Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	188 603	168 937	150 637
Population under 15	31.8%	31.4%	32.9%
Population 15 to 64	63.2%	65.2%	63.2%
Population over 65	5.0%	3.4%	3.9%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	58.1	53.3	58.2
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	91.8	95.2	94.1
Population Growth
Per annum	2.18%	2.61%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	37.4%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	50.2%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	14.3%	12.9%	14.6%
Matric	n/a	30.6%	23.3%
Higher education	10.0%	9.2%	11.0%
Household Dynamics
Households	51 651	49 100	41 114
Average household size	3.7	3.4	3.7
Female headed households	n/a	38.9%	39.5%
Formal dwellings	98.1%	96.7%	96.4%
Housing owned	n/a	77.0%	61.6%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	48.8%	36.8%	42.6%
Weekly refuse removal	43.2%	42.2%	48.8%
Piped water inside dwelling	41.0%	30.6%	37.1%
Electricity for lighting	97.7%	98.1%	90.8%

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Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality (LIM334)

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