City of
Ward 075 - Mitchell’s Plain, Philippi, Weltevreden,
Weltevreden Valley, Woodlands
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 |
3,717 |
13.63 |
4,023 |
14.76 |
7,741 |
28.39 |
|
Coloured |
9,228 |
33.85 |
10,072 |
36.94 |
19,301 |
70.79 |
|
Indian/Asian |
71 |
0.26 |
90 |
0.33 |
161 |
0.59 |
|
White |
28 |
0.10 |
34 |
0.12 |
62 |
0.23 |
|
Total |
13,044 |
47.84 |
14,219 |
52.15 |
27,264 |
100.00 |
|
AGE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
0 - 5 |
1,677 |
6.15 |
1,713 |
6.28 |
3,390 |
12.43 |
|
6 – 12 |
1,917 |
7.03 |
2,002 |
7.34 |
3,920 |
14.38 |
|
13 - 17 |
1,336 |
4.90 |
1,383 |
5.07 |
2,718 |
9.97 |
|
18 - 34 |
4,318 |
15.84 |
4,807 |
17.63 |
9,125 |
33.47 |
|
35 - 54 |
3,049 |
11.18 |
3,362 |
12.33 |
6,411 |
23.51 |
|
55 - 64 |
544 |
2.00 |
620 |
2.27 |
1,164 |
4.27 |
|
65+ |
202 |
0.74 |
333 |
1.22 |
535 |
1.96 |
|
Total |
13,044 |
47.84 |
14,219 |
52.15 |
27,264 |
100.00 |
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EDUCATION LEVEL
OF ADULTS (20+) |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
No schooling |
226 |
1.40 |
240 |
1.49 |
466 |
2.89 |
|
Grade
1- 6 |
885 |
5.49 |
833 |
5.16 |
1,718 |
10.65 |
|
Grade
7 |
505 |
3.13 |
712 |
4.41 |
1,217 |
7.54 |
|
Grade
8 - 11 |
3,554 |
22.03 |
3,988 |
24.72 |
7,543 |
46.76 |
|
Grade 12 |
1,822 |
11.29 |
2,082 |
12.91 |
3,904 |
24.20 |
|
Certificate with less
than grade 12 |
79 |
0.49 |
60 |
0.37 |
139 |
0.86 |
|
Cert/dip with grade 12 |
421 |
2.61 |
474 |
2.94 |
895 |
5.55 |
|
Bachelor’s degree |
43 |
0.27 |
61 |
0.38 |
104 |
0.64 |
|
Bachelor’s degree and
diploma |
47 |
0.29 |
33 |
0.20 |
81 |
0.50 |
|
Honour’s degree |
23 |
0.14 |
11 |
0.07 |
34 |
0.21 |
|
Higher degree (master’s
or doctorate) |
18 |
0.11 |
15 |
0.09 |
33 |
0.20 |
|
Total |
7,624 |
47.26 |
8,509 |
52.74 |
16,133 |
100.00 |
|
LANGUAGE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
English |
5,234 |
19.20 |
5,650 |
20.72 |
10,884 |
39.92 |
|
Afrikaans |
4,296 |
15.76 |
4,737 |
17.37 |
9,033 |
33.13 |
|
Xhosa |
3,395 |
12.45 |
3,724 |
13.66 |
7,119 |
26.11 |
|
Other African |
78 |
0.29 |
81 |
0.30 |
159 |
0.58 |
|
Other |
41 |
0.15 |
27 |
0.10 |
68 |
0.25 |
|
Total |
13,044 |
47.84 |
14,219 |
52.15 |
27,264 |
100.00 |
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IN-MIGRATION in the Period 1996 to 2001 including intra-city Migration |
Number |
% |
|
|
1,111 |
20.48 |
|
|
23 |
0.42 |
|
|
111 |
2.05 |
|
Kwa-Zulu |
101 |
1.86 |
|
|
6 |
0.11 |
|
|
9 |
0.17 |
|
|
52 |
0.96 |
|
|
6 |
0.11 |
|
|
3,957 |
72.95 |
|
Undetermined |
49 |
0.90 |
|
Total |
5,424 |
100.00 |
|
Disabilities |
Number |
% |
|
Sight |
100 |
14.49 |
|
Hearing |
54 |
7.83 |
|
Communication |
17 |
2.46 |
|
Physical |
263 |
38.12 |
|
Intellectual |
101 |
14.64 |
|
Emotional |
90 |
13.04 |
|
Multiple |
65 |
9.42 |
|
Total |
690 |
