Breede Valley Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	212 682	176 578	166 825
Population under 15	23.4%	29.0%	27.8%
Population 15 to 64	70.5%	66.4%	66.9%
Population over 65	6.1%	4.7%	5.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	41.9	50.7	49.5
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	93.3	94.3	94.5
Population Growth
Per annum	2.36%	1.29%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	14.4%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	20.2%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	4.1%	2.6%	4.9%
Matric	n/a	33.3%	24.9%
Higher education	10.7%	5.6%	8.1%
Household Dynamics
Households	54 284	47 569	42 527
Average household size	3.9	3.7	3.9
Female headed households	n/a	37.0%	35.3%
Formal dwellings	87.7%	77.7%	77.9%
Housing owned	n/a	42.3%	40.6%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	94.9%	87.3%	88.2%
Weekly refuse removal	83.4%	77.7%	75.3%
Piped water inside dwelling	84.7%	70.8%	69.3%
Electricity for lighting	97.2%	92.1%	88.3%

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Breede Valley Local Municipality (WC025)

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