Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality

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Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	178 594	159 515	151 379
Population under 15	25.9%	29.2%	29.0%
Population 15 to 64	64.2%	65.3%	61.9%
Population over 65	9.9%	5.6%	9.1%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	55.8	53.2	61.5
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	92.7	92.9	92.7
Population Growth
Per annum	1.61%	1.19%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	n/a
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	4.6%	3.9%	7.1%
Matric	n/a	26.0%	15.7%
Higher education	8.7%	5.9%	6.8%
Household Dynamics
Households	53 047	41 022	42 065
Average household size	3.4	3.9	3.6
Female headed households	n/a	47.9%	48.8%
Formal dwellings	88.6%	74.5%	73.6%
Housing owned	n/a	64.0%	56.5%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	60.1%	41.7%	37.9%
Weekly refuse removal	48.7%	29.2%	31.1%
Piped water inside dwelling	43.7%	23.5%	23.8%
Electricity for lighting	97.4%	96.5%	89.0%

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Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality (EC129)

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