City of
Ward 043 – Mitchell’s plain, Rocklands, Strandfontein
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
|
|
Ethnic Group, Age, Education, Language, Migration, Disabilities
|
ETHNIC GROUP |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Black African |
370 |
1.07 |
400 |
1.16 |
770 |
2.23 |
|
Coloured |
15,987 |
46.30 |
17,095 |
49.51 |
33,082 |
95.81 |
|
Indian/Asian |
211 |
0.61 |
166 |
0.48 |
377 |
1.09 |
|
White |
149 |
0.43 |
151 |
0.44 |
301 |
0.87 |
|
Total |
16,716 |
48.41 |
17,813 |
51.59 |
34,529 |
100.00 |
|
AGE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
0 - 5 |
1,953 |
5.66 |
1,901 |
5.51 |
3,854 |
11.16 |
|
6 – 12 |
2,405 |
6.97 |
2,548 |
7.38 |
4,953 |
14.34 |
|
13 - 17 |
1,729 |
5.01 |
1,692 |
4.90 |
3,421 |
9.91 |
|
18 - 34 |
5,015 |
14.52 |
5,409 |
15.67 |
10,424 |
30.19 |
|
35 - 54 |
4,348 |
12.59 |
4,713 |
13.65 |
9,062 |
26.24 |
|
55 - 64 |
874 |
2.53 |
985 |
2.85 |
1,859 |
5.38 |
|
65+ |
392 |
1.14 |
564 |
1.63 |
956 |
2.77 |
|
Total |
16,716 |
48.41 |
17,813 |
51.59 |
34,529 |
100.00 |
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EDUCATION LEVEL
OF ADULTS (20+) |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
No schooling |
71 |
0.34 |
120 |
0.57 |
191 |
0.91 |
|
Grade
1- 6 |
578 |
2.76 |
802 |
3.82 |
1,379 |
6.57 |
|
Grade
7 |
518 |
2.47 |
711 |
3.39 |
1,229 |
5.86 |
|
Grade
8 - 11 |
4,927 |
23.49 |
5,211 |
24.84 |
10,137 |
48.32 |
|
Grade 12 |
2,999 |
14.30 |
3,246 |
15.47 |
6,245 |
29.77 |
|
Certificate with less
than grade 12 |
97 |
0.46 |
70 |
0.33 |
168 |
0.80 |
|
Cert/dip with grade 12 |
631 |
3.01 |
725 |
3.46 |
1,356 |
6.46 |
|
Bachelor’s degree |
71 |
0.34 |
67 |
0.32 |
138 |
0.66 |
|
Bachelor’s degree and
diploma |
25 |
0.12 |
40 |
0.19 |
64 |
0.31 |
|
Honour’s degree |
17 |
0.08 |
21 |
0.10 |
38 |
0.18 |
|
Higher degree (master’s
or doctorate) |
25 |
0.12 |
8 |
0.04 |
32 |
0.15 |
|
Total |
9,958 |
47.47 |
11,020 |
52.53 |
20,979 |
100.00 |
|
LANGUAGE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
English |
11,286 |
32.69 |
12,185 |
35.29 |
23,471 |
67.97 |
|
Afrikaans |
5,311 |
15.38 |
5,470 |
15.84 |
10,781 |
31.22 |
|
Xhosa |
56 |
0.16 |
88 |
0.25 |
144 |
0.42 |
|
Other African |
18 |
0.05 |
18 |
0.05 |
36 |
0.10 |
|
Other |
45 |
0.13 |
52 |
0.15 |
97 |
0.28 |
|
Total |
16,716 |
48.41 |
17,813 |
51.59 |
34,529 |
100.00 |
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IN-MIGRATION in the Period 1996 to 2001 including intra-city Migration |
Number |
% |
|
|
250 |
3.48 |
|
|
31 |
0.43 |
|
|
137 |
1.90 |
|
Kwa-Zulu |
141 |
1.96 |
|
|
25 |
0.35 |
|
|
17 |
0.24 |
|
|
107 |
1.49 |
|
|
10 |
0.14 |
|
|
6,260 |
87.03 |
|
Undetermined |
215 |
2.99 |
|
Total |
7,193 |
100.00 |
|
Disabilities |
Number |
% |
|
Sight |
47 |
7.51 |
|
Hearing |
63 |
10.06 |
|
Communication |
18 |
2.88 |
|
Physical |
273 |
43.61 |
|
Intellectual |
90 |
14.38 |
|
Emotional |
