Dikgatlong Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	56 967	48 473	46 841
Population under 15	29.2%	30.5%	31.6%
Population 15 to 64	64.9%	61.7%	63.1%
Population over 65	5.9%	7.8%	5.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	54.2	62.1	58.5
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	93.4	100.5	97.0
Population Growth
Per annum	1.90%	0.78%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	39.7%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	49.0%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	8.5%	10.5%	17.7%
Matric	n/a	22.7%	20.3%
Higher education	3.1%	3.4%	2.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	14 406	14 824	11 967
Average household size	4.0	3.3	3.9
Female headed households	n/a	37.5%	35.4%
Formal dwellings	86.3%	75.9%	78.5%
Housing owned	n/a	84.1%	47.1%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	82.1%	50.6%	70.0%
Weekly refuse removal	44.2%	23.8%	49.6%
Piped water inside dwelling	51.0%	23.9%	30.7%
Electricity for lighting	89.8%	84.5%	75.9%

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Dikgatlong Local Municipality (NC092)

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