City of Cape Town - Census 2001 – 2006 WARDS

Ward 051 - Langa

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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 051

ETHNIC GROUP

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Black African

10,264

47.97

11,042

51.61

21,306

99.57

Coloured

41

0.19

43

0.20

84

0.39

Indian/Asian

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

White

5

0.02

0

0.00

8

0.04

Total

10,310

48.18

11,088

51.82

21,397

100.00

 

WARD 051 

AGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

0 - 5

1,083

5.06

1,069

5.00

2,152

10.06

6 – 12

1,144

5.35

1,172

5.48

2,316

10.82

13 - 17

872

4.08

1,025

4.79

1,896

8.86

18 - 34

4,096

19.14

4,405

20.59

8,501

39.73

35 - 54

2,200

10.28

2,430

11.36

4,629

21.63

55 - 64

546

2.55

611

2.86

1,157

5.41

65+

369

1.72

376

1.76

745

3.48

Total

10,310

48.18

11,088

51.82

21,397

100.00

 

WARD 051 

EDUCATION LEVEL OF ADULTS (20+)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No schooling

507

3.62

494

3.53

1,001

7.15

Grade 1- 6

979

7.00

503

3.59

1,481

10.58

Grade 7

492

3.52

333

2.38

825

5.90

Grade 8 - 11

2,731

19.52

3,044

21.75

5,775

41.27

Grade 12

1,556

11.12

2,031

14.51

3,587

25.63

Certificate with less than grade 12

41

0.29

73

0.52

114

0.81

Cert/dip with grade 12

309

2.21

512

3.66

821

5.87

Bachelor’s degree

80

0.57

146

1.04

226

1.62

Bachelor’s degree and diploma

34

0.24

68

0.49

102

0.73

Honour’s degree

18

0.13

24

0.17

42

0.30

Higher degree (master’s or doctorate)

13

0.09

7

0.05

20

0.14

Total

6,760

48.31

7,233

51.69

13,993

100.00

 

WARD 051

LANGUAGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

English

58

0.27

24

0.11

83

0.39

Afrikaans

37

0.17

36

0.17

74

0.35

Xhosa

9,892

46.23

10,822

50.58

20,714

96.81

Other African

214

1.00

176

0.82

390

1.82

Other

108

0.50

28

0.13

136

0.64

Total

10,310

48.18

11,088

51.82

21,397

100.00

 

Ward 051

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

Number

%

Eastern Cape

2,134

82.14

Free State

29

1.12

Gauteng

81

3.12

Kwa-Zulu Natal

84

3.23

Limpopo

11

0.42

Mpumalanga

0

0.00

Northern Cape

11

0.42

North West

11

0.42

Western Cape

200

7.70

Undetermined

38

1.46

Total

2,598

100.00

 

Ward 051

Disabilities

Number

%

Sight

136

19.32

Hearing

79

11.22

Communication

27

3.84

Physical

219

31.11

Intellectual

92

13.07

Emotional

89

12.64

Multiple

61

8.66

Total

704

100.00

 

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Employment Profile

 

 

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

 

WARD 051

WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

3,170

29.89

2,889

27.24

6,059

57.13

Unemployed

2,175

20.51

2,370

22.35

4,546

42.87

Economically Active Total

5,345

50.40

5,259

49.59

10,605

100.00

 

WARD 051

WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

1,222

24.60

1,483

29.86

2,705

54.46

Home-maker or housewife

6

0.12

371

7.47

376

7.57

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

163

3.28

253

5.09

417

8.40

Unable to work due to illness or disability

191

3.85

174

3.50

365

7.35

Seasonal worker not working presently

48

0.97

52

1.05

100

2.01

Does not choose to work

121

2.44

143

2.88

263

5.29

Could not find work

341

6.87

400

8.05

740

14.90

Economically Inactive Total

2,092

42.12

2,875

57.88

4,967

100.00

 

WARD 051

OCCUPATION OF LABOUR FORCE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Legislators, senior officials and managers

67

1.11

67

1.11

133

2.20

Professionals

129

2.13

151

2.49

280

4.62

Technicians and associate professionals

144

2.38

301

4.97

446

7.36

Clerks

303

5.00

414

6.83

716

11.82

Service workers, shop and market sales workers

501

8.27

420

6.93

921

15.20

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

21

0.35

6

0.10

26

0.43

Craft and related trades workers

405

6.68

78

1.29

483

7.97

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

444

7.33

53

0.87

496

8.19

Elementary occupations

988

16.31

1,183

19.52

2,171

35.83

Undetermined

170

2.81

216

3.56

386

6.37

Total

3,170

52.32

2,889

47.68

6,059

100.00

 

WARD 051

INCOME OF EARNERS (PER MONTH)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No Income

39

0.64

39

0.64

78

1.29

R1 – R800

519

8.57

686

11.32

1,206

19.90

R801 - R1 600

1,358

22.41

1,109

18.30

2,467

40.72

R1 601 - R6 400

1,150

18.98

944

15.58

2,094

34.56

R6 401 - R25 600

100

1.65

105

1.73

204

3.37

R25 601 - R102 400

5

0.08

5

0.08

9

0.15

R102 401 or more

0

0.00

0

0.00

0

0.00

Total

3,170

52.32

2,889

47.68

6,059

100.00

 

WARD 051

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE  

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

2,069

45.13

1,301

28.38

3,370

73.50

Unemployed

729

15.90

487

10.62

1,216

26.52

Economically Active Total

2,798

61.03

1,788

39.00

4,585

100.00

 

