Ndwedwe Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	165 826	143 117	140 820
Population under 15	31.6%	35.5%	37.1%
Population 15 to 64	61.7%	57.5%	56.9%
Population over 65	6.7%	7.0%	6.0%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	62.0	74.0	75.7
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	89.9	90.4	89.0
Population Growth
Per annum	1.59%	0.37%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	48.7%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	58.3%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	16.5%	19.4%	22.3%
Matric	n/a	28.0%	22.2%
Higher education	4.2%	3.6%	2.9%
Household Dynamics
Households	29 981	33 882	29 198
Average household size	5.5	4.2	4.8
Female headed households	n/a	54.6%	52.8%
Formal dwellings	72.2%	55.9%	48.5%
Housing owned	n/a	85.7%	80.5%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	22.2%	3.4%	7.9%
Weekly refuse removal	17.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Piped water inside dwelling	21.9%	4.1%	9.3%
Electricity for lighting	96.3%	68.0%	37.3%

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Ndwedwe Local Municipality (KZN293)

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