Maquassi Hills Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	90 302	82 012	77 794
Population under 15	31.0%	33.8%	33.0%
Population 15 to 64	63.8%	61.7%	61.8%
Population over 65	5.2%	4.4%	5.2%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	56.9	62.0	61.8
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	93.9	101.1	98.9
Population Growth
Per annum	1.45%	1.20%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	33.4%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	42.6%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	14.8%	14.7%	23.5%
Matric	n/a	22.9%	18.9%
Higher education	3.3%	3.7%	4.5%
Household Dynamics
Households	25 067	24 076	20 505
Average household size	3.6	3.4	3.8
Female headed households	n/a	34.1%	34.2%
Formal dwellings	93.2%	85.5%	81.9%
Housing owned	n/a	60.9%	55.4%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	89.1%	85.3%	79.1%
Weekly refuse removal	48.4%	44.1%	52.6%
Piped water inside dwelling	39.8%	28.6%	32.2%
Electricity for lighting	93.9%	84.8%	82.8%

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Maquassi Hills Local Municipality (NW404)

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