City of Cape Town - Census 2001 – 2006 WARDS

Ward 006 – Brackenfell, Kraaifontein, Protea Heights, Scottsdene, Wallacedene

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Demographic Profile, Employment Profile, Housing Profile, Service Profile, Transport Profile, Household Goods Profile

 

Compiled by Strategic Development Information and GIS from 2001 Census data supplied by Statistics South Africa

 

 

Demographic Profile

 

 

Ethnic Group, Age, Education, Language, Migration, Disabilities

 

WARD 006

ETHNIC GROUP

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Black African

11,844

32.82

10,736

29.75

22,580

62.56

Coloured

5,275

14.62

5,808

16.09

11,084

30.71

Indian/Asian

20

0.06

30

0.08

50

0.14

White

1,216

3.37

1,164

3.23

2,380

6.59

Total

18,355

50.85

17,738

49.15

36,093

100.00

 

WARD 006 

AGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

0 - 5

2,510

6.95

2,373

6.57

4,883

13.53

6 – 12

2,250

6.23

2,378

6.59

4,628

12.82

13 - 17

1,445

4.00

1,584

4.39

3,029

8.39

18 - 34

7,500

20.78

7,054

19.54

14,554

40.32

35 - 54

3,957

10.96

3,649

10.11

7,606

21.07

55 - 64

481

1.33

454

1.26

935

2.59

65+

211

0.58

247

0.68

458

1.27

Total

18,355

50.85

17,738

49.15

36,093

100.00

 

WARD 006 

EDUCATION LEVEL OF ADULTS (20+)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No schooling

851

3.86

733

3.33

1,584

7.19

Grade 1- 6

2,893

13.12

2,013

9.13

4,906

22.25

Grade 7

1,115

5.06

1,049

4.76

2,164

9.82

Grade 8 - 11

4,079

18.50

4,310

19.55

8,389

38.05

Grade 12

1,972

8.95

2,015

9.14

3,987

18.09

Certificate with less than grade 12

56

0.25

55

0.25

111

0.50

Cert/dip with grade 12

350

1.59

325

1.47

675

3.06

Bachelor’s degree

47

0.21

49

0.22

96

0.44

Bachelor’s degree and diploma

40

0.18

15

0.07

55

0.25

Honour’s degree

35

0.16

18

0.08

52

0.24

Higher degree (master’s or doctorate)

21

0.10

6

0.03

27

0.12

Total

11,457

51.97

10,588

48.03

22,045

100.00

 

WARD 006

LANGUAGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

English

825

2.29

823

2.28

1,648

4.57

Afrikaans

6,072

16.82

6,455

17.88

12,527

34.71

Xhosa

10,750

29.78

9,899

27.43

20,649

57.21

Other African

677

1.88

551

1.53

1,228

3.40

Other

31

0.09

9

0.02

41

0.11

Total

18,355

50.85

17,738

49.15

36,093

100.00

 

Ward 006

IN-MIGRATION in the Period 1996 to 2001 including intra-city Migration

Number

%

Eastern Cape

2,986

52.39

Free State

88

1.54

Gauteng

196

3.44

Kwa-Zulu Natal

140

2.46

Limpopo

16

0.28

Mpumalanga

34

0.60

Northern Cape

153

2.68

North West

29

0.51

Western Cape

1,823

31.98

Undetermined

237

4.16

Total

5,700

100.00

 

Ward 006

Disabilities

Number

%

Sight

386

30.93

Hearing

139

11.14

Communication

30

2.40

Physical

422

33.81

Intellectual

91

7.29

Emotional

113

9.05

Multiple

67

5.37

Total

1,248

100.00

 

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Employment Profile

 

 

Work Status, Occupation, Income, Work Status of Household Head

 

WARD 006

WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

6,299

35.53

3,745

21.12

10,044

56.65

Unemployed

3,659

20.64

4,028

22.72

7,687

43.35

Economically Active Total

9,958

56.16

7,774

43.84

17,731

100.00

 

