City of Cape Town - Census 2001 – 2006 WARDS

Ward 016 - Beverley Park, Blue Downs, Devon Park, Eersterivier, Electric City, Forest Village,

                             Gill Cape, Heather Park, Kuilsriver, Mfuleni, Rosedale, Russels Rest,

                             Sillwood Heights, Stratford

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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

2,391

6.96

2,618

7.62

5,009

14.57

Coloured

13,810

40.18

14,670

42.68

28,480

82.87

Indian/Asian

150

0.44

128

0.37

278

0.81

White

345

1.00

257

0.75

602

1.75

Total

16,696

48.58

17,673

51.42

34,369

100.00

 

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AGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

0 - 5

2,097

6.10

2,063

6.00

4,160

12.10

6 – 12

2,845

8.28

2,835

8.25

5,681

16.53

13 - 17

1,988

5.78

1,961

5.71

3,949

11.49

18 - 34

4,648

13.52

5,239

15.24

9,887

28.77

35 - 54

4,346

12.65

4,666

13.58

9,011

26.22

55 - 64

532

1.55

575

1.67

1,107

3.22

65+

240

0.70

335

0.97

575

1.67

Total

16,696

48.58

17,673

51.42

34,369

100.00

 

WARD 016 

EDUCATION LEVEL OF ADULTS (20+)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No schooling

310

1.62

299

1.56

609

3.17

Grade 1- 6

903

4.71

1,164

6.07

2,067

10.77

Grade 7

589

3.07

917

4.78

1,506

7.85

Grade 8 - 11

4,342

22.63

4,944

25.76

9,286

48.39

Grade 12

2,407

12.54

2,171

11.31

4,577

23.85

Certificate with less than grade 12

71

0.37

71

0.37

142

0.74

Cert/dip with grade 12

374

1.95

464

2.42

838

4.37

Bachelor’s degree

42

0.22

45

0.23

87

0.45

Bachelor’s degree and diploma

22

0.11

23

0.12

44

0.23

Honour’s degree

17

0.09

9

0.05

26

0.14

Higher degree (master’s or doctorate)

4

0.02

3

0.02

8

0.04

Total

9,081

47.32

10,110

52.68

19,191

100.00

 

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LANGUAGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

English

2,023

5.89

2,116

6.16

4,139

12.04

Afrikaans

12,817

37.29

13,487

39.24

26,304

76.53

Xhosa

1,647

4.79

1,892

5.50

3,539

10.30

Other African

156

0.45

154

0.45

311

0.90

Other

52

0.15

24

0.07

76

0.22

Total

16,696

48.58

17,673

51.42

34,369

100.00

 

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

Number

%

Eastern Cape

311

5.24

Free State

48

0.81

Gauteng

171

2.88

Kwa-Zulu Natal

119

2.01

Limpopo

32

0.54

Mpumalanga

22

0.37

Northern Cape

218

3.68

North West

39

0.66

Western Cape

4,846

81.71

Undetermined

125

2.11

Total

5,931

100.00

 

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Disabilities

Number

%

Sight

152

8.78

Hearing

192

11.09

Communication

97

5.60

Physical

292

16.87

Intellectual

174

10.05

Emotional

245

14.15

Multiple

579

33.45

Total

1,731

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

6,426

43.35

5,175

34.91

11,601

78.26

Unemployed

1,619

10.92

1,605

10.83

3,224

21.75

Economically Active Total

8,044

54.26

6,780

45.74

14,824

100.00

 

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WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

1,537

20.02

1,650

21.49

3,187

41.50

Home-maker or housewife

31

0.40

1,752

22.82

1,783

23.22

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

280

3.65

386

5.03

666

8.67

Unable to work due to illness or disability

285

3.71

285

3.71

570

7.42

Seasonal worker not working presently

66

0.86

70

0.91

136

1.77

Does not choose to work

220

2.86

314

4.09

534

6.95

Could not find work

312

4.06

490

6.38

801

10.43

Economically Inactive Total

2,731

35.56

4,948

64.44

7,679

100.00

 

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OCCUPATION OF LABOUR FORCE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Legislators, senior officials and managers

237

2.04

131

1.13

368

3.17

Professionals

217

1.87

157

1.35

374

3.22

Technicians and associate professionals

446

3.84

891

7.68

1,338

11.53

Clerks

822

7.09

969

8.35

1,791

15.44

Service workers, shop and market sales workers

1,005

8.66

557

4.80

1,562

13.46

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

42

0.36

9

0.08

51

0.44

Craft and related trades workers

1,143

9.85

292

2.52

1,435

12.37

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

903

7.78

298

2.57

1,201

10.35

Elementary occupations

1,183

10.20

1,569

13.52

2,752

23.72

Undetermined

427

3.68

302

2.60

729

6.28

Total

6,426

55.39

5,175

44.61

11,601

100.00

 

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INCOME OF EARNERS (PER MONTH)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No Income

209

1.80

201

1.73

410

3.53

R1 – R800

464

4.00

780

6.72

1,244

10.72

R801 - R1 600

1,572

13.55

1,653

14.25

3,225

27.80

R1 601 - R6 400

3,815

32.89

2,391

20.61

6,206

53.50

R6 401 - R25 600

349

3.01

140

1.21

489

4.22

R25 601 - R102 400

15

0.13

10

0.09

25

0.22

R102 401 or more

2

0.02

0

0.00

2

0.02

Total

6,426

55.39

5,175

44.61

11,601

100.00

 

