Siyathemba Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	27 102	23 075	21 591
Population under 15	27.0%	24.4%	30.8%
Population 15 to 64	66.5%	69.6%	63.2%
Population over 65	6.5%	6.0%	6.0%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	50.3	43.7	58.2
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	98.6	104.9	99.3
Population Growth
Per annum	2.21%	1.51%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	24.3%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	30.2%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	7.1%	7.1%	11.5%
Matric	n/a	20.7%	18.0%
Higher education	6.3%	5.4%	5.2%
Household Dynamics
Households	6 739	6 615	5 831
Average household size	4.0	3.5	3.7
Female headed households	n/a	35.6%	36.1%
Formal dwellings	87.1%	91.5%	88.6%
Housing owned	n/a	62.0%	54.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	85.1%	73.8%	71.3%
Weekly refuse removal	78.2%	80.5%	73.9%
Piped water inside dwelling	50.5%	42.3%	43.1%
Electricity for lighting	94.6%	89.2%	86.2%

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Siyathemba Local Municipality (NC077)

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