Drakenstein Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	276 800	280 195	251 262
Population under 15	22.4%	26.4%	25.6%
Population 15 to 64	70.5%	69.0%	69.2%
Population over 65	7.2%	4.6%	5.2%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	41.9	45.0	44.5
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	93.8	97.6	96.7
Population Growth
Per annum	0.94%	2.48%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	17.6%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	24.6%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	2.2%	2.1%	3.3%
Matric	n/a	33.7%	27.4%
Higher education	16.9%	11.1%	11.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	76 776	71 686	59 773
Average household size	3.6	3.9	4.2
Female headed households	n/a	34.1%	33.6%
Formal dwellings	90.0%	90.3%	85.1%
Housing owned	n/a	54.8%	46.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	96.7%	96.9%	93.5%
Weekly refuse removal	89.2%	90.6%	86.1%
Piped water inside dwelling	88.6%	84.5%	80.0%
Electricity for lighting	97.9%	95.5%	95.0%

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Drakenstein Local Municipality (WC023)

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