Rustenburg Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	562 031	626 522	549 575
Population under 15	24.7%	28.1%	24.1%
Population 15 to 64	71.3%	68.9%	72.5%
Population over 65	4.0%	3.0%	3.4%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	40.3	45.2	37.9
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	108.4	120.9	121.8
Population Growth
Per annum	0.22%	2.98%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	26.4%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	34.7%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	3.9%	4.7%	5.4%
Matric	n/a	34.6%	31.0%
Higher education	8.2%	7.4%	8.4%
Household Dynamics
Households	203 658	262 576	199 035
Average household size	2.8	2.4	2.8
Female headed households	n/a	24.3%	26.4%
Formal dwellings	85.9%	68.1%	68.7%
Housing owned	n/a	45.0%	31.4%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	72.8%	52.9%	56.2%
Weekly refuse removal	75.6%	67.1%	69.2%
Piped water inside dwelling	53.0%	28.5%	35.8%
Electricity for lighting	94.5%	83.7%	83.0%

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Rustenburg Local Municipality (NW373)

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