City of Cape Town - Census 2001 – 2006 WARDS

Ward 055 - Brooklyn, Maitland, Milnerton, Paarden Eiland, Rugby, Salt River, Sandrift,

                             Sunset Links, Tijgerhof, Woodbridge Island, Woodstock, Ysterplaat

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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 055

ETHNIC GROUP

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Black African

1,022

4.54

874

3.88

1,897

8.42

Coloured

3,087

13.70

3,442

15.28

6,529

28.98

Indian/Asian

236

1.05

173

0.77

409

1.82

White

6,739

29.91

6,954

30.87

13,693

60.78

Total

11,084

49.20

11,444

50.80

22,528

100.00

 

WARD 055 

AGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

0 - 5

915

4.06

843

3.74

1,758

7.80

6 – 12

1,050

4.66

1,037

4.60

2,088

9.27

13 - 17

859

3.81

815

3.62

1,675

7.44

18 - 34

3,163

14.04

3,103

13.77

6,266

27.81

35 - 54

2,962

13.15

3,115

13.83

6,077

26.98

55 - 64

876

3.89

1,084

4.81

1,961

8.70

65+

1,258

5.58

1,446

6.42

2,704

12.00

Total

11,084

49.20

11,444

50.80

22,528

100.00

 

WARD 055 

EDUCATION LEVEL OF ADULTS (20+)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No schooling

227

1.39

251

1.54

478

2.93

Grade 1- 6

237

1.45

413

2.53

650

3.98

Grade 7

189

1.16

280

1.71

469

2.87

Grade 8 - 11

2,830

17.33

3,464

21.21

6,293

38.54

Grade 12

2,483

15

2,689

16.47

5,172

31.67

Certificate with less than grade 12

72

0.44

72

0.44

145

0.89

Cert/dip with grade 12

719

4.40

806

4.94

1,525

9.34

Bachelor’s degree

310

2

221

1.35

531

3.25

Bachelor’s degree and diploma

124

0.76

93

0.57

217

1.33

Honour’s degree

74

0.45

83

0.51

157

0.96

Higher degree (master’s or doctorate)

652

3.99

41

0.25

692

4.24

Total

7,918

48.49

8,411

51.51

16,329

100.00

 

WARD 055

LANGUAGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

English

7,271

32.28

8,020

35.60

15,290

67.87

Afrikaans

2,384

10.58

2,710

12.03

5,093

22.61

Xhosa

393

1.74

431

1.91

824

3.66

Other African

108

0.48

99

0.44

207

0.92

Other

928

4.12

184

0.82

1,113

4.94

Total

11,084

49.20

11,444

50.80

22,528

100.00

 

Ward 055

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

Number

%

Eastern Cape

249

3.92

Free State

88

1.39

Gauteng

562

8.86

Kwa-Zulu Natal

288

4.54

Limpopo

45

0.71

Mpumalanga

38

0.60

Northern Cape

80

1.26

North West

39

0.61

Western Cape

4,719

74.39

Undetermined

236

3.72

Total

6,344

100.00

 

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Disabilities

Number

%

Sight

220

16.28

Hearing

278

20.58

Communication

50

3.70

Physical

429

31.75

Intellectual

120

8.88

Emotional

127

9.40

Multiple

128

9.47

Total

1,351

100.00

 

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Employment Profile

 

 

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

 

WARD 055

WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

4,950

48.50

3,950

38.70

8,900

87.20

Unemployed

722

7.07

585

5.73

1,307

12.80

Economically Active Total

5,672

55.57

4,535

44.43

10,207

100.00

 

WARD 055

WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

783

14.73

710

13.36

1,492

28.07

Home-maker or housewife

24

0.45

1,204

22.65

1,227

23.09

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

490

9.22

681

12.81

1,170

22.01

Unable to work due to illness or disability

306

5.76

283

5.32

590

11.10

Seasonal worker not working presently

100

1.88

71

1.34

172

3.24

Does not choose to work

124

2.33

231

4.35

355

6.68

Could not find work

137

2.58

172

3.24

309

5.81

Economically Inactive Total

1,963

36.93

3,352

63.07

5,315

100.00

 

WARD 055

OCCUPATION OF LABOUR FORCE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Legislators, senior officials and managers

577

6.48

324

3.64

902

10.13

Professionals

563

6.33

376

4.22

939

10.55

Technicians and associate professionals

541

6.08

582

6.54

1,123

12.62

Clerks

413

4.64

1,262

14.18

1,675

18.82

Service workers, shop and market sales workers

729

8.19

518

5.82

1,248

14.02

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

76

0.85

6

0.07

81

0.91

Craft and related trades workers

766

8.61

92

1.03

858

9.64

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

380

4.27

75

0.84

455

5.11

Elementary occupations

309

3.47

324

3.64

633

7.11

Undetermined

595

6.69

391

4.39

986

11.08

Total

4,950

55.62

3,950

44.38

8,900

100.00

 

WARD 055

INCOME OF EARNERS (PER MONTH)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No Income

83

0.93

53

0.60

136

1.53

R1 – R800

242

2.72

319

3.58

561

6.30

R801 - R1 600

625

7.02

656

7.37

1,281

14.39

R1 601 - R6 400

2,510

28.20

2,269

25.49

4,779

53.70

R6 401 - R25 600

1,180

13.26

595

6.69

1,776

19.96

R25 601 - R102 400

166

1.87

46

0.52

212

2.38

R102 401 or more

143

1.61

13

0.15

156

1.75

Total

4,950

55.62

3,950

44.38

8,900

100.00

 

