Mossel Bay Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	140 075	94 135	89 430
Population under 15	17.9%	22.7%	23.1%
Population 15 to 64	66.7%	66.5%	66.8%
Population over 65	15.4%	10.8%	10.1%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	50.0	50.4	49.7
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	93.5	94.6	95.8
Population Growth
Per annum	4.36%	1.17%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	22.9%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	29.9%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	2.1%	2.6%	2.9%
Matric	n/a	37.6%	31.9%
Higher education	18.0%	10.0%	13.0%
Household Dynamics
Households	52 985	31 766	28 023
Average household size	2.6	3.0	3.2
Female headed households	n/a	36.0%	33.9%
Formal dwellings	92.5%	88.2%	85.9%
Housing owned	n/a	76.8%	60.7%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	97.1%	91.1%	90.9%
Weekly refuse removal	92.5%	87.2%	92.6%
Piped water inside dwelling	90.2%	82.4%	77.9%
Electricity for lighting	98.2%	94.3%	93.8%

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Mossel Bay Local Municipality (WC043)

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