City of Cape Town - Census 2001 – 2006 WARDS

Ward 053 - Epping, Langa, Maitland, Maitland Garden Village, Ndabeni, Pinelands, Thornton

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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 053

ETHNIC GROUP

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Black African

2,786

12.17

3,162

13.81

5,948

25.98

Coloured

2,383

10.41

2,698

11.79

5,081

22.20

Indian/Asian

176

0.77

200

0.87

376

1.64

White

5,249

22.93

6,238

27.25

11,487

50.18

Total

10,593

46.28

12,298

53.72

22,891

100.00

 

WARD 053 

AGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

0 - 5

882

3.85

849

3.71

1,731

7.56

6 – 12

1,175

5.13

1,226

5.36

2,401

10.49

13 - 17

902

3.94

936

4.09

1,838

8.03

18 - 34

2,907

12.70

3,141

13.72

6,047

26.42

35 - 54

2,816

12.30

3,312

14.47

6,128

26.77

55 - 64

857

3.74

954

4.17

1,811

7.91

65+

1,053

4.60

1,881

8.22

2,935

12.82

Total

10,593

46.28

12,298

53.72

22,891

100.00

 

WARD 053 

EDUCATION LEVEL OF ADULTS (20+)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No schooling

97

0.60

117

0.72

214

1.32

Grade 1- 6

336

2.08

385

2.38

721

4.46

Grade 7

199

1.23

269

1.66

467

2.89

Grade 8 - 11

1,800

11.13

2,530

15.65

4,331

26.79

Grade 12

2,362

14.61

2,961

18.32

5,323

32.93

Certificate with less than grade 12

89

0.55

103

0.64

192

1.19

Cert/dip with grade 12

997

6.17

1,370

8.47

2,367

14.64

Bachelor’s degree

488

3.02

448

2.77

936

5.79

Bachelor’s degree and diploma

261

1.61

351

2.17

612

3.79

Honour’s degree

237

1.47

194

1.20

431

2.67

Higher degree (master’s or doctorate)

375

2.32

195

1.21

571

3.53

Total

7,242

44.80

8,924

55.20

16,166

100.00

 

WARD 053

LANGUAGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

English

6,605

28.85

7,674

33.52

14,279

62.38

Afrikaans

1,423

6.22

1,647

7.19

3,069

13.41

Xhosa

2,253

9.84

2,666

11.65

4,919

21.49

Other African

164

0.72

186

0.81

350

1.53

Other

148

0.65

126

0.55

274

1.20

Total

10,593

46.28

12,298

53.72

22,891

100.00

 

Ward 053

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

Number

%

Eastern Cape

501

8.95

Free State

36

0.64

Gauteng

665

11.88

Kwa-Zulu Natal

449

8.02

Limpopo

34

0.61

Mpumalanga

28

0.50

Northern Cape

55

0.98

North West

32

0.57

Western Cape

3,479

62.17

Undetermined

317

5.66

Total

5,596

100.00

 

Ward 053

Disabilities

Number

%

Sight

164

16.32

Hearing

84

8.36

Communication

22

2.19

Physical

307

30.55

Intellectual

105

10.45

Emotional

105

10.45

Multiple

218

21.69

Total

1,005

100.00

 

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Employment Profile

 

 

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

 

WARD 053

WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

4,479

42.30

4,270

40.32

8,749

82.62

Unemployed

917

8.66

923

8.72

1,840

17.38

Economically Active Total

5,395

50.95

5,194

49.05

10,589

100.00

 

WARD 053

WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

1,000

21.60

1,057

22.83

2,057

44.44

Home-maker or housewife

12

0.26

950

20.52

962

20.78

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

360

7.78

481

10.39

841

18.17

Unable to work due to illness or disability

175

3.78

152

3.28

327

7.06

Seasonal worker not working presently

47

1.02

46

0.99

93

2.01

Does not choose to work

78

1.69

114

2.46

192

4.15

Could not find work

79

1.71

78

1.69

157

3.39

Economically Inactive Total

1,751

37.83

2,878

62.17

4,629

100.00

 

WARD 053

OCCUPATION OF LABOUR FORCE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Legislators, senior officials and managers

773

8.84

322

3.68

1,095

12.52

Professionals

1,028

11.75

744

8.50

1,772

20.25

Technicians and associate professionals

524

5.99

765

8.74

1,289

14.73

Clerks

326

3.73

950

10.86

1,276

14.58

Service workers, shop and market sales workers

444

5.07

362

4.14

806

9.21

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

15

0.17

8

0.09

23

0.26

Craft and related trades workers

442

5.05

112

1.28

554

6.33

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

177

2.02

29

0.33

206

2.35

Elementary occupations

278

3.18

494

5.65

772

8.82

Undetermined

470

5.37

484

5.53

955

10.92

Total

4,479

51.19

4,270

48.81

8,749

100.00

 

WARD 053

INCOME OF EARNERS (PER MONTH)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No Income

61

0.70

86

0.98

146

1.67

R1 – R800

253

2.89

466

5.33

720

8.23

R801 - R1 600

594

6.79

692

7.91

1,287

14.71

R1 601 - R6 400

1,474

16.85

1,873

21.41

3,347

38.26

R6 401 - R25 600

1,676

19.16

1,019

11.65

2,695

30.80

R25 601 - R102 400

361

4.13

103

1.18

464

5.30

R102 401 or more

59

0.67

30

0.34

90

1.03

Total

4,479

51.19

4,270

48.81

8,749

100.00

 