88 |
14.06 |
|
Multiple |
46 |
7.35 |
|
Total |
626 |
100.00 |
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Work Status, Occupation, Income, Work Status of Household Head
|
WORK STATUS -
ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE Aged 15 to 65 |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Employed |
7,651 |
46.99 |
6,418 |
39.42 |
14,069 |
86.41 |
|
Unemployed |
1,304 |
8.01 |
908 |
5.58 |
2,212 |
13.59 |
|
Economically Active Total |
8,955 |
55.00 |
7,327 |
45.00 |
16,281 |
100.00 |
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WORK STATUS -
ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE Aged 15 to 65 |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Scholar or student |
1,305 |
17.93 |
1,314 |
18.06 |
2,619 |
35.99 |
|
Home-maker or housewife |
50 |
0.69 |
2,542 |
34.93 |
2,591 |
35.61 |
|
Pensioner or retired
person/too old to work |
429 |
5.90 |
481 |
6.61 |
910 |
12.51 |
|
Unable to work due to
illness or disability |
290 |
3.99 |
167 |
2.29 |
457 |
6.28 |
|
Seasonal worker not
working presently |
69 |
0.95 |
62 |
0.85 |
132 |
1.81 |
|
Does not choose to work |
106 |
1.46 |
106 |
1.46 |
213 |
2.93 |
|
Could not find work |
179 |
2.46 |
176 |
2.42 |
355 |
4.88 |
|
Economically Inactive
Total |
2,428 |
33.37 |
4,849 |
66.63 |
7,277 |
100.00 |
|
OCCUPATION OF
LABOUR FORCE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Legislators, senior
officials and managers |
488 |
3.47 |
260 |
1.85 |
748 |
5.32 |
|
Professionals |
442 |
3.14 |
376 |
2.67 |
818 |
5.81 |
|
Technicians and associate
professionals |
962 |
6.84 |
1,090 |
7.75 |
2,052 |
14.59 |
|
Clerks |
1,048 |
7.45 |
2,028 |
14.41 |
3,076 |
21.86 |
|
Service workers, shop and
market sales workers |
776 |
5.52 |
600 |
4.26 |
1,376 |
9.78 |
|
Skilled agricultural and
fishery workers |
33 |
0.23 |
8 |
0.06 |
41 |
0.29 |
|
Craft and related trades
workers |
1,524 |
10.83 |
385 |
2.74 |
1,909 |
13.57 |
|
Plant and machine
operators and assemblers |
831 |
5.91 |
384 |
2.73 |
1,215 |
8.64 |
|
Elementary occupations |
781 |
5.55 |
525 |
3.73 |
1,307 |
9.29 |
|
Undetermined |
767 |
5.45 |
762 |
5.42 |
1,528 |
10.86 |
|
Total |
7,651 |
54.38 |
6,418 |
45.62 |
14,069 |
100.00 |
|
INCOME OF
EARNERS (PER MONTH) |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
No Income |
149 |
1.06 |
114 |
0.81 |
263 |
1.87 |
|
R1 – R800 |
515 |
3.66 |
724 |
5.15 |
1,238 |
8.80 |
|
R801 - R1 600 |
1,050 |
7.46 |
1,213 |
8.62 |
2,263 |
16.09 |
|
R1 601 - R6 400 |
4,876 |
34.66 |
3,875 |
27.54 |
8,751 |
62.20 |
|
R6 401 - R25 600 |
977 |
6.94 |
447 |
3.18 |
1,424 |
10.12 |
|
R25 601 - R102 400 |
70 |
0.50 |
42 |
0.30 |
112 |
0.80 |
|
R102 401 or more |
14 |
0.10 |
4 |
0.03 |
17 |
0.12 |
|
Total |
7,651 |
54.38 |
6,418 |
45.62 |
14,069 |
100.00 |
|
WORK STATUS OF
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE
|
