City of Cape Town - Census 2001 – 2006 WARDS

Ward 015 - Croydon, Faure, Firgrove, Heldervue, Macassar, Somerset West, The Links

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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

 

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ETHNIC GROUP

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Black African

571

1.80

504

1.59

1,075

3.38

Coloured

13,521

42.56

14,471

45.55

27,992

88.11

Indian/Asian

34

0.11

38

0.12

72

0.23

White

1,263

3.98

1,369

4.31

2,632

8.28

Total

15,388

48.43

16,382

51.56

31,771

100.00

 

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AGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

0 - 5

1,772

5.58

1,785

5.62

3,557

11.20

6 – 12

2,364

7.44

2,333

7.34

4,696

14.78

13 - 17

1,714

5.39

1,565

4.93

3,280

10.32

18 - 34

4,357

13.71

4,675

14.71

9,033

28.43

35 - 54

3,758

11.83

4,261

13.41

8,019

25.24

55 - 64

818

2.57

993

3.13

1,811

5.70

65+

605

1.90

770

2.42

1,374

4.32

Total

15,388

48.43

16,382

51.56

31,771

100.00

 

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EDUCATION LEVEL OF ADULTS (20+)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No schooling

258

1.36

394

2.08

651

3.43

Grade 1- 6

1,384

7.30

1,705

8.99

3,089

16.29

Grade 7

894

4.72

1,074

5.66

1,969

10.39

Grade 8 - 11

3,676

19.39

3,978

20.98

7,654

40.37

Grade 12

2,010

10.60

2,244

11.84

4,254

22.44

Certificate with less than grade 12

38

0.20

41

0.22

79

0.42

Cert/dip with grade 12

281

1.48

379

2.00

659

3.48

Bachelor’s degree

133

0.70

110

0.58

244

1.29

Bachelor’s degree and diploma

54

0.28

55

0.29

109

0.57

Honour’s degree

52

0.27

45

0.24

97

0.51

Higher degree (master’s or doctorate)

116

0.61

39

0.21

155

0.82

Total

8,897

46.93

10,063

53.07

18,960

100.00

 

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LANGUAGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

English

1,207

3.80

1,312

4.13

2,518

7.93

Afrikaans

13,674

43.04

14,639

46.08

28,313

89.12

Xhosa

447

1.41

359

1.13

806

2.54

Other African

15

0.05

29

0.09

44

0.14

Other

46

0.14

44

0.14

89

0.28

Total

15,388

48.43

16,382

51.56

31,771

100.00

 

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

Number

%

Eastern Cape

206

8.51

Free State

63

2.60

Gauteng

286

11.82

Kwa-Zulu Natal

106

4.38

Limpopo

17

0.70

Mpumalanga

29

1.20

Northern Cape

69

2.85

North West

55

2.27

Western Cape

1,531

63.26

Undetermined

58

2.40

Total

2,420

100.00

 

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Disabilities

Number

%

Sight

105

13.62

Hearing

63

8.17

Communication

23

2.98

Physical

289

37.48

Intellectual

90

11.67

Emotional

131

16.99

Multiple

69

8.95

Total

771

100.00

 

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Employment Profile

 

 

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

 

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WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

6,008

43.75

5,114

37.24

11,122

80.99

Unemployed

1,380

10.05

1,231

8.96

2,611

19.01

Economically Active Total

7,388

53.80

6,345

46.20

13,733

100.00

 

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WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

1,128

15.42

1,124

15.37

2,252

30.79

Home-maker or housewife

40

0.55

2,039

27.88

2,078

28.41

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

407

5.56

512

7.00

919

12.56

Unable to work due to illness or disability

471

6.44

287

3.92

759

10.38

Seasonal worker not working presently

96

1.31

133

1.82

229

3.13

Does not choose to work

259

3.54

284

3.88

543

7.42

Could not find work

297

4.06

237

3.24

534

7.30

Economically Inactive Total

2,698

36.89

4,617

63.13

7,314

100.00

 

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OCCUPATION OF LABOUR FORCE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Legislators, senior officials and managers

307

2.76

150

1.35

458

4.12

Professionals

370

3.33

221

1.99

592

5.32

Technicians and associate professionals

372

3.34

653

5.87

1,025

9.22

Clerks

393

3.53

808

7.26

1,201

10.80

Service workers, shop and market sales workers

546

4.91

633

5.69

1,179

10.60

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

73

0.66

25

0.22

98

0.88

Craft and related trades workers

1,387

12.47

289

2.60

1,676

15.07

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

765

6.88

238

2.14

1,003

9.02

Elementary occupations

1,281

11.52

1,679

15.10

2,960

26.61

Undetermined

514

4.62

417

3.75

931

8.37

Total

6,008

54.02

5,114

45.98

11,122

100.00

 

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INCOME OF EARNERS (PER MONTH)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No Income

118

1.06

120

1.08

238

2.14

R1 – R800

777

6.99

1,213

10.91

1,989

17.88

R801 - R1 600

1,810

16.27

1,855

16.68

3,665

32.95

R1 601 - R6 400

2,638

23.72

1,654

14.87

4,292

38.59

R6 401 - R25 600

578

5.20

265

2.38

843

7.58

R25 601 - R102 400

74

0.67

6

0.05

79

0.71

R102 401 or more

14

0.13

3

0.03

16

0.14

Total

6,008

54.02

5,114

45.98

11,122

100.00

 

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WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE  

