Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	247 664	187 629	186 010
Population under 15	30.7%	34.1%	36.5%
Population 15 to 64	63.6%	60.3%	58.2%
Population over 65	5.7%	5.7%	5.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	57.2	65.9	71.7
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	88.0	89.1	88.2
Population Growth
Per annum	2.78%	0.20%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	35.4%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	45.1%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	14.1%	15.5%	19.9%
Matric	n/a	31.8%	27.0%
Higher education	5.6%	5.8%	6.0%
Household Dynamics
Households	63 303	53 480	47 705
Average household size	3.9	3.5	3.9
Female headed households	n/a	48.4%	49.3%
Formal dwellings	93.2%	80.2%	76.5%
Housing owned	n/a	77.8%	56.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	39.9%	19.2%	20.5%
Weekly refuse removal	33.3%	15.0%	19.3%
Piped water inside dwelling	35.1%	11.6%	22.6%
Electricity for lighting	96.1%	95.0%	87.5%

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Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality (MP301)

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