Namakwa District Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	148 935	115 488	115 842
Population under 15	23.1%	22.5%	25.8%
Population 15 to 64	67.4%	68.0%	66.1%
Population over 65	9.5%	9.5%	8.1%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	48.3	47.1	51.2
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	96.4	101.5	101.2
Population Growth
Per annum	2.44%	-0.07%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	20.1%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	25.4%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	3.1%	4.4%	6.6%
Matric	n/a	24.2%	18.8%
Higher education	6.2%	8.0%	7.1%
Household Dynamics
Households	33 947	37 669	33 856
Average household size	4.4	3.1	3.4
Female headed households	n/a	37.6%	36.6%
Formal dwellings	95.3%	95.2%	93.8%
Housing owned	n/a	72.6%	60.1%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	83.8%	67.9%	70.8%
Weekly refuse removal	83.1%	81.7%	80.1%
Piped water inside dwelling	76.8%	70.5%	63.3%
Electricity for lighting	96.7%	88.4%	86.5%

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Namakwa District Municipality (DC6)

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