Umzimvubu Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	214 477	199 620	191 775
Population under 15	33.2%	36.6%	38.3%
Population 15 to 64	59.3%	57.0%	55.0%
Population over 65	7.5%	6.4%	6.7%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	68.7	75.4	81.9
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	88.4	85.7	84.8
Population Growth
Per annum	1.09%	0.91%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	n/a
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	4.2%	4.4%	8.0%
Matric	n/a	16.9%	13.6%
Higher education	8.2%	5.9%	6.3%
Household Dynamics
Households	51 698	51 530	46 931
Average household size	4.1	3.9	4.1
Female headed households	n/a	56.2%	58.7%
Formal dwellings	73.5%	45.2%	37.7%
Housing owned	n/a	78.4%	61.7%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	26.7%	5.1%	6.8%
Weekly refuse removal	24.8%	4.3%	7.1%
Piped water inside dwelling	24.7%	3.3%	4.4%
Electricity for lighting	89.9%	64.5%	45.2%

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Umzimvubu Local Municipality (EC442)

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