Umuziwabantu Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	115 780	108 576	96 556
Population under 15	36.4%	46.1%	40.5%
Population 15 to 64	57.9%	50.7%	54.5%
Population over 65	5.6%	3.2%	5.0%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	72.6	97.3	83.4
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	89.0	92.1	86.4
Population Growth
Per annum	1.76%	2.67%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	33.0%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	42.2%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	10.4%	15.3%	16.3%
Matric	n/a	20.9%	15.3%
Higher education	6.5%	7.2%	4.8%
Household Dynamics
Households	23 319	21 172	21 619
Average household size	5.0	5.1	4.5
Female headed households	n/a	53.7%	56.6%
Formal dwellings	73.2%	39.5%	47.7%
Housing owned	n/a	84.2%	66.2%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	23.6%	8.2%	12.2%
Weekly refuse removal	23.0%	14.2%	15.7%
Piped water inside dwelling	23.3%	6.5%	10.3%
Electricity for lighting	96.5%	89.9%	80.3%

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Umuziwabantu Local Municipality (KZN214)

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