Hessequa Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	71 918	54 237	52 642
Population under 15	21.4%	23.9%	24.4%
Population 15 to 64	66.3%	64.8%	64.6%
Population over 65	12.3%	11.2%	11.1%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	50.8	54.3	54.9
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	93.1	94.8	94.1
Population Growth
Per annum	3.03%	0.68%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	14.1%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	18.9%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	2.8%	3.4%	4.6%
Matric	n/a	30.2%	23.5%
Higher education	12.7%	8.3%	10.1%
Household Dynamics
Households	22 333	17 371	15 873
Average household size	3.2	3.1	3.3
Female headed households	n/a	36.4%	34.1%
Formal dwellings	95.3%	95.8%	93.8%
Housing owned	n/a	73.1%	60.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	97.5%	91.0%	90.7%
Weekly refuse removal	92.3%	74.4%	78.7%
Piped water inside dwelling	94.5%	84.9%	81.0%
Electricity for lighting	98.5%	98.3%	94.9%

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Hessequa Local Municipality (WC042)

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