WARD 053

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE  

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

2,960

65.50

1,138

25.18

4,098

90.68

Unemployed

250

5.53

172

3.81

421

9.32

Economically Active Total

3,210

71.03

1,309

28.97

4,519

100.00

 

WARD 053

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

40

1.44

36

1.30

76

2.73

Home-maker or housewife

8

0.29

162

5.83

170

6.12

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

925

33.29

954

34.33

1,880

67.65

Unable to work due to illness or disability

59

2.12

42

1.51

101

3.63

Seasonal worker not working presently

17

0.61

18

0.65

34

1.22

Does not choose to work

23

0.83

23

0.83

46

1.66

Could not find work

280

10.08

192

6.91

472

16.98

Economically Inactive Total

1,352

48.65

1,427

51.35

2,779

100.00

 

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HouSing Profile

 

 

Type of Dwelling, Ownership, Household Income, Household Size

 

Ward 053 

TYPE OF DWELLING

Number 

%

House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard

4,897

67.93

Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials

48

0.67

Flat in block of flats

653

9.06

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

584

8.10

House/flat/room in back yard

110

1.53

Informal dwelling/shack in back yard

203

2.82

Informal dwelling/shack NOT in back yard

32

0.44

Room/flatlet not in back yard but on shared property

102

1.41

Caravan or tent

8

0.11

Private ship/boat

3

0.04

Not applicable (living quarters is not housing unit)

567

7.87

Total

7,209

100.00

 

Ward 053

DWELLING OWNERSHIP

Number 

%

Owned and fully paid off

2,279

31.61

Owned but not yet paid off

2,362

32.76

Rented

1,869

25.93

Occupied rent-free

132

1.83

Not applicable

567

7.87

Total

7,209

100.00

 

Ward 053 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME (PER ANNUM)

Number 

%

No Income

373

5.19

R1 – R4 800

63

0.88

R4 801 – R9 600

382

5.31

R9 601 - R19 200

534

7.43

R19 201 - R76 800

2,115

29.42

R76 801 - R307 200

2,822

39.25

R307 201 - R1 228 800

800

11.13

R1 228 801 and more

100

1.39

Total

7,189

100.00

 

Ward 053

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

Number

%

1

1,671

23.18

2

1,878

26.05

3 to 4

2,354

32.65

5 to 6

949

13.16

7 to 8

209

2.90

9+

149

2.07

Total

7,210

100.00

Average Household Size

3.18

 

 

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Service Profile

 

 

Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal

 

Ward 053

TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR LIGHTING

Number

%

Electricity

7,050

97.84

Gas

46

0.64

Paraffin

75

1.04

Candles

29

0.40

Solar

3

0.04

Other

3

0.04

Total

7,206

100.00

 

Ward 053

ACCESS TO WATER

Number

%

Piped water inside dwelling

5,945

82.50

Piped water inside yard

729

10.12

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

296

4.11

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

223

3.09

Borehole

0

0.00

Spring

0

0.00

Rain-water tank

3

0.04

Dam/pool/stagnant water

5

0.07

River/stream

0

0.00

Water vendor

4

0.06

Other

5

0.07

Total

7,206

100.00

 

Ward 053

TYPE OF SANITATION

Number

%

Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)

7,022

97.45

Flush toilet (with septic tank)

72

1.00

Chemical toilet

5

0.07

Pit latrine with ventilation (VIP)

3

0.04

Pit latrine without ventilation

5

0.07

Bucket latrine

16

0.22

None

82

1.14

Total

7,206

100.00

 

Ward 053

TYPE OF REFUSE REMOVAL

Number

%

Removed by local authority at least once a week

7,064

98.03

Removed by local authority less often

86

1.19

Communal refuse dump

41

0.57

Own refuse dump

13

0.18

No rubbish disposal

3

0.04

Total

7,206

100.00

 

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TRANSPORT Profile

 

 

WARD 053

MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK OR SCHOOL

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

1,485

10.18

1,460

10.01

2,945

20.19

By bicycle

88

0.60

43

0.29

131

0.90

By motorcycle

100

0.69

44

0.30

144

0.99

By car as a driver

2,847

19.52

2,292

15.72

5,138

35.23

By car as a passenger

1,503

10.31

1,696

11.63

3,198

21.93

By minibus/taxi

380

2.61

512

3.51

892

6.12

By bus

126

0.86

117

0.80

244

1.67

By train

797

5.47

903

6.19

1,701

11.66

Other

92

0.63

97

0.67

190

1.30

Total

7,418

50.87

7,164

49.13

14,583

100.00

 

WARD 053

MODE OF TRAVEL OF EMPLOYED

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

371

4.53

369

4.51

740

9.04

By bicycle

29

0.35

19

0.23

49

0.60

By motorcycle

64

0.78

21

0.26

84

1.03

By car as a driver

2,622

32.04

2,108

25.76

4,731

57.81

By car as a passenger

260

3.18

383

4.68

643

7.86

By minibus/taxi

195

2.38

267

3.26

461

5.63

By bus

57

0.70

51

0.62

109

1.33

By train

573

7.00

639

7.81

1,212

14.81

Other

78

0.95

78

0.95

156

1.91

Total

4,249

51.92

3,935

48.08

8,184

100.00

 

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HouSEHOLD GOODS Profile

 

 

Ward 053

HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Number

%

Cell phone

4,504

62.50

Telephone

5,805

80.56

Refrigerator

6,654

92.34

Radio

6,663

92.46

Television

6,530

90.62

Computer

3,174

44.05

Total number of households

7,206

100.00

 

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