City of Cape Town - Census 2001 – 2006 WARDS

Ward 008 - Bosman Estate, Brackenfell, Bracken Heights, Edenpark, Ferndale, Hoogstede,

                             Kraaifontein, Kuilsriver, Mabille Park, Protea Hoogte, Protea Village, Soneike

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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 008

ETHNIC GROUP

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Black African

493

2.38

383

1.85

876

4.22

Coloured

2,032

9.80

2,208

10.65

4,239

20.44

Indian/Asian

46

0.22

40

0.19

85

0.41

White

7,518

36.25

8,022

38.68

15,540

74.92

Total

10,088

48.64

10,652

51.36

20,741

100.00

 

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AGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

0 - 5

898

4.33

839

4.05

1,737

8.37

6 – 12

1,139

5.49

1,086

5.24

2,225

10.73

13 - 17

838

4.04

878

4.23

1,716

8.27

18 - 34

3,095

14.92

3,247

15.65

6,342

30.58

35 - 54

2,987

14.40

3,177

15.32

6,164

29.72

55 - 64

673

3.24

736

3.55

1,409

6.79

65+

458

2.21

689

3.32

1,147

5.53

Total

10,088

48.64

10,652

51.36

20,741

100.00

 

WARD 008 

EDUCATION LEVEL OF ADULTS (20+)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No schooling

125

0.87

108

0.75

233

1.62

Grade 1- 6

256

1.78

338

2.35

594

4.13

Grade 7

86

0.60

116

0.81

202

1.40

Grade 8 - 11

1,484

10.31

1,817

12.62

3,301

22.93

Grade 12

2,881

20.02

3,300

22.93

6,182

42.95

Certificate with less than grade 12

95

0.66

87

0.60

182

1.26

Cert/dip with grade 12

1,283

8.91

1,219

8.47

2,502

17.38

Bachelor’s degree

272

1.89

211

1.47

484

3.36

Bachelor’s degree and diploma

170

1.18

157

1.09

328

2.28

Honour’s degree

91

0.63

90

0.63

181

1.26

Higher degree (master’s or doctorate)

128

0.89

78

0.54

206

1.43

Total

6,872

47.74

7,522

52.26

14,394

100.00

 

WARD 008

LANGUAGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

English

2,146

10.35

2,285

11.02

4,430

21.36

Afrikaans

7,537

36.34

8,071

38.91

15,607

75.25

Xhosa

316

1.52

208

1.00

524

2.53

Other African

48

0.23

50

0.24

98

0.47

Other

42

0.20

39

0.19

81

0.39

Total

10,088

48.64

10,652

51.36

20,741

100.00

 

Ward 008

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

Number

%

Eastern Cape

351

4.89

Free State

163

2.27

Gauteng

650

9.06

Kwa-Zulu Natal

226

3.15

Limpopo

76

1.06

Mpumalanga

97

1.35

Northern Cape

233

3.25

North West

74

1.03

Western Cape

5,196

72.42

Undetermined

110

1.53

Total

7,175

100.00

 

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Disabilities

Number

%

Sight

133

18.76

Hearing

134

18.90

Communication

15

2.12

Physical

143

20.17

Intellectual

166

23

Emotional

43

6.06

Multiple

75

10.58

Total

709

100.00

 

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Employment Profile

 

 

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

 

WARD 008

WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

5,446

50.71

4,702

43.78

10,148

94.49

Unemployed

348

3.24

245

2.28

592

5.51

Economically Active Total

5,793

53.94

4,946

46.05

10,740

100.00

 

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WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

803

18.46

841

19.34

1,644

37.80

Home-maker or housewife

19

0.44

1,215

27.94

1,234

28.37

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

429

9.86

454

10.44

883

20.30

Unable to work due to illness or disability

105

2.41

71

1.63

176

4.05

Seasonal worker not working presently

33

0.76

22

0.51

55

1.26

Does not choose to work

77

1.77

172

3.95

249

5.73

Could not find work

57

1.31

50

1.15

107

2.46

Economically Inactive Total

1,523

35.02

2,825

64.96

4,349

100.00

 

WARD 008

OCCUPATION OF LABOUR FORCE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Legislators, senior officials and managers

852

8.40

324

3.19

1,176

11.59

Professionals

831

8.19

650

6.41

1,481

14.59

Technicians and associate professionals

852

8.40

850

8.38

1,702

16.77

Clerks

466

4.59

1,681

16.56

2,147

21.16

Service workers, shop and market sales workers

654

6.44

373

3.68

1,028

10.13

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

201

1.98

113

1.11

313

3.08

Craft and related trades workers

695

6.85

57

0.56

752

7.41

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

237

2.34

20

0.20

257

2.53

Elementary occupations

438

4.32

418

4.12

857

8.45

Undetermined

219

2.16

216

2.13

435

4.29

Total

5,446

53.67

4,702

46.33

10,148

100.00

 

WARD 008

INCOME OF EARNERS (PER MONTH)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No Income

30

0.30

51

0.50

81

0.80

R1 – R800

318

3.13

472

4.65

790

7.78

R801 - R1 600

476

4.69

386

3.80

862

8.49

R1 601 - R6 400

2,198

21.66

2,758

27.18

4,956

48.84

R6 401 - R25 600

2,264

22.31

973

9.59

3,237

31.90

R25 601 - R102 400

134

1.32

57

0.56

192

1.89

R102 401 or more

26

0.26

5

0.05

31

0.31

Total

5,446

53.67

4,702

46.33

10,148

100.00

 

