Witzenberg Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	103 765	130 548	115 946
Population under 15	22.4%	25.5%	25.4%
Population 15 to 64	71.9%	70.9%	70.4%
Population over 65	5.7%	3.5%	4.2%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	39.0	41.0	42.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	97.7	108.4	105.6
Population Growth
Per annum	-1.08%	2.70%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	7.6%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	9.9%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	5.1%	3.7%	6.6%
Matric	n/a	24.7%	18.2%
Higher education	8.2%	5.9%	5.7%
Household Dynamics
Households	26 227	35 976	27 419
Average household size	4.0	3.6	4.2
Female headed households	n/a	29.3%	28.9%
Formal dwellings	87.7%	83.3%	86.2%
Housing owned	n/a	42.8%	34.5%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	96.1%	92.4%	91.5%
Weekly refuse removal	75.6%	87.1%	69.9%
Piped water inside dwelling	84.4%	82.2%	78.8%
Electricity for lighting	95.8%	94.5%	93.4%

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Witzenberg Local Municipality (WC022)

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