City of Cape Town - Census 2001 – 2006 WARDS

Ward 026 - Avon, Beaconvale, Churchill, De Grendel, Elsies River Industrial, Glenlily,

                   Leonsdale, Parow, Parow Valley, Richmond, Riverton

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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 026

ETHNIC GROUP

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Black African

763

2.42

721

2.29

1,484

4.71

Coloured

8,793

27.89

10,239

32.47

19,032

60.36

Indian/Asian

287

0.91

252

0.80

539

1.71

White

5,010

15.89

5,465

17.33

10,475

33.22

Total

14,853

47.11

16,676

52.89

31,529

100.00

 

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AGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

0 - 5

1,531

4.86

1,511

4.79

3,041

9.65

6 – 12

1,838

5.83

1,850

5.87

3,688

11.70

13 - 17

1,376

4.36

1,430

4.54

2,806

8.90

18 - 34

4,682

14.85

4,893

15.52

9,575

30.37

35 - 54

3,730

11.83

4,355

13.81

8,086

25.65

55 - 64

945

3.00

1,233

3.91

2,178

6.91

65+

751

2.38

1,405

4.46

2,155

6.83

Total

14,853

47.11

16,676

52.89

31,529

100.00

 

WARD 026 

EDUCATION LEVEL OF ADULTS (20+)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No schooling

193

0.93

277

1.33

470

2.26

Grade 1- 6

904

4.35

1,193

5.75

2,097

10.10

Grade 7

536

2.58

842

4.06

1,379

6.64

Grade 8 - 11

4,227

20.36

5,061

24.38

9,288

44.74

Grade 12

2,857

13.76

3,120

15.03

5,976

28.79

Certificate with less than grade 12

79

0.38

44

0.21

124

0.60

Cert/dip with grade 12

548

2.64

574

2.77

1,122

5.40

Bachelor’s degree

72

0.35

64

0.31

136

0.66

Bachelor’s degree and diploma

46

0.22

33

0.16

80

0.39

Honour’s degree

31

0.15

25

0.12

56

0.27

Higher degree (master’s or doctorate)

26

0.13

6

0.03

32

0.15

Total

9,519

45.85

11,240

54.15

20,759

100.00

 

WARD 026

LANGUAGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

English

3,417

10.84

3,673

11.65

7,089

22.48

Afrikaans

10,959

34.76

12,539

39.77

23,498

74.53

Xhosa

247

0.78

307

0.97

554

1.76

Other African

82

0.26

84

0.27

166

0.53

Other

149

0.47

74

0.23

222

0.70

Total

14,853

47.11

16,676

52.89

31,529

100.00

 

Ward 026

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

Number

%

Eastern Cape

187

3.10

Free State

64

1.06

Gauteng

317

5.26

Kwa-Zulu Natal

187

3.10

Limpopo

31

0.51

Mpumalanga

39

0.65

Northern Cape

188

3.12

North West

36

0.60

Western Cape

4,856

80.57

Undetermined

121

2.01

Total

6,027

100.00

 

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Disabilities

Number

%

Sight

140

10.52

Hearing

197

14.80

Communication

55

4.13

Physical

478

35.91

Intellectual

130

9.77

Emotional

147

11.04

Multiple

184

13.82

Total

1,331

100.00

 

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Employment Profile

 

 

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

 

WARD 026

WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

6,017

41.32

5,470

37.56

11,487

78.88

Unemployed

1,660

11.40

1,415

9.72

3,075

21.12

Economically Active Total

7,677

52.72

6,885

47.28

14,562

100.00

 

WARD 026

WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

1,008

13.92

1,076

14.86

2,084

28.79

Home-maker or housewife

24

0.33

1,872

25.86

1,895

26.18

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

645

8.91

793

10.95

1,439

19.88

Unable to work due to illness or disability

408

5.64

305

4.21

713

9.85

Seasonal worker not working presently

68

0.94

55

0.76

123

1.70

Does not choose to work

254

3.51

309

4.27

562

7.76

Could not find work

212

2.93

210

2.90

422

5.83

Economically Inactive Total

2,618

36.17

4,620

63.82

7,239

100.00

 

WARD 026

OCCUPATION OF LABOUR FORCE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Legislators, senior officials and managers

433

3.77

248

2.16

681

5.93

Professionals

359

3.13

299

2.60

658

5.73

Technicians and associate professionals

593

5.16

732

6.37

1,325

11.53

Clerks

627

5.46

1,756

15.29

2,383

20.75

Service workers, shop and market sales workers

846

7.36

560

4.88

1,406

12.24

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

34

0.30

6

0.05

40

0.35

Craft and related trades workers

1,208

10.52

307

2.67

1,515

13.19

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

722

6.29

373

3.25

1,095

9.53

Elementary occupations

724

6.30

777

6.76

1,501

13.07

Undetermined

472

4.11

412

3.59

884

7.70

Total

6,017

52.38

5,470

47.62

11,487

100.00

 

WARD 026

INCOME OF EARNERS (PER MONTH)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No Income

203

1.77

202

1.76

405

3.53

R1 – R800

327

2.85

533

4.64

860

7.49

R801 - R1 600

1,310

11.40

1,498

13.04

2,808

24.45

R1 601 - R6 400

3,211

27.95

2,865

24.94

6,075

52.89

R6 401 - R25 600

910

7.92

343

2.99

1,253

10.91

R25 601 - R102 400

39

0.34

28

0.24

66

0.57

R102 401 or more

18

0.16

3

0.03

19

0.17

Total

6,017

52.38

5,470

47.62

11,487

100.00

 

