Mkhambathini Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	61 660	57 075	64 528
Population under 15	27.0%	34.5%	30.5%
Population 15 to 64	66.9%	61.9%	64.9%
Population over 65	6.1%	3.7%	4.6%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	49.4	61.6	54.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	90.1	94.5	94.1
Population Growth
Per annum	-0.44%	0.87%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	n/a
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	13.2%	12.8%	17.5%
Matric	n/a	32.6%	19.9%
Higher education	6.7%	5.7%	5.4%
Household Dynamics
Households	12 861	15 460	16 807
Average household size	4.8	3.7	3.8
Female headed households	n/a	46.0%	44.8%
Formal dwellings	80.3%	62.4%	54.8%
Housing owned	n/a	82.7%	27.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	25.3%	2.9%	20.9%
Weekly refuse removal	15.7%	8.4%	9.4%
Piped water inside dwelling	23.8%	9.2%	19.9%
Electricity for lighting	96.3%	89.6%	65.2%

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Mkhambathini Local Municipality (KZN226)

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