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In 2001 the population of eThekwini was 3.09 million and has grown at an average annual percentage of 1.13% per annum to reach 3.44 million in 2011 as per the official country Census. The 2016 Community Survey indicates
a population of 3,7 million residents in the municipality. The annual population growth rate is similar to that of KZN but lower than the national growth rate of 1.5%. According to the 2016 Stats SA Community Survey 51% of the eThekwini population is comprised of females. The median age of the metro of 27 years is higher than that of KZN (22 years) and 10% higher than the figure for South Africa (25 years). 55% of the population is between the ages of 20 and 59 years, whilst 8% of the population is older than 60 years.
According to the 2016 Community Survey there are 1 222 127 households in eThekwini which is 169 052 more households since 2011. 81.5% lived in formal dwellings up from
79,0% in 2011. 13.3% of these households were living in informal dwellings, whilst 4.3% resided in traditional dwellings. The average household size slightly declined from 3.6 to 3.3 between 2011 and 2016, which is in line with the South African average.
42.1% of households in eThekwini were headed up by women, which was lower than the KZN average of 47.44% and slightly higher than the national average of 41.32%. 3 001 households were headed up by children younger than 18 years.
“Durban is home to the iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium which is designed as a sustainable recreational and multi- disciplinary sporting venue that represents the success
of the city and the country in being the first African country to host the FIFA Soccer World Cup in 2010.”
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS GOOD PRACTICE 5
DURBAN AT A GLANCE