Thaba Chweu Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	109 223	101 895	98 387
Population under 15	26.2%	27.7%	25.2%
Population 15 to 64	68.6%	67.5%	69.9%
Population over 65	5.1%	4.8%	4.9%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	45.7	48.2	43.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	98.1	108.4	105.1
Population Growth
Per annum	1.01%	0.80%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	20.5%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	27.1%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	5.9%	4.5%	9.7%
Matric	n/a	36.9%	30.2%
Higher education	8.1%	9.9%	9.1%
Household Dynamics
Households	43 295	37 022	33 352
Average household size	2.5	2.8	2.9
Female headed households	n/a	32.7%	33.2%
Formal dwellings	83.1%	84.2%	74.6%
Housing owned	n/a	56.4%	37.4%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	71.1%	61.9%	68.4%
Weekly refuse removal	64.7%	57.8%	58.6%
Piped water inside dwelling	56.3%	30.3%	38.8%
Electricity for lighting	87.0%	89.5%	84.3%

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Thaba Chweu Local Municipality (MP321)

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