Matzikama Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	69 043	71 045	67 147
Population under 15	25.3%	27.5%	26.8%
Population 15 to 64	68.3%	66.7%	66.9%
Population over 65	6.5%	5.9%	6.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	46.5	50.0	49.4
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	96.9	101.5	100.3
Population Growth
Per annum	0.27%	1.28%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	14.0%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	19.3%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	2.6%	3.3%	6.2%
Matric	n/a	28.9%	20.2%
Higher education	6.6%	5.5%	6.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	19 101	20 821	18 835
Average household size	3.6	3.4	3.6
Female headed households	n/a	33.1%	30.2%
Formal dwellings	89.2%	88.1%	88.4%
Housing owned	n/a	51.5%	45.6%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	94.0%	91.5%	69.9%
Weekly refuse removal	82.3%	88.7%	67.9%
Piped water inside dwelling	83.3%	80.3%	72.1%
Electricity for lighting	96.5%	97.0%	88.7%

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Matzikama Local Municipality (WC011)

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