Stellenbosch Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	175 411	173 197	155 728
Population under 15	20.6%	23.8%	22.8%
Population 15 to 64	73.1%	72.1%	72.3%
Population over 65	6.3%	4.1%	4.9%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	36.8	38.7	38.4
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	94.2	96.7	95.7
Population Growth
Per annum	1.16%	2.42%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	n/a
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	2.3%	1.5%	3.1%
Matric	n/a	27.8%	23.9%
Higher education	24.7%	13.3%	17.1%
Household Dynamics
Households	59 626	52 274	43 417
Average household size	2.9	3.3	3.6
Female headed households	n/a	36.6%	34.6%
Formal dwellings	87.3%	65.0%	75.1%
Housing owned	n/a	50.0%	35.6%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	96.8%	97.2%	91.0%
Weekly refuse removal	87.3%	71.0%	87.0%
Piped water inside dwelling	86.4%	66.7%	72.4%
Electricity for lighting	96.9%	92.6%	92.9%

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Stellenbosch Local Municipality (WC024)

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