Bergrivier Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	70 276	67 474	61 897
Population under 15	22.3%	26.0%	24.9%
Population 15 to 64	69.1%	67.2%	68.1%
Population over 65	8.6%	6.7%	7.0%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	44.7	48.7	46.9
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	93.3	93.3	94.4
Population Growth
Per annum	1.23%	1.96%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	6.8%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	9.6%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	2.6%	3.1%	6.4%
Matric	n/a	26.3%	22.3%
Higher education	10.3%	9.6%	7.4%
Household Dynamics
Households	20 412	19 072	16 275
Average household size	3.4	3.5	3.8
Female headed households	n/a	35.4%	31.5%
Formal dwellings	91.6%	91.7%	93.4%
Housing owned	n/a	60.9%	46.4%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	97.7%	82.8%	89.4%
Weekly refuse removal	85.4%	83.6%	67.0%
Piped water inside dwelling	88.7%	85.3%	83.5%
Electricity for lighting	98.6%	97.7%	94.9%

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Bergrivier Local Municipality (WC013)

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