Mhlontlo Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	186 391	189 176	190 745
Population under 15	33.3%	38.8%	38.3%
Population 15 to 64	58.6%	55.1%	54.4%
Population over 65	8.2%	6.1%	7.2%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	70.7	81.6	83.7
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	90.5	88.7	86.7
Population Growth
Per annum	-0.22%	-0.19%	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	11.4%	11.5%	14.7%
Matric	n/a	14.8%	12.3%
Higher education	5.4%	3.3%	4.8%
Household Dynamics
Households	43 980	41 395	44 079
Average household size	4.2	4.6	4.3
Female headed households	n/a	57.1%	56.9%
Formal dwellings	72.1%	41.5%	34.3%
Housing owned	n/a	83.9%	54.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	26.4%	2.0%	4.2%
Weekly refuse removal	25.9%	1.8%	4.7%
Piped water inside dwelling	26.9%	1.0%	4.0%
Electricity for lighting	95.7%	83.9%	72.6%

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Mhlontlo Local Municipality (EC156)

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