Bitou Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	65 240	59 157	49 162
Population under 15	22.5%	25.4%	25.2%
Population 15 to 64	69.0%	68.5%	68.4%
Population over 65	8.5%	6.1%	6.4%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	45.0	46.0	46.1
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	94.2	100.1	99.1
Population Growth
Per annum	2.75%	4.21%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	30.1%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	37.9%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	2.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Matric	n/a	32.5%	28.2%
Higher education	14.3%	9.2%	11.7%
Household Dynamics
Households	21 848	21 914	16 645
Average household size	3.0	2.7	3.0
Female headed households	n/a	35.4%	33.5%
Formal dwellings	85.4%	76.6%	72.2%
Housing owned	n/a	66.2%	45.9%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	97.3%	89.0%	84.0%
Weekly refuse removal	85.2%	88.6%	87.7%
Piped water inside dwelling	80.0%	59.3%	58.5%
Electricity for lighting	98.6%	98.7%	94.0%

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Bitou Local Municipality (WC047)

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