Thabazimbi Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	65 047	96 232	85 234
Population under 15	20.7%	24.3%	21.1%
Population 15 to 64	73.7%	73.5%	76.4%
Population over 65	5.6%	2.2%	2.4%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	35.7	36.0	30.8
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	115.9	146.9	141.1
Population Growth
Per annum	-2.62%	2.76%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	20.6%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	26.9%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	4.8%	3.7%	8.8%
Matric	n/a	31.8%	26.1%
Higher education	9.6%	6.2%	7.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	26 832	35 463	25 079
Average household size	2.4	2.7	3.4
Female headed households	n/a	22.7%	24.7%
Formal dwellings	83.6%	68.0%	70.7%
Housing owned	n/a	47.1%	24.4%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	77.4%	57.9%	67.9%
Weekly refuse removal	69.2%	41.7%	60.4%
Piped water inside dwelling	59.7%	38.0%	47.3%
Electricity for lighting	89.3%	74.9%	76.8%

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Thabazimbi Local Municipality (LIM361)

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