Emthanjeni Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	46 587	45 404	42 356
Population under 15	29.1%	26.3%	31.7%
Population 15 to 64	64.8%	67.9%	62.5%
Population over 65	6.1%	5.8%	5.8%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	54.4	47.3	60.1
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	92.4	97.7	95.8
Population Growth
Per annum	0.92%	1.58%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	28.0%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	37.2%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	5.9%	17.4%	11.0%
Matric	n/a	26.9%	24.7%
Higher education	6.9%	4.6%	6.4%
Household Dynamics
Households	10 622	11 923	10 457
Average household size	4.4	3.8	4.1
Female headed households	n/a	39.8%	39.4%
Formal dwellings	95.2%	95.6%	95.4%
Housing owned	n/a	70.2%	60.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	97.6%	84.0%	85.1%
Weekly refuse removal	92.1%	79.7%	83.3%
Piped water inside dwelling	65.7%	53.5%	59.8%
Electricity for lighting	96.5%	93.0%	92.6%

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Emthanjeni Local Municipality (NC073)

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