Maphumulo Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	110 983	89 969	96 724
Population under 15	34.7%	38.6%	40.6%
Population 15 to 64	57.7%	54.0%	52.9%
Population over 65	7.6%	7.4%	6.5%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	73.5	85.3	89.2
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	82.5	83.2	80.8
Population Growth
Per annum	1.34%	-1.65%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	49.0%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	58.4%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	20.8%	23.3%	31.3%
Matric	n/a	26.0%	21.9%
Higher education	5.0%	3.7%	3.9%
Household Dynamics
Households	20 397	20 524	19 973
Average household size	5.4	4.4	4.8
Female headed households	n/a	61.6%	62.1%
Formal dwellings	66.6%	43.8%	40.8%
Housing owned	n/a	76.3%	80.9%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	16.5%	0.8%	3.5%
Weekly refuse removal	15.0%	0.0%	1.9%
Piped water inside dwelling	17.9%	1.2%	6.3%
Electricity for lighting	94.9%	56.5%	33.7%

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Maphumulo Local Municipality (KZN294)

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