Okhahlamba Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	143 132	135 132	132 068
Population under 15	32.9%	39.6%	39.2%
Population 15 to 64	61.3%	55.9%	55.9%
Population over 65	5.9%	4.5%	4.9%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	63.2	78.9	79.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	86.1	89.3	87.5
Population Growth
Per annum	0.78%	0.52%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	43.4%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	52.3%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	12.7%	16.1%	17.2%
Matric	n/a	27.5%	23.2%
Higher education	5.5%	6.0%	4.3%
Household Dynamics
Households	29 095	29 510	27 575
Average household size	4.9	4.6	4.8
Female headed households	n/a	52.9%	53.8%
Formal dwellings	68.4%	59.0%	42.8%
Housing owned	n/a	67.3%	40.9%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	26.1%	7.8%	11.7%
Weekly refuse removal	24.8%	9.1%	9.2%
Piped water inside dwelling	24.7%	5.9%	16.9%
Electricity for lighting	94.7%	88.7%	75.4%

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Okhahlamba Local Municipality (KZN235)

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