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 |
4,651 |
37.19 |
3,605 |
28.83 |
8,257 |
66.02 |
|
Unemployed |
2,018 |
16.14 |
2,231 |
17.84 |
4,249 |
33.98 |
|
Economically Active Total |
6,669 |
53.33 |
5,837 |
46.67 |
12,506 |
100.00 |
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WORK STATUS -
ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE Aged 15 to 65 |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Scholar or student |
1,083 |
18.28 |
1,249 |
21.08 |
2,332 |
39.36 |
|
Home-maker or housewife |
32 |
0.54 |
1,458 |
24.61 |
1,490 |
25.15 |
|
Pensioner or retired
person/too old to work |
244 |
4.12 |
345 |
5.82 |
589 |
9.94 |
|
Unable to work due to
illness or disability |
241 |
4.07 |
228 |
3.85 |
468 |
7.90 |
|
Seasonal worker not
working presently |
32 |
0.54 |
26 |
0.44 |
59 |
1.00 |
|
Does not choose to work |
104 |
1.76 |
151 |
2.55 |
255 |
4.30 |
|
Could not find work |
328 |
5.54 |
404 |
6.82 |
732 |
12.35 |
|
Economically Inactive
Total |
2,064 |
34.84 |
3,861 |
65.16 |
5,925 |
100.00 |
|
OCCUPATION OF LABOUR
FORCE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Legislators, senior
officials and managers |
316 |
3.83 |
162 |
1.96 |
478 |
5.79 |
|
Professionals |
247 |
2.99 |
193 |
2.34 |
440 |
5.33 |
|
Technicians and associate
professionals |
390 |
4.72 |
535 |
6.48 |
925 |
11.20 |
|
Clerks |
544 |
6.59 |
951 |
11.52 |
1,496 |
18.12 |
|
Service workers, shop and
market sales workers |
545 |
6.60 |
371 |
4.49 |
916 |
11.09 |
|
Skilled agricultural and
fishery workers |
29 |
0.35 |
12 |
0.15 |
40 |
0.48 |
|
Craft and related trades
workers |
906 |
10.97 |
192 |
2.33 |
1,098 |
13.30 |
|
Plant and machine
operators and assemblers |
654 |
7.92 |
317 |
3.84 |
972 |
11.77 |
|
Elementary occupations |
811 |
9.82 |
696 |
8.43 |
1,507 |
18.25 |
|
Undetermined |
209 |
2.53 |
177 |
2.14 |
386 |
4.67 |
|
Total |
4,651 |
56.33 |
3,605 |
43.66 |
8,257 |
100.00 |
|
INCOME OF
EARNERS (PER MONTH) |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
No Income |
104 |
1.26 |
72 |
0.87 |
177 |
2.14 |
|
R1 – R800 |
400 |
4.84 |
490 |
5.93 |
890 |
10.78 |
|
R801 - R1 600 |
1,130 |
13.69 |
969 |
11.74 |
2,099 |
25.42 |
|
R1 601 - R6 400 |
2,533 |
30.68 |
1,834 |
22.21 |
4,367 |
52.89 |
|
R6 401 - R25 600 |
455 |
5.51 |
215 |
2.60 |
670 |
8.11 |
|
R25 601 - R102 400 |
29 |
0.35 |
23 |
0.28 |
51 |
0.62 |
|
R102 401 or more |
0 |
0.00 |
3 |
0.04 |
3 |
0.04 |
|
Total |
4,651 |
56.33 |
3,605 |
43.66 |
8,257 |
100.00 |
|
WORK STATUS OF
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Employed |
2,954 |
58.10 |
867 |
17.05 |
3,822 |
75.18 |
|
Unemployed |
764 |
15.03 |
499 |
9.82 |
1,262 |
24.82 |
|
Economically Active Total |
3,718 |
73.13 |
1,366 |
26.87 |
5,084 |
100.00 |
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WORK STATUS OF
