Newcastle Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	507 710	389 117	363 236
Population under 15	27.8%	33.9%	32.2%
Population 15 to 64	66.3%	62.5%	63.3%
Population over 65	5.9%	3.6%	4.5%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	50.8	60.1	58.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	92.1	91.8	90.8
Population Growth
Per annum	3.25%	1.56%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	37.4%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	49.0%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	4.6%	5.8%	7.1%
Matric	n/a	38.7%	33.1%
Higher education	13.1%	10.2%	10.7%
Household Dynamics
Households	116 763	90 347	84 271
Average household size	4.3	4.3	4.3
Female headed households	n/a	48.2%	47.5%
Formal dwellings	96.0%	89.1%	91.1%
Housing owned	n/a	62.9%	52.0%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	75.6%	62.7%	57.8%
Weekly refuse removal	73.2%	65.5%	71.0%
Piped water inside dwelling	58.2%	43.4%	50.0%
Electricity for lighting	96.6%	94.8%	87.2%

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.

Newcastle Local Municipality (KZN252)

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