Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	398 459	353 452	335 784
Population under 15	28.5%	30.5%	32.7%
Population 15 to 64	65.0%	64.5%	62.0%
Population over 65	6.5%	5.0%	5.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	53.8	55.1	61.2
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	86.1	83.9	83.9
Population Growth
Per annum	1.66%	1.17%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	41.8%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	53.0%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	6.6%	6.9%	8.9%
Matric	n/a	29.2%	26.8%
Higher education	9.4%	7.9%	7.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	115 151	110 725	100 226
Average household size	3.5	3.2	3.4
Female headed households	n/a	50.4%	50.9%
Formal dwellings	88.1%	76.7%	80.4%
Housing owned	n/a	83.6%	72.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	42.9%	29.7%	32.7%
Weekly refuse removal	30.9%	21.1%	24.8%
Piped water inside dwelling	36.2%	22.3%	31.9%
Electricity for lighting	96.5%	93.6%	89.0%

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Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality (FS194)

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