Bushbuckridge Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	750 821	546 215	538 593
Population under 15	32.6%	39.9%	37.0%
Population 15 to 64	61.9%	55.3%	57.7%
Population over 65	5.4%	4.9%	5.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	61.5	81.0	73.4
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	84.2	85.5	83.3
Population Growth
Per annum	3.23%	0.32%	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	15.0%	16.2%	18.7%
Matric	n/a	32.6%	25.7%
Higher education	5.8%	5.7%	7.3%
Household Dynamics
Households	167 927	136 780	133 559
Average household size	4.5	4.0	4.0
Female headed households	n/a	53.0%	53.3%
Formal dwellings	98.1%	96.3%	95.9%
Housing owned	n/a	81.7%	73.1%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	23.4%	6.2%	8.1%
Weekly refuse removal	20.6%	4.2%	7.5%
Piped water inside dwelling	25.9%	7.4%	12.0%
Electricity for lighting	98.5%	96.5%	93.9%

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Bushbuckridge Local Municipality (MP325)

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