Thulamela Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	575 929	497 237	450 131
Population under 15	31.8%	33.9%	34.0%
Population 15 to 64	61.7%	61.5%	59.8%
Population over 65	6.5%	4.6%	6.1%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	62.0	62.5	67.1
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	87.2	84.6	83.6
Population Growth
Per annum	2.39%	1.77%	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	13.4%	8.7%	14.5%
Matric	n/a	28.6%	23.1%
Higher education	13.9%	12.5%	12.8%
Household Dynamics
Households	142 527	130 320	114 001
Average household size	4.0	3.8	3.9
Female headed households	n/a	50.4%	52.2%
Formal dwellings	96.4%	91.2%	91.5%
Housing owned	n/a	87.0%	70.8%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	28.1%	11.8%	13.6%
Weekly refuse removal	28.9%	17.6%	13.5%
Piped water inside dwelling	26.0%	9.1%	17.1%
Electricity for lighting	97.7%	96.5%	87.2%

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Thulamela Local Municipality (LIM343)

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