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Scholar or student |
26 |
0.97 |
35 |
1.30 |
61 |
2.27 |
|
Home-maker or housewife |
13 |
0.48 |
313 |
11.66 |
326 |
12.15 |
|
Pensioner or retired
person/too old to work |
296 |
11.03 |
247 |
9.20 |
543 |
20.23 |
|
Unable to work due to
illness or disability |
118 |
4.40 |
65 |
2.42 |
183 |
6.82 |
|
Seasonal worker not
working presently |
18 |
0.67 |
10 |
0.37 |
29 |
1.08 |
|
Does not choose to work |
27 |
1.01 |
20 |
0.75 |
47 |
1.75 |
|
Could not find work |
884 |
32.94 |
611 |
22.76 |
1,495 |
55.70 |
|
Economically Inactive
Total |
1,382 |
51.49 |
1,301 |
48.47 |
2,684 |
100.00 |
|
|
Type of Dwelling,
Ownership, Household Income, Household Size
|
TYPE OF
DWELLING |
Number |
% |
|
House or brick structure
on a separate stand or yard |
4,920 |
75.43 |
|
Traditional
dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials |
101 |
1.55 |
|
Flat in block of flats |
686 |
10.52 |
|
Town/cluster/semi-detached
house (simplex; duplex; triplex) |
33 |
0.51 |
|
House/flat/room in back
yard |
80 |
1.23 |
|
Informal dwelling/shack
in back yard |
509 |
7.80 |
|
Informal dwelling/shack
NOT in back yard |
117 |
1.79 |
|
Room/flatlet not in back
yard but on shared property |
26 |
0.40 |
|
Caravan or tent |
13 |
0.20 |
|
Private ship/boat |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Not applicable (living
quarters is not housing unit) |
39 |
0.60 |
|
Total |
6,523 |
100.00 |
|
DWELLING
OWNERSHIP |
Number |
% |
|
Owned and fully paid off |
1,585 |
24.30 |
|
Owned but not yet paid
off |
2,520 |
38.63 |
|
Rented |
2,197 |
33.68 |
|
Occupied rent-free |
181 |
2.77 |
|
Not applicable |
39 |
0.60 |
|
Total |
6,523 |
100.00 |
|
HOUSEHOLD
INCOME (PER ANNUM) |
Number |
% |
|
No Income |
1,212 |
18.58 |
|
R1 – R4 800 |
130 |
1.99 |
|
R4 801 – R9 600 |
458 |
7.02 |
|
R9 601 - R19 200 |
875 |
13.41 |
|
R19 201 - R76 800 |
2,348 |
36.00 |
|
R76 801 - R307 200 |
1,401 |
21.48 |
|
R307 201 - R1 228 800 |
85 |
1.30 |
|
R1 228 801 and more |
14 |
0.21 |
|
Total |
6,523 |
100.00 |
|
HOUSEHOLD SIZE |
Number |
% |
|
1 |
655 |
10.04 |
|
2 |
851 |
13.04 |
|
3 to 4 |
2,615 |
40.08 |
|
5 to 6 |
1,670 |
25.60 |
|
7 to 8 |
525 |
8.05 |
|
9+ |
208 |
3.19 |
|
Total |
6,524 |
100.00 |
|
Average Household Size |
4.18 |
|
|
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Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal
|
TYPE OF FUEL
USED FOR LIGHTING |
Number |
% |
|
Electricity |
6,276 |
96.21 |
|
Gas |
13 |
0.20 |
|
Paraffin |
183 |
2.81 |
|
Candles |
48 |
0.74 |
|
Solar |
3 |
0.05 |
|
Other |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Total |
6,523 |
100.00 |
|
ACCESS TO WATER |
Number |
% |
|
Piped water inside
dwelling |
4,501 |
69.00 |
|
Piped water inside yard |
1,813 |
27.79 |
|
Piped water on community
stand: distance less than 200m. from dwelling |
39 |
0.60 |
|
