Makhado Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	502 397	416 728	411 353
Population under 15	31.3%	33.9%	34.2%
Population 15 to 64	61.6%	60.7%	58.9%
Population over 65	7.1%	5.4%	6.9%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	62.3	64.8	69.8
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	88.7	88.0	86.3
Population Growth
Per annum	1.94%	0.85%	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	16.2%	17.9%	18.2%
Matric	n/a	24.7%	22.2%
Higher education	10.1%	9.0%	9.2%
Household Dynamics
Households	140 338	116 371	107 733
Average household size	3.6	3.6	3.8
Female headed households	n/a	49.0%	50.7%
Formal dwellings	94.7%	87.1%	92.5%
Housing owned	n/a	76.0%	63.2%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	29.7%	12.7%	15.5%
Weekly refuse removal	20.7%	10.2%	11.3%
Piped water inside dwelling	26.0%	7.3%	17.2%
Electricity for lighting	95.7%	95.6%	89.4%

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Makhado Local Municipality (LIM344)

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