WARD 008

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE  

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

4,231

79.08

957

17.89

5,188

96.97

Unemployed

135

2.52

27

0.50

162

3.03

Economically Active Total

4,366

81.61

984

18.39

5,350

100.00

 

WARD 008

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

13

0.85

16

1.04

29

1.89

Home-maker or housewife

10

0.65

88

5.74

98

6.39

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

666

43.44

327

21.33

994

64.84

Unable to work due to illness or disability

70

4.57

13

0.85

83

5.41

Seasonal worker not working presently

22

1.44

0

0.00

23

1.50

Does not choose to work

59

3.85

55

3.59

114

7.44

Could not find work

154

10.05

38

2.48

192

12.52

Economically Inactive Total

994

64.84

537

35.03

1,533

100.00

 

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HouSing Profile

 

 

Type of Dwelling, Ownership, Household Income, Household Size

 

Ward 008 

TYPE OF DWELLING

Number 

%

House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard

5,099

74.60

Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials

39

0.57

Flat in block of flats

671

9.82

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

700

10.24

House/flat/room in back yard

109

1.59

Informal dwelling/shack in back yard

32

0.47

Informal dwelling/shack NOT in back yard

32

0.47

Room/flatlet not in back yard but on shared property

52

0.76

Caravan or tent

18

0.26

Private ship/boat

4

0.06

Not applicable (living quarters is not housing unit)

79

1.16

Total

6,835

100.00

 

Ward 008

DWELLING OWNERSHIP

Number 

%

Owned and fully paid off

1,602

23.44

Owned but not yet paid off

3,430

50.18

Rented

1,201

17.57

Occupied rent-free

522

7.64

Not applicable

79

1.16

Total

6,835

100.00

 

Ward 008 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME (PER ANNUM)

Number 

%

No Income

186

2.72

R1 – R4 800

33

0.48

R4 801 – R9 600

182

2.67

R9 601 - R19 200

393

5.75

R19 201 - R76 800

2,080

30.46

R76 801 - R307 200

3,558

52.10

R307 201 - R1 228 800

347

5.08

R1 228 801 and more

51

0.75

Total

6,829

100.00

 

Ward 008

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

Number

%

1

1,180

17.26

2

1,911

27.95

3 to 4

2,837

41.50

5 to 6

787

11.51

7 to 8

99

1.45

9+

22

0.32

Total

6,836

100.00

Average Household Size

3.03

 

 

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Service Profile

 

 

Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal

 

Ward 008

TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR LIGHTING

Number

%

Electricity

6,685

97.83

Gas

16

0.23

Paraffin

5

0.07

Candles

118

1.73

Solar

5

0.07

Other

4

0.06

Total

6,833

100.00

 

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ACCESS TO WATER

Number

%

Piped water inside dwelling

6,070

88.83

Piped water inside yard

254

3.72

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

141

2.06

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

99

1.45

Borehole

200

2.93

Spring

24

0.35

Rain-water tank

0

0.00

Dam/pool/stagnant water

9

0.13

River/stream

4

0.06

Water vendor

5

0.07

Other

25

0.37

Total

6,833

100.00

 

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TYPE OF SANITATION

Number

%

Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)

6,177

90.40

Flush toilet (with septic tank)

356

5.21

Chemical toilet

55

0.80

Pit latrine with ventilation (VIP)

49

0.72

Pit latrine without ventilation

70

1.02

Bucket latrine

72

1.05

None

55

0.80

Total

6,833

100.00

 

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TYPE OF REFUSE REMOVAL

Number

%

Removed by local authority at least once a week

6,235

91.25

Removed by local authority less often

21

0.31

Communal refuse dump

83

1.21

Own refuse dump

461

6.75

No rubbish disposal

32

0.47

Total

6,833

100.00

 

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TRANSPORT Profile

 

 

WARD 008

MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK OR SCHOOL

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

1,033

7.24

867

6.07

1,901

13.32

By bicycle

169

1.18

58

0.41

227

1.59

By motorcycle

84

0.59

64

0.45

148

1.04

By car as a driver

3,718

26.04

2,700

18.91

6,418

44.95

By car as a passenger

1,961

13.74

2,387

16.72

4,348

30.45

By minibus/taxi

135

0.95

176

1.23

311

2.18

By bus

140

0.98

150

1.05

291

2.04

By train

289

2.02

257

1.80

546

3.82

Other

55

0.39

31

0.22

87

0.61

Total

7,584

53.12

6,690

46.86

14,277

100.00

 

WARD 008

MODE OF TRAVEL OF EMPLOYED

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

575

6.02

460

4.82

1,034

10.82

By bicycle

38

0.40

20

0.21

58

0.61

By motorcycle

54

0.57

23

0.24

76

0.80

By car as a driver

3,613

37.82

2,630

27.53

6,242

65.35

By car as a passenger

539

5.64

858

8.98

1,398

14.64

By minibus/taxi

71

0.74

103

1.08

174

1.82

By bus

25

0.26

28

0.29

53

0.55

By train

219

2.29

230

2.41

449

4.70

Other

48

0.50

19

0.20

67

0.70

Total

5,181

54.24

4,371

45.76

9,552

100.00

 

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HouSEHOLD GOODS Profile

 

 

Ward 008

HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Number

%

Cell phone

4,991

73.04

Telephone

5,001

73.19

Refrigerator

6,358

93.05

Radio

6,361

93.09

Television

6,189

90.58

Computer

2,829

41.40

Total number of households

6,833

100.00

 

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