WARD 006

WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

1,254

16.98

1,480

20.05

2,733

37.02

Home-maker or housewife

27

0.37

940

12.73

967

13.10

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

216

2.93

271

3.67

487

6.60

Unable to work due to illness or disability

235

3.18

262

3.55

496

6.72

Seasonal worker not working presently

152

2.06

99

1.34

251

3.40

Does not choose to work

128

1.73

171

2.32

299

4.05

Could not find work

933

12.64

1,216

16.47

2,149

29.11

Economically Inactive Total

2,944

39.88

4,439

60.12

7,383

100.00

 

WARD 006

OCCUPATION OF LABOUR FORCE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Legislators, senior officials and managers

188

1.87

75

0.75

263

2.62

Professionals

202

2.01

128

1.27

329

3.28

Technicians and associate professionals

277

2.76

323

3.22

599

5.96

Clerks

293

2.92

539

5.37

832

8.28

Service workers, shop and market sales workers

591

5.88

301

3.00

893

8.89

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

146

1.45

47

0.47

193

1.92

Craft and related trades workers

1,168

11.63

160

1.59

1,328

13.22

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

684

6.81

82

0.82

766

7.63

Elementary occupations

2,178

21.68

1,758

17.50

3,937

39.20

Undetermined

571

5.68

332

3.31

903

8.99

Total

6,299

62.71

3,745

37.29

10,044

100

 

WARD 006

INCOME OF EARNERS (PER MONTH)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No Income

100

1.00

84

0.84

184

1.83

R1 – R800

1,540

15.33

1,406

14.00

2,946

29.33

R801 - R1 600

2,417

24.06

1,035

10.30

3,452

34.37

R1 601 - R6 400

1,647

16.40

974

9.70

2,620

26.09

R6 401 - R25 600

543

5.41

235

2.34

777

7.74

R25 601 - R102 400

41

0.41

9

0.09

50

0.50

R102 401 or more

11

0.11

2

0.02

13

0.13

Total

6,299

62.71

3,745

37.29

10,044

100.00

 

WARD 006

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE  

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

4,302

52.27

1,252

15.21

5,554

67.48

Unemployed

1,731

21.03

946

11.49

2,676

32.51

Economically Active Total

6,033

73.30

2,198

26.70

8,231

100.00

 

WARD 006

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

72

1.57

48

1.05

120

2.62

Home-maker or housewife

10

0.22

112

2.45

122

2.66

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

259

5.66

156

3.41

415

9.06

Unable to work due to illness or disability

143

3.12

98

2.14

241

5.26

Seasonal worker not working presently

86

1.88

37

0.81

124

2.71

Does not choose to work

47

1.03

20

0.44

67

1.46

Could not find work

2,237

48.85

1,253

27.36

3,490

76.22

Economically Inactive Total

2,854

62.33

1,724

37.65

4,579

100.00

 

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HouSing Profile

 

 

Type of Dwelling, Ownership, Household Income, Household Size

 

Ward 006 

TYPE OF DWELLING

Number 

%

House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard

2,149

21.17

Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials

507

5.00

Flat in block of flats

18

0.18

Town/cluster/semi-detached house (simplex; duplex; triplex)

93

0.92

House/flat/room in back yard

169

1.67

Informal dwelling/shack in back yard

1,726

17.00

Informal dwelling/shack NOT in back yard

5,311

52.33

Room/flatlet not in back yard but on shared property

60

0.59

Caravan or tent

68

0.67

Private ship/boat

0

0.00

Not applicable (living quarters is not housing unit)

49

0.48

Total

10,150

100.00

 

Ward 006

DWELLING OWNERSHIP

Number 

%

Owned and fully paid off

3,361

33.10

Owned but not yet paid off

2,434

23.97

Rented

258

2.54

Occupied rent-free

4,051

39.90

Not applicable

50

0.49

Total

10,154

100.00

 

Ward 006 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME (PER ANNUM)

