eDumbe Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	96 735	89 614	82 053
Population under 15	34.0%	41.3%	40.0%
Population 15 to 64	60.3%	54.2%	55.0%
Population over 65	5.7%	4.5%	5.0%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	65.9	84.4	81.7
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	88.9	89.1	88.2
Population Growth
Per annum	1.60%	2.00%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	37.7%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	45.4%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	12.6%	12.9%	18.3%
Matric	n/a	25.1%	22.1%
Higher education	4.5%	6.6%	3.9%
Household Dynamics
Households	17 922	17 415	16 138
Average household size	5.4	5.1	5.1
Female headed households	n/a	52.7%	52.1%
Formal dwellings	82.1%	72.7%	74.0%
Housing owned	n/a	62.2%	62.6%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	24.7%	1.8%	25.1%
Weekly refuse removal	40.0%	24.9%	20.7%
Piped water inside dwelling	24.4%	11.9%	13.8%
Electricity for lighting	92.8%	75.5%	62.8%

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eDumbe Local Municipality (KZN261)

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