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Employed |
4,993 |
75.88 |
1,052 |
15.99 |
6,045 |
91.87 |
|
Unemployed |
470 |
7.14 |
65 |
0.99 |
535 |
8.13 |
|
Economically Active Total |
5,463 |
83.02 |
1,117 |
16.98 |
6,580 |
100.00 |
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WORK STATUS OF
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Scholar or student |
30 |
1.49 |
15 |
0.74 |
45 |
2.23 |
|
Home-maker or housewife |
27 |
1.34 |
353 |
17.51 |
380 |
18.85 |
|
Pensioner or retired
person/too old to work |
490 |
24.31 |
220 |
10.91 |
711 |
35.27 |
|
Unable to work due to
illness or disability |
153 |
7.59 |
37 |
1.84 |
190 |
9.42 |
|
Seasonal worker not
working presently |
30 |
1.49 |
8 |
0.40 |
38 |
1.88 |
|
Does not choose to work |
31 |
1.54 |
10 |
0.50 |
41 |
2.03 |
|
Could not find work |
532 |
26.39 |
79 |
3.92 |
611 |
30.31 |
|
Economically Inactive
Total |
1,293 |
64.14 |
722 |
35.81 |
2,016 |
100.00 |
|
|
Type of Dwelling,
Ownership, Household Income, Household Size
|
TYPE OF
DWELLING |
Number |
% |
|
House or brick structure
on a separate stand or yard |
6,292 |
76.54 |
|
Traditional
dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials |
74 |
0.90 |
|
Flat in block of flats |
11 |
0.13 |
|
Town/cluster/semi-detached
house (simplex; duplex; triplex) |
1,519 |
18.48 |
|
House/flat/room in back
yard |
143 |
1.74 |
|
Informal dwelling/shack
in back yard |
41 |
0.50 |
|
Informal dwelling/shack NOT
in back yard |
34 |
0.41 |
|
Room/flatlet not in back
yard but on shared property |
44 |
0.54 |
|
Caravan or tent |
13 |
0.16 |
|
Private ship/boat |
4 |
0.05 |
|
Not applicable (living
quarters is not housing unit) |
46 |
0.56 |
|
Total |
8,221 |
100.00 |
|
DWELLING
OWNERSHIP |
Number |
% |
|
Owned and fully paid off |
2,042 |
24.84 |
|
Owned but not yet paid
off |
5,393 |
65.60 |
|
Rented |
604 |
7.35 |
|
Occupied rent-free |
135 |
1.64 |
|
Not applicable |
46 |
0.56 |
|
Total |
8,221 |
100.00 |
|
HOUSEHOLD
INCOME (PER ANNUM) |
Number |
% |
|
No Income |
321 |
3.90 |
|
R1 – R4 800 |
88 |
1.07 |
|
R4 801 – R9 600 |
253 |
3.08 |
|
R9 601 - R19 200 |
522 |
6.35 |
|
R19 201 - R76 800 |
3,544 |
43.11 |
|
R76 801 - R307 200 |
3,302 |
40.17 |
|
R307 201 - R1 228 800 |
165 |
2.01 |
|
R1 228 801 and more |
26 |
0.32 |
|
Total |
8,221 |
100.00 |
|
HOUSEHOLD SIZE |
Number |
% |
|
1 |
305 |
3.71 |
|
2 |
929 |
11.30 |
|
3 to 4 |
3,953 |
48.08 |
|
5 to 6 |
2,319 |
28.20 |
|
7 to 8 |
540 |
6.57 |
|
9+ |
176 |
2.14 |
|
Total |
8,222 |
100.00 |
|
Average Household Size |
4.20 |
|
|
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Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal
|
TYPE OF FUEL
USED FOR LIGHTING |
Number |
% |
|
Electricity |
8,159 |
99.25 |
|
Gas |
8 |
0.10 |
|
Paraffin |
3 |
0.04 |
|
Candles |
44 |
0.54 |
|
Solar |
4 |
0.05 |
|
Other |
3 |
0.04 |
|
Total |
8,221 |
100.00 |
|
ACCESS TO WATER |
