uPhongolo Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	151 541	141 247	123 584
Population under 15	34.6%	40.6%	39.2%
Population 15 to 64	60.7%	55.7%	56.5%
Population over 65	4.7%	3.8%	4.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	64.7	79.6	77.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	88.8	90.7	88.5
Population Growth
Per annum	1.98%	3.04%	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	11.8%	11.5%	19.6%
Matric	n/a	33.7%	25.9%
Higher education	5.6%	7.2%	4.6%
Household Dynamics
Households	28 618	34 228	28 287
Average household size	5.3	4.1	4.4
Female headed households	n/a	47.3%	48.5%
Formal dwellings	94.3%	78.9%	84.3%
Housing owned	n/a	56.1%	56.2%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	32.3%	15.0%	14.4%
Weekly refuse removal	34.8%	25.8%	19.7%
Piped water inside dwelling	32.0%	14.0%	17.7%
Electricity for lighting	96.8%	90.1%	73.0%

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uPhongolo Local Municipality (KZN262)

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