Emalahleni Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	434 238	455 228	395 466
Population under 15	25.4%	24.5%	25.2%
Population 15 to 64	70.3%	72.5%	71.2%
Population over 65	4.3%	3.0%	3.6%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	42.3	37.9	40.4
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	103.0	112.3	111.8
Population Growth
Per annum	0.91%	3.20%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	27.3%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	36.0%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	5.1%	4.7%	5.8%
Matric	n/a	37.7%	31.4%
Higher education	9.7%	10.4%	12.5%
Household Dynamics
Households	164 573	150 420	119 873
Average household size	2.6	3.0	3.3
Female headed households	n/a	29.1%	27.9%
Formal dwellings	88.0%	74.4%	77.2%
Housing owned	n/a	50.3%	45.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	78.5%	69.5%	70.8%
Weekly refuse removal	68.1%	64.6%	67.2%
Piped water inside dwelling	66.3%	56.0%	54.9%
Electricity for lighting	84.1%	71.7%	73.4%

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Emalahleni Local Municipality (MP312)

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