Mamusa Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	70 483	64 000	60 355
Population under 15	32.8%	36.0%	36.5%
Population 15 to 64	62.2%	59.5%	58.5%
Population over 65	5.0%	4.5%	5.0%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	60.7	68.0	71.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	92.8	97.7	98.4
Population Growth
Per annum	1.51%	1.33%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	35.1%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	45.8%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	14.9%	16.0%	24.9%
Matric	n/a	23.0%	17.3%
Higher education	4.4%	2.8%	4.5%
Household Dynamics
Households	17 291	15 473	14 623
Average household size	4.1	4.1	4.1
Female headed households	n/a	39.9%	36.5%
Formal dwellings	92.9%	83.5%	82.5%
Housing owned	n/a	69.6%	52.7%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	67.4%	66.9%	63.7%
Weekly refuse removal	58.2%	71.1%	44.9%
Piped water inside dwelling	36.4%	13.3%	21.9%
Electricity for lighting	94.2%	83.1%	80.8%

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Mamusa Local Municipality (NW393)

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