Number 

%

No Income

3,006

29.61

R1 – R4 800

533

5.25

R4 801 – R9 600

1,191

11.73

R9 601 - R19 200

2,002

19.72

R19 201 - R76 800

2,302

22.67

R76 801 - R307 200

1,005

9.90

R307 201 - R1 228 800

91

0.90

R1 228 801 and more

23

0.23

Total

10,153

100.00

 

Ward 006

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

Number

%

1

1,822

17.95

2

2,190

21.57

3 to 4

3,530

34.77

5 to 6

1,760

17.33

7 to 8

592

5.83

9+

259

2.55

Total

10,153

100.00

Average Household Size

3.55

 

 

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Service Profile

 

 

Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal

 

Ward 006

TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR LIGHTING

Number

%

Electricity

5,753

56.66

Gas

59

0.58

Paraffin

2,672

26.31

Candles

1,635

16.10

Solar

27

0.27

Other

8

0.08

Total

10,154

100.00

 

Ward 006

ACCESS TO WATER

Number

%

Piped water inside dwelling

2,102

20.70

Piped water inside yard

3,606

35.51

Piped water on community stand: distance less than 200m. from dwelling

2,153

21.20

Piped water on community stand: distance greater than 200m. from dwelling

1,927

18.98

Borehole

11

0.11

Spring

0

0.00

Rain-water tank

0

0.00

Dam/pool/stagnant water

6

0.06

River/stream

0

0.00

Water vendor

5

0.05

Other

345

3.40

Total

10,154

100.00

 

Ward 006

TYPE OF SANITATION

Number

%

Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)

6,870

67.66

Flush toilet (with septic tank)

423

4.17

Chemical toilet

16

0.16

Pit latrine with ventilation (VIP)

18

0.18

Pit latrine without ventilation

13

0.13

Bucket latrine

1,008

9.93

None

1,805

17.78

Total

10,154

100.00

 

Ward 006

TYPE OF REFUSE REMOVAL

Number

%

Removed by local authority at least once a week

9,283

91.42

Removed by local authority less often

538

5.30

Communal refuse dump

24

0.24

Own refuse dump

78

0.77

No rubbish disposal

231

2.27

Total

10,154

100.00

 

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TRANSPORT Profile

 

 

WARD 006

MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK OR SCHOOL

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

4,869

26.31

4,224

22.82

9,093

49.13

By bicycle

163

0.88

18

0.10

181

0.98

By motorcycle

51

0.28

21

0.11

72

0.39

By car as a driver

1,092

5.90

584

3.16

1,676

9.06

By car as a passenger

1,421

7.68

916

4.95

2,337

12.63

By minibus/taxi

1,221

6.60

1,291

6.97

2,512

13.57

By bus

191

1.03

234

1.26

425

2.30

By train

1,263

6.82

802

4.33

2,065

11.16

Other

98

0.53

50

0.27

148

0.80

Total

10,369

56.02

8,140

43.98

18,509

100.00

 

WARD 006

MODE OF TRAVEL OF EMPLOYED

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

1,490

15.36

633

6.53

2,122

21.88

By bicycle

141

1.45

6

0.06

147

1.52

By motorcycle

39

0.40

15

0.15

54

0.56

By car as a driver

1,053

10.86

555

5.72

1,608

16.58

By car as a passenger

929

9.58

405

4.18

1,334

13.76

By minibus/taxi

1,084

11.18

1,121

11.56

2,205

22.74

By bus

137

1.41

183

1.89

320

3.30

By train

1,140

11.76

642

6.62

1,782

18.37

Other

84

0.87

40

0.41

125

1.29

Total

6,097

62.87

3,601

37.13

9,698

100.00

 

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HouSEHOLD GOODS Profile

 

 

Ward 006

HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Number

%

Cell phone

2,938

28.93

Telephone

2,037

20.06

Refrigerator

4,091

40.29

Radio

5,818

57.30

Television

4,501

44.33

Computer

763

7.51

Total number of households

10,154

100.00

 

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