Laingsburg Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	11 366	8 895	8 289
Population under 15	24.6%	21.7%	26.5%
Population 15 to 64	68.3%	70.3%	66.3%
Population over 65	7.1%	8.0%	7.2%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	46.4	42.3	50.9
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	95.1	98.7	99.5
Population Growth
Per annum	3.06%	1.60%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	17.9%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	22.0%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	5.9%	9.2%	11.7%
Matric	n/a	26.3%	16.7%
Higher education	6.0%	1.7%	8.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	3 314	2 862	2 408
Average household size	3.4	3.1	3.4
Female headed households	n/a	31.8%	31.0%
Formal dwellings	96.2%	97.5%	96.6%
Housing owned	n/a	61.0%	36.2%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	95.6%	82.7%	82.7%
Weekly refuse removal	80.0%	79.5%	59.5%
Piped water inside dwelling	84.5%	56.5%	66.3%
Electricity for lighting	92.3%	88.8%	79.3%

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Laingsburg Local Municipality (WC051)

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