Port St Johns Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	179 325	166 779	156 136
Population under 15	36.8%	42.7%	42.5%
Population 15 to 64	57.4%	52.6%	51.8%
Population over 65	5.8%	4.7%	5.6%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	74.2	90.1	92.9
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	88.9	85.9	84.4
Population Growth
Per annum	1.34%	1.50%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	50.3%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	61.0%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	14.8%	16.1%	23.5%
Matric	n/a	15.6%	11.9%
Higher education	5.2%	3.4%	3.9%
Household Dynamics
Households	30 643	33 951	31 713
Average household size	5.9	4.9	4.9
Female headed households	n/a	59.3%	60.1%
Formal dwellings	66.0%	36.9%	24.6%
Housing owned	n/a	83.6%	72.9%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	19.4%	1.0%	3.0%
Weekly refuse removal	18.7%	0.5%	3.1%
Piped water inside dwelling	19.0%	1.8%	2.7%
Electricity for lighting	91.9%	82.1%	67.8%

The information in this directory is compiled from various sources and is subject to continual change. If you notice any errors or omissions, contact us so that we may correct them.

Port St Johns Local Municipality (EC154)

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