eMadlangeni Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	36 948	36 869	34 442
Population under 15	29.3%	38.6%	35.9%
Population 15 to 64	64.3%	57.6%	59.1%
Population over 65	6.4%	3.8%	5.1%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	55.6	73.6	69.3
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	97.0	92.6	103.1
Population Growth
Per annum	0.68%	1.55%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	37.6%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	46.4%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	11.2%	10.7%	14.9%
Matric	n/a	26.6%	20.1%
Higher education	7.6%	8.1%	4.8%
Household Dynamics
Households	7 998	6 667	6 252
Average household size	4.6	5.5	5.5
Female headed households	n/a	45.3%	38.8%
Formal dwellings	81.7%	67.4%	58.3%
Housing owned	n/a	79.5%	41.8%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	43.0%	32.7%	33.2%
Weekly refuse removal	38.6%	29.4%	24.2%
Piped water inside dwelling	43.7%	25.0%	27.0%
Electricity for lighting	72.1%	57.2%	48.5%

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eMadlangeni Local Municipality (KZN253)

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