Steve Tshwete Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	242 031	278 749	229 831
Population under 15	23.6%	23.9%	25.0%
Population 15 to 64	71.1%	72.4%	70.7%
Population over 65	5.3%	3.7%	4.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	40.7	38.1	41.5
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	98.8	110.1	108.1
Population Growth
Per annum	0.50%	4.39%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	19.7%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	27.1%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	6.5%	5.8%	7.4%
Matric	n/a	39.3%	35.0%
Higher education	10.9%	12.9%	13.2%
Household Dynamics
Households	80 052	86 713	64 966
Average household size	3.0	3.2	3.5
Female headed households	n/a	30.3%	29.4%
Formal dwellings	90.5%	81.9%	83.0%
Housing owned	n/a	53.2%	44.5%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	87.1%	79.4%	83.8%
Weekly refuse removal	86.7%	77.4%	84.7%
Piped water inside dwelling	72.3%	55.6%	62.2%
Electricity for lighting	93.4%	90.6%	90.8%

The information in this directory is compiled from various sources and is subject to continual change. If you notice any errors or omissions, contact us so that we may correct them.

Steve Tshwete Local Municipality (MP313)

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