WARD 051

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

52

2.01

54

2.08

106

4.09

Home-maker or housewife

3

0.12

74

2.85

77

2.97

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

357

13.77

373

14.38

730

28.15

Unable to work due to illness or disability

78

3.01

79

3.05

157

6.05

Seasonal worker not working presently

17

0.66

11

0.42

28

1.08

Does not choose to work

27

1.04

27

1.04

54

2.08

Could not find work

859

33.13

582

22.45

1,441

55.57

Economically Inactive Total

1,393

53.72

1,200

46.28

2,593

100.00

 

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HouSing Profile

 

 

Type of Dwelling, Ownership, Household Income, Household Size

 

Ward 051 

TYPE OF DWELLING

Number 

%

House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard

2,071

33.72

Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials

15

0.24

Flat in block of flats

288

4.69

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

282

4.59

House/flat/room in back yard

97

1.58

Informal dwelling/shack in back yard

1,176

19.15

Informal dwelling/shack NOT in back yard

246

4.01

Room/flatlet not in back yard but on shared property

298

4.85

Caravan or tent

0

0.00

Private ship/boat

0

0.00

Not applicable (living quarters is not housing unit)

1,670

27.19

Total

6,142

100.00

 

Ward 051

DWELLING OWNERSHIP

Number 

%

Owned and fully paid off

1,477

24.04

Owned but not yet paid off

398

6.48

Rented

1,796

29.24

Occupied rent-free

802

13.06

Not applicable

1,670

27.19

Total

6,143

100.00

 

Ward 051 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME (PER ANNUM)

Number 

%

No Income

1,182

19.26

R1 – R4 800

258

4.20

R4 801 – R9 600

811

13.21

R9 601 - R19 200

1,419

23.12

R19 201 - R76 800

2,016

32.84

R76 801 - R307 200

421

6.86

R307 201 - R1 228 800

26

0.42

R1 228 801 and more

4

0.07

Total

6,138

100.00

 

Ward 051

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

Number

%

1

1,716

27.93

2

1,157

18.83

3 to 4

1,696

27.60

5 to 6

937

15.25

7 to 8

368

5.99

9+

270

4.39

Total

6,144

100.00

Average Household Size

3.48

 

 

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Service Profile

 

 

Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal

 

Ward 051

TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR LIGHTING

Number

%

Electricity

5,282

86.00

Gas

46

0.75

Paraffin

717

11.67

Candles

89

1.45

Solar

5

0.08

Other

3

0.05

Total

6,142

100.00

 

Ward 051

ACCESS TO WATER

Number

%

Piped water inside dwelling

2,948

48.00

Piped water inside yard

2,193

35.70

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

559

9.10

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

417

6.79

Borehole

0

0.00

Spring

0

0.00

Rain-water tank

0

0.00

Dam/pool/stagnant water

0

0.00

River/stream

0

0.00

Water vendor

0

0.00

Other

21

0.34

Total

6,142

100.00

 

Ward 051

TYPE OF SANITATION

Number

%

Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)

5,288

86.10

Flush toilet (with septic tank)

308

5.01

Chemical toilet

6

0.10

Pit latrine with ventilation (VIP)

3

0.05

Pit latrine without ventilation

0

0.00

Bucket latrine

79

1.29

None

457

7.44

Total

6,142

100.00

 

Ward 051

TYPE OF REFUSE REMOVAL

Number

%

Removed by local authority at least once a week

6,110

99.48

Removed by local authority less often

22

0.36

Communal refuse dump

0

0.00

Own refuse dump

4

0.07

No rubbish disposal

3

0.05

Total

6,142

100.00

 

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TRANSPORT Profile

 

 

WARD 051

MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK OR SCHOOL

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

2,478

20.08

2,309

18.71

4,787

38.79

By bicycle

22

0.18

18

0.15

40

0.32

By motorcycle

15

0.12

13

0.11

28

0.23

By car as a driver

241

1.95

123

1.00

365

2.96

By car as a passenger

265

2.15

212

1.72

477

3.87

By minibus/taxi

757

6.13

1,125

9.12

1,882

15.25

By bus

182

1.47

170

1.38

352

2.85

By train

2,133

17.29

2,202

17.84

4,335

35.13

Other

54

0.44

20

0.16

74

0.60

Total

6,147

49.81

6,192

50.18

12,340

100.00

 

WARD 051

MODE OF TRAVEL OF EMPLOYED

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

581

10.03

336

5.80

917

15.83

By bicycle

17

0.29

9

0.16

27

0.47

By motorcycle

9

0.16

13

0.22

22

0.38

By car as a driver

233

4.02

117

2.02

351

6.06

By car as a passenger

156

2.69

92

1.59

248

4.28

By minibus/taxi

340

5.87

645

11.13

985

17.00

By bus

75

1.29

78

1.35

153

2.64

By train

1,575

27.19

1,452

25.06

3,027

52.25

Other

47

0.81

17

0.29

64

1.10

Total

3,034

52.37

2,759

47.63

5,793

100.00

 

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HouSEHOLD GOODS Profile

 

 

Ward 051

HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Number

%

Cell phone

2,176

35.43

Telephone

1,667

27.14

Refrigerator

3,066

49.92

Radio

4,157

67.68

Television

3,247

52.87

Computer

146

2.38

Total number of households

6,142

100.00

 

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