OR Tambo District Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	1 501 702	1 457 384	1 366 039
Population under 15	35.1%	38.9%	39.0%
Population 15 to 64	58.8%	56.5%	55.4%
Population over 65	6.1%	4.5%	5.6%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	70.0	76.9	80.5
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	89.2	87.4	85.7
Population Growth
Per annum	0.92%	1.47%	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	12.0%	13.9%	17.3%
Matric	n/a	18.0%	15.1%
Higher education	8.4%	6.4%	6.7%
Household Dynamics
Households	313 536	314 080	298 530
Average household size	4.8	4.6	4.6
Female headed households	n/a	57.1%	57.9%
Formal dwellings	77.2%	43.6%	43.4%
Housing owned	n/a	78.9%	61.5%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	31.2%	9.4%	11.6%
Weekly refuse removal	29.4%	9.0%	10.7%
Piped water inside dwelling	29.3%	6.4%	8.9%
Electricity for lighting	94.1%	83.6%	70.1%

The information in this directory is compiled from various sources and is subject to continual change. If you notice any errors or omissions, contact us so that we may correct them.

OR Tambo District Municipality (DC15)

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