uMlalazi Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	241 416	223 140	213 601
Population under 15	31.9%	43.2%	37.2%
Population 15 to 64	61.5%	51.6%	57.2%
Population over 65	6.6%	5.2%	5.6%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	62.6	93.8	74.9
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	85.9	86.9	85.4
Population Growth
Per annum	1.19%	0.99%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	35.2%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	45.1%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	15.9%	20.1%	22.5%
Matric	n/a	28.6%	23.0%
Higher education	6.4%	6.1%	5.5%
Household Dynamics
Households	45 119	46 953	45 062
Average household size	5.4	4.8	4.7
Female headed households	n/a	56.6%	55.3%
Formal dwellings	80.9%	62.4%	60.7%
Housing owned	n/a	80.7%	50.6%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	30.9%	12.3%	19.4%
Weekly refuse removal	28.6%	13.2%	15.8%
Piped water inside dwelling	31.3%	15.2%	19.6%
Electricity for lighting	96.0%	81.3%	58.2%

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uMlalazi Local Municipality (KZN284)

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