed households	n/a	40.5%	39.5%
Formal dwellings	85.2%	80.1%	80.4%
Housing owned	n/a	77.1%	59.7%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	83.2%	78.0%	81.2%
Weekly refuse removal	78.2%	84.3%	76.7%
Piped water inside dwelling	34.3%	12.5%	31.9%
Electricity for lighting	95.3%	94.8%	91.9%

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Tswelopele Local Municipality (FS183)

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