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WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE  

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

4,003

67.78

1,216

20.59

5,219

88.37

Unemployed

451

7.64

236

4.00

687

11.63

Economically Active Total

4,454

75.41

1,452

24.59

5,906

100.00

 

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WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

18

0.90

18

0.90

36

1.79

Home-maker or housewife

12

0.60

300

14.95

312

15.55

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

287

14.30

211

10.51

499

24.86

Unable to work due to illness or disability

137

6.83

72

3.59

208

10.36

Seasonal worker not working presently

28

1.40

12

0.60

39

1.94

Does not choose to work

47

2.34

49

2.44

96

4.78

Could not find work

526

26.21

291

14.50

817

40.71

Economically Inactive Total

1,055

52.57

953

47.48

2,007

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

6,456

88.96

Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials

81

1.12

Flat in block of flats

8

0.11

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

11

0.15

House/flat/room in back yard

205

2.82

Informal dwelling/shack in back yard

267

3.68

Informal dwelling/shack NOT in back yard

74

1.02

Room/flatlet not in back yard but on shared property

45

0.62

Caravan or tent

9

0.12

Private ship/boat

3

0.04

Not applicable (living quarters is not housing unit)

96

1.32

Total

7,257

100.00

 

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DWELLING OWNERSHIP

Number 

%

Owned and fully paid off

1,633

22.51

Owned but not yet paid off

4,056

55.90

Rented

1,014

13.97

Occupied rent-free

457

6.30

Not applicable

96

1.32

Total

7,256

100.00

 

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HOUSEHOLD INCOME (PER ANNUM)

Number 

%

No Income

571

7.91

R1 – R4 800

89

1.23

R4 801 – R9 600

304

4.21

R9 601 - R19 200

797

11.04

R19 201 - R76 800

3,929

54.45

R76 801 - R307 200

1,475

20.44

R307 201 - R1 228 800

24

0.33

R1 228 801 and more

27

0.37

Total

7,216

100.00

 

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HOUSEHOLD SIZE

Number

%

1

349

4.81

2

778

10.72

3 to 4

2,801

38.60

5 to 6

2,320

31.97

7 to 8

709

9.77

9+

299

4.12

Total

7,256

100.00

Average Household Size

4.74

 

 

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Service Profile

 

 

Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal

 

Ward 016

TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR LIGHTING

Number

%

Electricity

7,158

98.65

Gas

13

0.18

Paraffin

11

0.15

Candles

66

0.91

Solar

4

0.06

Other

5

0.07

Total

7,256

100.00

 

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ACCESS TO WATER

Number

%

Piped water inside dwelling

6,074

83.71

Piped water inside yard

893

12.31

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

85

1.17

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

167

2.30

Borehole

3

0

Spring

0

0.00

Rain-water tank

0

0.00

Dam/pool/stagnant water

3

0.04

River/stream

0

0.00

Water vendor

3

0.04

Other

28

0.39

Total

7,256

100.00

 

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TYPE OF SANITATION

Number

%

Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)

6,978

96.17

Flush toilet (with septic tank)

93

1.28

Chemical toilet

11

0.15

Pit latrine with ventilation (VIP)

4

0.06

Pit latrine without ventilation

13

0.18

Bucket latrine

25

0.34

None

132

1.82

Total

7,256

100.00

 

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TYPE OF REFUSE REMOVAL

Number

%

Removed by local authority at least once a week

7,168

98.79

Removed by local authority less often

23

0.32

Communal refuse dump

3

0.04

Own refuse dump

32

0.44

No rubbish disposal

30

0.41

Total

7,256

100.00

 

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TRANSPORT Profile

 

 

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MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK OR SCHOOL

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

4,089

19.17

4,081

19.13

8,170

38.30

By bicycle

90

0.42

42

0.20

132

0.62

By motorcycle

39

0.18

37

0.17

76

0.36

By car as a driver

1,291

6.05

409

1.92

1,699

7.96

By car as a passenger

1,045

4.90

880

4.13

1,925

9.02

By minibus/taxi

847

3.97

1,034

4.85

1,881

8.82

By bus

455

2.13

799

3.75

1,254

5.88

By train

3,201

15.01

2,765

12.96

5,966

27.97

Other

139

0.65

90

0.42

229

1.07

Total

11,196

52.48

10,137

47.52

21,332

100.00

 

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MODE OF TRAVEL OF EMPLOYED

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

465

4.18

448

4.03

913

8.21

By bicycle

61

0.55

25

0.22

87

0.78

By motorcycle

25

0.22

23

0.21

48

0.43

By car as a driver

1,283

11.53

381

3.42

1,664

14.96

By car as a passenger

629

5.65

499

4.49

1,128

10.14

By minibus/taxi

457

4.11

582

5.23

1,039

9.34

By bus

216

1.94

486

4.37

702

6.31

By train

2,917

26.22

2,449

22.01

5,366

48.23

Other

108

0.97

71

0.64

179

1.61

Total

6,161

55.38

4,964

44.62

11,125

100.00

 

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HouSEHOLD GOODS Profile

 

 

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HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Number

%

Cell phone

2,979

41.06

Telephone

4,239

58.42

Refrigerator

6,400

88.20

Radio

6,127

84.44

Television

6,195

85.38

Computer

720

9.92

Total number of households

7,256

100.00

 

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