Piped water on community stand:
distance greater than 200m. from dwelling |
132 |
2.02 |
|
Borehole |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Spring |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Rain-water tank |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Dam/pool/stagnant water |
3 |
0.05 |
|
River/stream |
3 |
0.05 |
|
Water vendor |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Other |
31 |
0.48 |
|
Total |
6,523 |
100.00 |
|
TYPE OF
SANITATION |
Number |
% |
|
Flush toilet (connected
to sewerage system) |
6,369 |
97.64 |
|
Flush toilet (with septic
tank) |
15 |
0.23 |
|
Chemical toilet |
4 |
0.06 |
|
Pit latrine with ventilation
(VIP) |
11 |
0.17 |
|
Pit latrine without
ventilation |
7 |
0.11 |
|
Bucket latrine |
32 |
0.49 |
|
None |
85 |
1.30 |
|
Total |
6,523 |
100.00 |
|
TYPE OF REFUSE
REMOVAL |
Number |
% |
|
Removed by local authority
at least once a week |
6,383 |
97.85 |
|
Removed by local
authority less often |
17 |
0.26 |
|
Communal refuse dump |
11 |
0.17 |
|
Own refuse dump |
10 |
0.15 |
|
No rubbish disposal |
103 |
1.58 |
|
Total |
6,523 |
100.00 |
|
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MODE OF TRAVEL
TO WORK OR SCHOOL |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
On foot |
2,302 |
14.76 |
2,396 |
15.36 |
4,698 |
30.12 |
|
By bicycle |
54 |
0.35 |
35 |
0.22 |
89 |
0.57 |
|
By motorcycle |
19 |
0.12 |
21 |
0.13 |
40 |
0.26 |
|
By car as a driver |
1,575 |
10.10 |
550 |
3.53 |
2,125 |
13.62 |
|
By car as a passenger |
1,386 |
8.88 |
1,427 |
9.15 |
2,813 |
18.03 |
|
By minibus/taxi |
786 |
5.04 |
881 |
5.65 |
1,667 |
10.69 |
|
By bus |
851 |
5.46 |
1,296 |
8.31 |
2,146 |
13.76 |
|
By train |
1,130 |
7.24 |
770 |
4.94 |
1,900 |
12.18 |
|
Other |
82 |
0.53 |
40 |
0.26 |
122 |
0.78 |
|
Total |
8,185 |
52.47 |
7,416 |
47.54 |
15,600 |
100.00 |
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MODE OF TRAVEL
OF EMPLOYED |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
On foot |
179 |
2.26 |
163 |
2.06 |
342 |
4.32 |
|
By bicycle |
29 |
0.37 |
13 |
0.16 |
42 |
0.53 |
|
By motorcycle |
8 |
0.10 |
10 |
0.13 |
18 |
0.23 |
|
By car as a driver |
1,549 |
19.55 |
535 |
6.75 |
2,083 |
26.29 |
|
By car as a passenger |
640 |
8.08 |
624 |
7.87 |
1,263 |
15.94 |
|
By minibus/taxi |
417 |
5.26 |
529 |
6.68 |
945 |
11.93 |
|
By bus |
581 |
7.33 |
996 |
12.57 |
1,577 |
19.90 |
|
By train |
983 |
12.41 |
566 |
7.14 |
1,549 |
19.55 |
|
Other |
75 |
0.95 |
28 |
0.35 |
104 |
1.31 |
|
Total |
4,461 |
56.30 |
3,463 |
43.70 |
7,924 |
100.00 |
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS |
Number |
% |
|
Cell phone |
2,784 |
42.68 |
|
Telephone |
3,658 |
56.08 |
|
Refrigerator |
4,994 |
76.56 |
|
Radio |
5,209 |
79.86 |
|
Television |
5,028 |
77.08 |
|
Computer |
910 |
13.95 |
|
Total number of
households |
6,523 |
100.00 |