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

3,653

70.37

922

17.76

4,574

88.11

Unemployed

474

9.13

143

2.75

617

11.89

Economically Active Total

4,126

79.48

1,065

20.52

5,191

100.00

 

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WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

7

0.28

7

0.28

14

0.55

Home-maker or housewife

14

0.55

272

10.69

286

11.24

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

632

24.84

376

14.78

1,009

39.66

Unable to work due to illness or disability

246

9.67

62

2.44

308

12.11

Seasonal worker not working presently

61

2.40

16

0.63

76

2.99

Does not choose to work

97

3.81

26

1.02

123

4.83

Could not find work

573

22.52

156

6.13

728

28.62

Economically Inactive Total

1,630

64.07

915

35.97

2,544

100.00

 

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HouSing Profile

 

 

Type of Dwelling, Ownership, Household Income, Household Size

 

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TYPE OF DWELLING

Number 

%

House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard

3,584

49.62

Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials

324

4.49

Flat in block of flats

764

10.58

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

1,330

18.41

House/flat/room in back yard

279

3.86

Informal dwelling/shack in back yard

400

5.54

Informal dwelling/shack NOT in back yard

415

5.75

Room/flatlet not in back yard but on shared property

45

0.62

Caravan or tent

22

0.30

Private ship/boat

0

0.00

Not applicable (living quarters is not housing unit)

61

0.84

Total

7,223

100.00

 

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DWELLING OWNERSHIP

Number 

%

Owned and fully paid off

2,466

34.14

Owned but not yet paid off

2,239

31.00

Rented

1,743

24.13

Occupied rent-free

714

9.89

Not applicable

61

1

Total

7,223

100.00

 

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HOUSEHOLD INCOME (PER ANNUM)

Number 

%

No Income

624

8.65

R1 – R4 800

180

2.49

R4 801 – R9 600

513

7.11

R9 601 - R19 200

1,015

14.06

R19 201 - R76 800

3,337

46.24

R76 801 - R307 200

1,370

18.98

R307 201 - R1 228 800

159

2.20

R1 228 801 and more

19

0.26

Total

7,217

100.00

 

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HOUSEHOLD SIZE

Number

%

1

549

7.60

2

1,046

14.48

3 to 4

2,678

37.08

5 to 6

1,979

27.40

7 to 8

631

8.74

9+

339

4.69

Total

7,222

100.00

Average Household Size

4.40

 

 

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Service Profile

 

 

Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal

 

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TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR LIGHTING

Number

%

Electricity

6,461

89.45

Gas

18

0.25

Paraffin

90

1.25

Candles

648

8.97

Solar

0

0.00

Other

5

0.07

Total

7,223

100.00

 

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ACCESS TO WATER

Number

%

Piped water inside dwelling

5,217

72.23

Piped water inside yard

1,233

17.07

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

265

3.67

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

452

6.26

Borehole

0

0.00

Spring

0

0.00

Rain-water tank

4

0.06

Dam/pool/stagnant water

0

0.00

River/stream

0

0.00

Water vendor

9

0.12

Other

41

0.57

Total

7,223

100.00

 

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TYPE OF SANITATION

Number

%

Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)

6,120

84.73

Flush toilet (with septic tank)

185

2.56

Chemical toilet

8

0.11

Pit latrine with ventilation (VIP)

78

1.08

Pit latrine without ventilation

21

0.29

Bucket latrine

285

3.95

None

526

7.28

Total

7,223

100.00

 

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TYPE OF REFUSE REMOVAL

Number

%

Removed by local authority at least once a week

6,627

91.75

Removed by local authority less often

21

0.29

Communal refuse dump

263

3.64

Own refuse dump

118

1.63

No rubbish disposal

194

2.69

Total

7,223

100.00

 

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TRANSPORT Profile

 

 

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MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK OR SCHOOL

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

3,473

18.59

3,225

17.26

6,698

35.84

By bicycle

125

0.67

23

0.12

148

0.79

By motorcycle

33

0.18

19

0.10

52

0.28

By car as a driver

1,690

9.04

764

4.09

2,455

13.14

By car as a passenger

1,540

8.24

1,031

5.52

2,571

13.76

By minibus/taxi

1,500

8.03

2,301

12.31

3,801

20.34

By bus

547

2.93

946

5.06

1,493

7.99

By train

734

3.93

456

2.44

1,190

6.37

Other

185

0.99

94

0.50

279

1.49

Total

9,827

52.59

8,859

47.41

18,687

100.00

 

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MODE OF TRAVEL OF EMPLOYED

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

691

6.45

521

4.86

1,212

11.31

By bicycle

110

1.03

11

0.10

121

1.13

By motorcycle

16

0.15

15

0.14

31

0.29

By car as a driver

1,647

15.36

736

6.87

2,384

22.24

By car as a passenger

1,054

9.83

554

5.17

1,608

15.00

By minibus/taxi

1,201

11.20

2,021

18.85

3,222

30.06

By bus

241

2.25

592

5.52

833

7.77

By train

665

6.20

411

3.83

1,076

10.04

Other

167

1.56

68

0.63

234

2.18

Total

5,791

54.02

4,929

45.98

10,720

100.00

 

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HouSEHOLD GOODS Profile

 

 

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HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Number

%

Cell phone

2,770

38.35

Telephone

4,002

55.41

Refrigerator

5,859

81.12

Radio

5,599

77.52

Television

5,811

80.45

Computer

1,084

15.01

Total number of households

7,223

100.00

 

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