Swartland Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	148 331	133 762	113 762
Population under 15	23.4%	25.3%	25.0%
Population 15 to 64	69.4%	69.1%	69.1%
Population over 65	7.2%	5.5%	5.9%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	44.1	44.7	44.7
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	94.0	98.7	98.6
Population Growth
Per annum	2.58%	3.68%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	12.7%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	17.9%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	3.6%	4.9%	6.0%
Matric	n/a	32.2%	24.2%
Higher education	11.0%	8.9%	9.2%
Household Dynamics
Households	44 856	39 139	29 324
Average household size	3.3	3.4	3.9
Female headed households	n/a	30.4%	28.5%
Formal dwellings	89.5%	94.6%	90.9%
Housing owned	n/a	65.0%	52.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	96.8%	86.2%	90.8%
Weekly refuse removal	82.8%	83.5%	76.1%
Piped water inside dwelling	90.6%	84.0%	80.6%
Electricity for lighting	97.8%	98.7%	97.8%

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Swartland Local Municipality (WC015)

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