uMshwathi Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	118 478	111 645	96 793
Population under 15	28.9%	38.2%	33.3%
Population 15 to 64	64.3%	57.9%	61.4%
Population over 65	6.8%	3.9%	5.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	55.4	72.6	62.8
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	89.1	92.6	89.3
Population Growth
Per annum	1.96%	1.10%	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	11.0%	10.2%	15.9%
Matric	n/a	25.9%	21.3%
Higher education	6.0%	8.4%	4.4%
Household Dynamics
Households	24 987	29 082	24 826
Average household size	4.7	3.8	3.9
Female headed households	n/a	48.8%	49.0%
Formal dwellings	80.9%	56.3%	62.3%
Housing owned	n/a	70.2%	53.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	32.1%	12.0%	20.5%
Weekly refuse removal	28.1%	8.2%	14.0%
Piped water inside dwelling	29.4%	11.0%	20.7%
Electricity for lighting	95.0%	80.0%	72.7%

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uMshwathi Local Municipality (KZN221)

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