Thembelihle Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	22 542	16 230	15 701
Population under 15	29.2%	25.0%	30.9%
Population 15 to 64	62.8%	68.5%	62.8%
Population over 65	8.0%	6.5%	6.4%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	59.3	46.0	59.3
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	92.1	104.6	103.3
Population Growth
Per annum	3.51%	0.75%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	28.4%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	35.2%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	9.2%	10.8%	15.1%
Matric	n/a	22.2%	19.9%
Higher education	7.6%	5.0%	6.5%
Household Dynamics
Households	5 211	4 736	4 138
Average household size	4.3	3.4	3.8
Female headed households	n/a	32.4%	32.3%
Formal dwellings	68.1%	77.4%	77.5%
Housing owned	n/a	51.0%	51.4%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	69.2%	66.4%	65.4%
Weekly refuse removal	49.7%	59.4%	68.4%
Piped water inside dwelling	49.6%	39.9%	33.5%
Electricity for lighting	86.8%	84.2%	75.2%

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Thembelihle Local Municipality (NC076)

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