Magareng Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	26 816	24 059	24 204
Population under 15	27.3%	29.5%	31.4%
Population 15 to 64	65.1%	61.0%	62.2%
Population over 65	7.6%	9.4%	6.4%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	53.7	63.9	60.7
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	91.5	99.3	94.1
Population Growth
Per annum	1.00%	-0.14%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	41.2%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	51.8%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	8.8%	12.5%	16.6%
Matric	n/a	28.1%	24.0%
Higher education	5.3%	2.1%	3.3%
Household Dynamics
Households	6 770	6 970	6 120
Average household size	4.0	3.5	4.0
Female headed households	n/a	43.4%	41.7%
Formal dwellings	89.8%	82.3%	87.1%
Housing owned	n/a	88.5%	58.6%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	87.7%	79.1%	83.6%
Weekly refuse removal	76.7%	58.0%	63.3%
Piped water inside dwelling	43.9%	21.9%	37.0%
Electricity for lighting	96.3%	95.0%	85.0%

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Magareng Local Municipality (NC093)

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