WARD 026

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE  

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

3,463

64.72

1,282

23.96

4,745

88.68

Unemployed

386

7.21

220

4.11

606

11.32

Economically Active Total

3,849

71.93

1,502

28.07

5,351

100.00

 

WARD 026

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

20

0.59

10

0.30

30

0.89

Home-maker or housewife

15

0.44

348

10.32

362

10.74

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

940

27.88

908

26.93

1,847

54.77

Unable to work due to illness or disability

170

5.04

96

2.85

265

7.86

Seasonal worker not working presently

28

0.83

14

0.42

42

1.25

Does not choose to work

76

2.25

60

1.78

136

4.03

Could not find work

437

12.96

253

7.50

690

20.46

Economically Inactive Total

1,686

50.00

1,689

50.09

3,372

100.00

 

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HouSing Profile

 

 

Type of Dwelling, Ownership, Household Income, Household Size

 

Ward 026 

TYPE OF DWELLING

Number 

%

House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard

4,657

55.95

Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials

112

1.35

Flat in block of flats

2,387

28.68

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

445

5.35

House/flat/room in back yard

404

4.85

Informal dwelling/shack in back yard

94

1.13

Informal dwelling/shack NOT in back yard

89

1.07

Room/flatlet not in back yard but on shared property

61

0.73

Caravan or tent

10

0.12

Private ship/boat

0

0.00

Not applicable (living quarters is not housing unit)

64

0.77

Total

8,324

100.00

 

Ward 026

DWELLING OWNERSHIP

Number 

%

Owned and fully paid off

2,113

25.38

Owned but not yet paid off

2,535

30.45

Rented

3,476

41.76

Occupied rent-free

136

1.63

Not applicable

64

0.77

Total

8,324

100.00

 

Ward 026 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME (PER ANNUM)

Number 

%

No Income

467

5.62

R1 – R4 800

104

1.25

R4 801 – R9 600

599

7.21

R9 601 - R19 200

1,016

12.23

R19 201 - R76 800

3,719

44.76

R76 801 - R307 200

2,268

27.30

R307 201 - R1 228 800

104

1.25

R1 228 801 and more

33

0.40

Total

8,309

100.00

 

Ward 026

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

Number

%

1

1,115

13.40

2

1,686

20.25

3 to 4

3,123

37.52

5 to 6

1,597

19.19

7 to 8

536

6.44

9+

267

3.21

Total

8,324

100.00

Average Household Size

3.79

 

 

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Service Profile

 

 

Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal

 

Ward 026

TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR LIGHTING

Number

%

Electricity

8,114

97.57

Gas

45

0.54

Paraffin

17

0.20

Candles

130

1.56

Solar

7

0.08

Other

3

0.04

Total

8,316

100.00

 

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ACCESS TO WATER

Number

%

Piped water inside dwelling

7,624

91.68

Piped water inside yard

224

2.69

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

61

0.73

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

361

4.34

Borehole

0

0.00

Spring

0

0.00

Rain-water tank

0

0.00

Dam/pool/stagnant water

7

0.08

River/stream

4

0.05

Water vendor

0

0.00

Other

33

0.40

Total

8,316

100.00

 

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TYPE OF SANITATION

Number

%

Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)

7,980

95.96

Flush toilet (with septic tank)

103

1.24

Chemical toilet

3

0.04

Pit latrine with ventilation (VIP)

5

0.06

Pit latrine without ventilation

8

0.10

Bucket latrine

50

0.60

None

168

2.02

Total

8,316

100.00

 

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TYPE OF REFUSE REMOVAL

Number

%

Removed by local authority at least once a week

8,132

97.79

Removed by local authority less often

18

0.22

Communal refuse dump

125

1.50

Own refuse dump

35

0.42

No rubbish disposal

6

0.07

Total

8,316

100.00

 

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TRANSPORT Profile

 

 

WARD 026

MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK OR SCHOOL

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

2,909

16.52

3,241

18.41

6,150

34.93

By bicycle

187

1.06

50

0.28

236

1.34

By motorcycle

68

0.39

36

0.20

104

0.59

By car as a driver

2,469

14.02

1,387

7.88

3,855

21.90

By car as a passenger

1,479

8.40

1,747

9.92

3,226

18.32

By minibus/taxi

582

3.31

774

4.40

1,357

7.71

By bus

186

1.06

264

1.50

450

2.56

By train

1,064

6.04

1,066

6.05

2,131

12.10

Other

68

0.39

29

0.16

97

0.55

Total

9,012

51.19

8,594

48.81

17,606

100.00

 

WARD 026

MODE OF TRAVEL OF EMPLOYED

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

918

8.49

1,050

9.71

1,968

18.20

By bicycle

124

1.15

31

0.29

154

1.42

By motorcycle

56

0.52

23

0.21

80

0.74

By car as a driver

2,404

22.23

1,353

12.51

3,757

34.75

By car as a passenger

700

6.47

935

8.65

1,636

15.13

By minibus/taxi

366

3.38

553

5.11

919

8.50

By bus

118

1.09

170

1.57

289

2.67

By train

940

8.69

977

9.04

1,917

17.73

Other

66

0.61

27

0.25

93

0.86

Total

5,693

52.65

5,120

47.35

10,813

100.00

 

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HouSEHOLD GOODS Profile

 

 

Ward 026

HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Number

%

Cell phone

4,021

48.35

Telephone

5,342

64.24

Refrigerator

7,579

91.14

Radio

7,154

86.03

Television

7,397

88.95

Computer

1,537

18.48

Total number of households

8,316

100.00

 

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