Overstrand Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	132 495	93 407	80 358
Population under 15	18.6%	24.0%	21.5%
Population 15 to 64	66.2%	64.1%	65.6%
Population over 65	15.2%	11.9%	12.9%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	51.0	56.0	52.3
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	94.5	98.1	97.9
Population Growth
Per annum	4.85%	3.42%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	n/a
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	2.2%	2.3%	2.5%
Matric	n/a	29.4%	27.3%
Higher education	20.2%	15.6%	16.3%
Household Dynamics
Households	59 980	35 718	27 983
Average household size	2.2	2.6	2.9
Female headed households	n/a	33.8%	32.3%
Formal dwellings	90.2%	79.0%	80.1%
Housing owned	n/a	52.7%	53.7%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	99.0%	86.3%	93.6%
Weekly refuse removal	91.4%	94.0%	91.6%
Piped water inside dwelling	87.6%	77.6%	75.8%
Electricity for lighting	96.3%	95.7%	90.4%

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Overstrand Local Municipality (WC032)

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