Msukaligwa Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	199 314	164 608	149 377
Population under 15	26.4%	27.8%	30.4%
Population 15 to 64	69.0%	68.1%	65.5%
Population over 65	4.6%	4.1%	4.1%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	44.9	46.9	52.6
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	94.9	100.3	98.5
Population Growth
Per annum	2.80%	2.21%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	26.8%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	34.5%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	10.9%	10.6%	12.3%
Matric	n/a	31.6%	29.2%
Higher education	7.1%	10.1%	9.2%
Household Dynamics
Households	67 827	51 089	40 932
Average household size	2.9	3.2	3.6
Female headed households	n/a	38.9%	37.8%
Formal dwellings	84.5%	79.1%	75.3%
Housing owned	n/a	49.3%	43.4%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	79.0%	74.3%	72.9%
Weekly refuse removal	73.8%	62.3%	65.5%
Piped water inside dwelling	64.6%	50.0%	53.0%
Electricity for lighting	87.2%	82.4%	74.7%

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Msukaligwa Local Municipality (MP302)

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