Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	340 328	284 435	274 880
Population under 15	34.7%	35.8%	38.1%
Population 15 to 64	57.3%	57.6%	53.9%
Population over 65	8.0%	6.6%	8.0%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	74.4	73.5	85.4
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	84.4	78.7	79.3
Population Growth
Per annum	2.07%	0.78%	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	16.4%	15.2%	23.4%
Matric	n/a	23.0%	20.5%
Higher education	6.9%	7.2%	5.5%
Household Dynamics
Households	78 497	64 871	65 320
Average household size	4.3	4.4	4.2
Female headed households	n/a	61.9%	60.1%
Formal dwellings	96.9%	88.8%	90.0%
Housing owned	n/a	77.7%	71.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	17.9%	2.9%	3.7%
Weekly refuse removal	16.4%	1.3%	2.0%
Piped water inside dwelling	18.9%	3.4%	6.0%
Electricity for lighting	96.2%	93.2%	90.4%

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Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality (LIM473)

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