WARD 055

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE  

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

2,940

69.00

1,005

23.59

3,945

92.58

Unemployed

215

5.05

101

2.37

316

7.42

Economically Active Total

3,155

74.04

1,106

25.96

4,261

100.00

 

WARD 055

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

28

1.00

14

0.50

42

1.50

Home-maker or housewife

17

0.61

208

7.42

225

8.03

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

911

32.51

915

32.66

1,826

65.17

Unable to work due to illness or disability

93

3.32

63

2.25

156

5.57

Seasonal worker not working presently

42

1.50

15

0.54

58

2.07

Does not choose to work

35

1.25

51

1.82

87

3.10

Could not find work

265

9.46

143

5.10

408

14.56

Economically Inactive Total

1,391

49.64

1,409

50.29

2,802

100.00

 

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HouSing Profile

 

 

Type of Dwelling, Ownership, Household Income, Household Size

 

Ward 055 

TYPE OF DWELLING

Number 

%

House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard

3,682

52.13

Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials

75

1.06

Flat in block of flats

2,087

29.55

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

602

8.52

House/flat/room in back yard

276

3.91

Informal dwelling/shack in back yard

73

1.03

Informal dwelling/shack NOT in back yard

40

0.57

Room/flatlet not in back yard but on shared property

52

0.74

Caravan or tent

9

0.13

Private ship/boat

3

0.04

Not applicable (living quarters is not housing unit)

164

2.32

Total

7,063

100.00

 

Ward 055

DWELLING OWNERSHIP

Number 

%

Owned and fully paid off

1,858

26.31

Owned but not yet paid off

2,111

29.89

Rented

2,785

39.44

Occupied rent-free

144

2.04

Not applicable

164

2.32

Total

7,062

100.00

 

Ward 055 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME (PER ANNUM)

Number 

%

No Income

353

5.03

R1 – R4 800

73

1.04

R4 801 – R9 600

641

9.14

R9 601 - R19 200

667

9.51

R19 201 - R76 800

2,484

35.43

R76 801 - R307 200

2,417

34.47

R307 201 - R1 228 800

321

4.58

R1 228 801 and more

55

0.78

Total

7,011

100.00

 

Ward 055

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

Number

%

1

1,581

22.39

2

1,846

26.14

3 to 4

2,368

33.53

5 to 6

927

13.13

7 to 8

214

3.03

9+

126

1.78

Total

7,062

100.00

Average Household Size

3.19

 

 

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Service Profile

 

 

Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal

 

Ward 055

TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR LIGHTING

Number

%

Electricity

7,009

99.28

Gas

13

0.18

Paraffin

15

0.21

Candles

17

0.24

Solar

5

0.07

Other

3

0.04

Total

7,060

100.00

 

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ACCESS TO WATER

Number

%

Piped water inside dwelling

6,179

87.52

Piped water inside yard

607

8.60

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

41

0.58

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

204

2.89

Borehole

5

0.07

Spring

0

0.00

Rain-water tank

6

0.08

Dam/pool/stagnant water

3

0.04

River/stream

0

0.00

Water vendor

0

0.00

Other

18

0.25

Total

7,060

100.00

 

Ward 055

TYPE OF SANITATION

Number

%

Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)

6,910

97.88

Flush toilet (with septic tank)

69

0.98

Chemical toilet

6

0.08

Pit latrine with ventilation (VIP)

3

0.04

Pit latrine without ventilation

8

0.11

Bucket latrine

6

0.08

None

57

0.81

Total

7,060

100.00

 

Ward 055

TYPE OF REFUSE REMOVAL

Number

%

Removed by local authority at least once a week

7,001

99.16

Removed by local authority less often

26

0.37

Communal refuse dump

4

0.06

Own refuse dump

6

0.08

No rubbish disposal

22

0.31

Total

7,060

100.00

 

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TRANSPORT Profile

 

 

WARD 055

MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK OR SCHOOL

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

1,410

10.37

1,331

9.79

2,741

20.15

By bicycle

81

0.60

45

0.33

126

0.93

By motorcycle

68

0.50

40

0.29

108

0.79

By car as a driver

2,645

19.45

1,567

11.52

4,212

30.97

By car as a passenger

1,218

8.96

1,460

10.73

2,677

19.68

By minibus/taxi

674

4.96

751

5.52

1,424

10.47

By bus

486

3.57

609

4.48

1,095

8.05

By train

328

2.41

240

1.76

567

4.17

Other

619

4.55

32

0.24

651

4.79

Total

7,529

55.36

6,075

44.67

13,601

100.00

 

WARD 055

MODE OF TRAVEL OF EMPLOYED

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

387

4.63

350

4.19

738

8.83

By bicycle

53

0.63

25

0.30

78

0.93

By motorcycle

51

0.61

25

0.30

76

0.91

By car as a driver

2,537

30.35

1,499

17.93

4,035

48.27

By car as a passenger

369

4.41

618

7.39

987

11.81

By minibus/taxi

430

5.14

538

6.44

968

11.58

By bus

313

3.74

474

5.67

786

9.40

By train

265

3.17

177

2.12

442

5.29

Other

229

2.74

20

0.24

249

2.98

Total

4,634

55.43

3,726

44.57

8,360

100.00

 

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HouSEHOLD GOODS Profile

 

 

Ward 055

HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Number

%

Cell phone

4,094

57.99

Telephone

5,443

77.10

Refrigerator

6,700

94.90

Radio

6,383

90.41

Television

6,494

91.98

Computer

2,137

30.27

Total number of households

7,060

100.00

 

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