Lesedi Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	132 783	112 472	99 520
Population under 15	23.8%	25.8%	26.0%
Population 15 to 64	69.9%	67.6%	68.6%
Population over 65	6.3%	6.5%	5.4%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	43.1	47.9	45.8
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	100.0	109.1	106.5
Population Growth
Per annum	2.80%	2.78%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	25.9%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	33.8%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	4.7%	5.4%	7.4%
Matric	n/a	31.9%	28.4%
Higher education	11.7%	10.6%	10.7%
Household Dynamics
Households	42 597	39 294	29 664
Average household size	3.1	2.9	3.4
Female headed households	n/a	32.3%	31.3%
Formal dwellings	95.1%	88.3%	85.5%
Housing owned	n/a	56.7%	55.8%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	97.0%	83.6%	89.1%
Weekly refuse removal	91.3%	81.6%	83.2%
Piped water inside dwelling	72.8%	55.7%	52.3%
Electricity for lighting	95.8%	92.6%	89.9%

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Lesedi Local Municipality (GT423)

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