Sol Plaatje Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	270 078	255 041	248 041
Population under 15	26.5%	27.1%	28.3%
Population 15 to 64	66.8%	64.9%	66.2%
Population over 65	6.7%	8.0%	5.5%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	49.8	54.1	51.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	91.9	98.3	94.0
Population Growth
Per annum	0.83%	0.63%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	31.9%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	41.7%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	4.1%	4.5%	7.1%
Matric	n/a	32.8%	29.2%
Higher education	11.8%	11.5%	10.0%
Household Dynamics
Households	68 314	71 939	60 296
Average household size	4.0	3.5	4.1
Female headed households	n/a	42.4%	41.0%
Formal dwellings	86.1%	85.9%	81.6%
Housing owned	n/a	67.7%	61.2%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	86.9%	87.7%	84.5%
Weekly refuse removal	83.1%	82.7%	84.3%
Piped water inside dwelling	66.6%	60.2%	61.9%
Electricity for lighting	91.7%	90.8%	84.9%

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.

Sol Plaatje Local Municipality (NC091)

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