Mkhondo Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	255 411	189 036	171 982
Population under 15	28.9%	34.6%	36.6%
Population 15 to 64	67.0%	60.9%	59.2%
Population over 65	4.2%	4.5%	4.2%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	49.3	64.2	69.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	88.2	91.2	91.7
Population Growth
Per annum	3.84%	2.15%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	35.9%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	44.6%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	11.2%	15.0%	18.1%
Matric	n/a	28.8%	25.5%
Higher education	4.0%	3.8%	5.2%
Household Dynamics
Households	58 504	45 595	37 433
Average household size	4.4	4.1	4.6
Female headed households	n/a	47.5%	45.3%
Formal dwellings	87.5%	75.0%	65.2%
Housing owned	n/a	55.7%	52.1%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	51.3%	42.8%	42.1%
Weekly refuse removal	48.7%	38.0%	33.8%
Piped water inside dwelling	41.8%	17.7%	30.9%
Electricity for lighting	89.2%	77.1%	66.8%

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Mkhondo Local Municipality (MP303)

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