Capricorn District Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	1 447 103	1 330 436	1 261 463
Population under 15	30.2%	33.6%	33.6%
Population 15 to 64	62.3%	60.6%	59.9%
Population over 65	7.5%	5.8%	6.6%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	60.6	65.0	67.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	90.3	88.7	87.9
Population Growth
Per annum	1.33%	1.21%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	37.2%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	47.4%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	10.3%	12.4%	13.2%
Matric	n/a	29.9%	24.9%
Higher education	13.7%	11.4%	12.8%
Household Dynamics
Households	427 174	378 301	342 836
Average household size	3.4	3.5	3.7
Female headed households	n/a	49.1%	49.9%
Formal dwellings	95.8%	93.2%	92.0%
Housing owned	n/a	69.8%	58.1%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	41.9%	30.2%	28.5%
Weekly refuse removal	39.9%	30.4%	29.7%
Piped water inside dwelling	38.1%	19.5%	23.3%
Electricity for lighting	95.8%	95.2%	87.4%

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Capricorn District Municipality (DC35)

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