Lekwa Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	119 669	123 419	115 662
Population under 15	24.4%	26.5%	28.6%
Population 15 to 64	69.8%	67.9%	66.4%
Population over 65	5.9%	5.6%	5.0%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	43.3	47.2	50.6
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	95.1	100.2	99.4
Population Growth
Per annum	0.33%	1.48%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	25.9%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	35.2%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	7.6%	9.3%	11.2%
Matric	n/a	28.0%	25.1%
Higher education	9.4%	7.7%	9.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	38 583	37 334	31 071
Average household size	3.1	3.3	3.7
Female headed households	n/a	36.7%	35.7%
Formal dwellings	88.5%	77.5%	73.6%
Housing owned	n/a	64.3%	50.0%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	91.4%	85.7%	85.8%
Weekly refuse removal	77.7%	65.8%	82.2%
Piped water inside dwelling	69.1%	43.5%	55.2%
Electricity for lighting	94.8%	90.8%	88.6%

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Lekwa Local Municipality (MP305)

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