Richmond Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	62 754	71 322	65 540
Population under 15	27.4%	39.9%	33.5%
Population 15 to 64	66.6%	56.8%	61.7%
Population over 65	6.0%	3.3%	4.8%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	50.2	76.0	62.1
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	94.2	97.7	93.9
Population Growth
Per annum	-0.42%	1.92%	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	9.9%	12.8%	16.0%
Matric	n/a	26.8%	21.1%
Higher education	4.7%	6.9%	4.1%
Household Dynamics
Households	13 580	17 570	16 358
Average household size	4.6	4.1	4.0
Female headed households	n/a	46.9%	48.9%
Formal dwellings	81.7%	69.3%	54.6%
Housing owned	n/a	61.0%	44.7%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	22.7%	12.3%	20.4%
Weekly refuse removal	26.7%	14.6%	15.6%
Piped water inside dwelling	24.0%	18.9%	20.2%
Electricity for lighting	97.8%	89.7%	81.5%

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.

Richmond Local Municipality (KZN227)

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