Oudtshoorn Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	138 257	97 509	95 933
Population under 15	25.2%	27.7%	28.7%
Population 15 to 64	66.9%	65.1%	64.2%
Population over 65	8.0%	7.2%	7.2%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	49.6	53.7	55.8
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	91.3	92.3	91.8
Population Growth
Per annum	3.55%	0.37%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	25.3%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	35.9%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	2.4%	2.3%	4.5%
Matric	n/a	34.2%	25.1%
Higher education	9.7%	6.5%	6.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	31 795	23 362	21 910
Average household size	4.3	4.2	4.4
Female headed households	n/a	38.8%	36.2%
Formal dwellings	89.5%	91.2%	88.5%
Housing owned	n/a	66.4%	61.7%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	88.5%	88.1%	80.4%
Weekly refuse removal	86.0%	87.4%	78.0%
Piped water inside dwelling	85.1%	83.8%	74.5%
Electricity for lighting	92.3%	90.2%	85.2%

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Oudtshoorn Local Municipality (WC045)

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