Umsobomvu Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	29 555	30 883	28 376
Population under 15	28.8%	25.1%	31.4%
Population 15 to 64	64.5%	69.0%	62.8%
Population over 65	6.7%	5.9%	5.8%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	55.1	44.9	59.3
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	89.4	94.6	93.2
Population Growth
Per annum	0.40%	1.92%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	33.0%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	40.4%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	9.2%	9.9%	16.3%
Matric	n/a	26.7%	23.1%
Higher education	7.0%	5.5%	6.2%
Household Dynamics
Households	8 057	9 575	7 841
Average household size	3.7	3.2	3.6
Female headed households	n/a	40.0%	41.5%
Formal dwellings	94.7%	89.2%	88.2%
Housing owned	n/a	54.4%	52.7%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	91.7%	72.6%	74.0%
Weekly refuse removal	87.3%	76.7%	76.3%
Piped water inside dwelling	63.5%	42.3%	45.1%
Electricity for lighting	96.1%	93.7%	86.7%

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Umsobomvu Local Municipality (NC072)

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