Gamagara Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	29 580	53 656	41 617
Population under 15	24.5%	23.2%	25.5%
Population 15 to 64	71.4%	74.5%	71.9%
Population over 65	4.1%	2.3%	2.6%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	40.0	34.2	39.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	100.3	129.7	120.1
Population Growth
Per annum	-3.31%	5.77%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	17.7%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	22.4%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	7.2%	8.2%	10.5%
Matric	n/a	33.0%	26.5%
Higher education	12.2%	10.8%	11.3%
Household Dynamics
Households	10 431	15 723	10 807
Average household size	2.8	3.4	3.9
Female headed households	n/a	21.6%	27.7%
Formal dwellings	82.4%	79.2%	74.4%
Housing owned	n/a	58.5%	34.5%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	89.3%	80.8%	87.6%
Weekly refuse removal	84.7%	78.9%	90.6%
Piped water inside dwelling	67.3%	58.2%	59.1%
Electricity for lighting	95.1%	88.1%	87.9%

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.

Gamagara Local Municipality (NC453)

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