Number |
% |
|
Piped water inside
dwelling |
7,820 |
95.12 |
|
Piped water inside yard |
155 |
1.89 |
|
Piped water on community
stand: distance less than 200m. from dwelling |
79 |
0.96 |
|
Piped water on community
stand: distance greater than 200m. from dwelling |
145 |
1.76 |
|
Borehole |
0 |
0.00 |
|
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 |
17 |
0.21 |
|
Total |
8,221 |
100.00 |
|
TYPE OF
SANITATION |
Number |
% |
|
Flush toilet (connected
to sewerage system) |
8,042 |
97.82 |
|
Flush toilet (with septic
tank) |
19 |
0.23 |
|
Chemical toilet |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Pit latrine with
ventilation (VIP) |
5 |
0.06 |
|
Pit latrine without
ventilation |
22 |
0.27 |
|
Bucket latrine |
12 |
0.15 |
|
None |
121 |
1.47 |
|
Total |
8,221 |
100.00 |
|
TYPE OF REFUSE
REMOVAL |
Number |
% |
|
Removed by local
authority at least once a week |
8,151 |
99.15 |
|
Removed by local
authority less often |
20 |
0.24 |
|
Communal refuse dump |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Own refuse dump |
42 |
0.51 |
|
No rubbish disposal |
8 |
0.10 |
|
Total |
8,221 |
100.00 |
|
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MODE OF TRAVEL
TO WORK OR SCHOOL |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
On foot |
2,591 |
10.81 |
2,613 |
10.90 |
5,204 |
21.71 |
|
By bicycle |
63 |
0.26 |
45 |
0.19 |
109 |
0.45 |
|
By motorcycle |
29 |
0.12 |
16 |
0.07 |
45 |
0.19 |
|
By car as a driver |
3,217 |
13.42 |
1,239 |
5.17 |
4,457 |
18.59 |
|
By car as a passenger |
2,216 |
9.24 |
2,521 |
10.51 |
4,737 |
19.76 |
|
By minibus/taxi |
1,628 |
6.79 |
1,907 |
7.95 |
3,536 |
14.75 |
|
By bus |
1,985 |
8.28 |
2,607 |
10.87 |
4,591 |
19.15 |
|
By train |
553 |
2.31 |
345 |
1.44 |
898 |
3.75 |
|
Other |
261 |
1.09 |
138 |
0.58 |
399 |
1.66 |
|
Total |
12,543 |
52.31 |
11,431 |
47.68 |
23,976 |
100.00 |
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MODE OF TRAVEL
OF EMPLOYED |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
On foot |
251 |
1.84 |
246 |
1.80 |
497 |
3.64 |
|
By bicycle |
38 |
0.28 |
21 |
0.15 |
60 |
0.44 |
|
By motorcycle |
19 |
0.14 |
12 |
0.09 |
31 |
0.23 |
|
By car as a driver |
3,160 |
23.16 |
1,202 |
8.81 |
4,362 |
31.97 |
|
By car as a passenger |
1,011 |
7.41 |
1,243 |
9.11 |
2,255 |
16.53 |
|
By minibus/taxi |
756 |
5.54 |
1,010 |
7.40 |
1,766 |
12.94 |
|
By bus |
1,501 |
11.00 |
2,065 |
15.13 |
3,566 |
26.14 |
|
By train |
510 |
3.74 |
307 |
2.25 |
818 |
6.00 |
|
Other |
199 |
1.46 |
91 |
0.67 |
290 |
2.13 |
|
Total |
7,446 |
54.57 |
6,199 |
45.43 |
13,644 |
100.00 |
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS |
Number |
% |
|
Cell phone |
5,020 |
61.06 |
|
Telephone |
6,608 |
80.38 |
|
Refrigerator |
7,976 |
97.02 |
|
Radio |
7,568 |
92.06 |
|
Television |
7,817 |
95.09 |
|
Computer |
1,915 |
23.29 |
|
Total number of
households |
8,221 |
100.00 |