City of Cape Town - Census 2001 – 2006 WARDS

Ward 086 - Bridgewater Ext 1, Greenways, Helderberg Park, Lwandle, Nomzano, Rusthof,

                   Strand, Weltevreden

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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 086

ETHNIC GROUP

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Black African

8,596

31.08

7,594

27.46

16,191

58.54

Coloured

5,039

18.22

5,746

20.78

10,785

39.00

Indian/Asian

91

0.33

99

0.36

190

0.69

White

233

0.84

258

0.93

491

1.78

Total

13,959

50.47

13,697

49.53

27,656

100.00

 

WARD 086 

AGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

0 - 5

1,731

6.26

1,675

6.06

3,405

12.31

6 – 12

1,807

6.53

1,749

6.32

3,556

12.86

13 - 17

1,121

4.05

1,193

4.31

2,314

8.37

18 - 34

5,430

19.63

5,188

18.76

10,618

38.39

35 - 54

2,979

10.77

2,829

10.23

5,808

21.00

55 - 64

588

2.13

655

2.37

1,242

4.49

65+

305

1.10

408

1.48

712

2.57

Total

13,959

50.47

13,697

49.53

27,656

100.00

 

WARD 086 

EDUCATION LEVEL OF ADULTS (20+)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No schooling

799

4.63

728

4.21

1,527

8.84

Grade 1- 6

1,706

9.88

1,298

7.52

3,004

17.39

Grade 7

789

4.57

815

4.72

1,604

9.29

Grade 8 - 11

3,579

20.72

3,605

20.87

7,183

41.59

Grade 12

1,629

9.43

1,666

9.65

3,295

19.08

Certificate with less than grade 12

23

0.13

35

0.20

58

0.34

Cert/dip with grade 12

164

0.95

267

1.55

431

2.50

Bachelor’s degree

27

0.16

32

0.19

59

0.34

Bachelor’s degree and diploma

27

0.16

30

0.17

57

0.33

Honour’s degree

15

0.09

14

0.08

29

0.17

Higher degree (master’s or doctorate)

13

0.08

12

0.07

25

0.14

Total

8,770

50.78

8,502

49.22

17,272

100.00

 

WARD 086

LANGUAGE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

English

485

1.75

533

1.93

1,018

3.68

Afrikaans

5,154

18.64

5,808

21.00

10,962

39.64

Xhosa

7,704

27.86

6,932

25.07

14,636

52.92

Other African

591

2.14

418

1.51

1,010

3.65

Other

25

0.09

6

0.02

31

0.11

Total

13,959

50.47

13,697

49.53

27,656

100.00

 

Ward 086

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

Number

%

Eastern Cape

1,946

53.48

Free State

65

1.79

Gauteng

224

6.16

Kwa-Zulu Natal

125

3.44

Limpopo

15

0.41

Mpumalanga

10

0.27

Northern Cape

126

3.46

North West

43

1.18

Western Cape

1,034

28.41

Undetermined

53

1.46

Total

3,639

100.00

 

Ward 086

Disabilities

Number

%

Sight

269

21.37

Hearing

196

15.57

Communication

55

4.37

Physical

366

29.07

Intellectual

149

11.83

Emotional

152

12.07

Multiple

72

5.72

Total

1,259

100.00

 

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Employment Profile

 

 

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

 

WARD 086

WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

4,674

33.29

3,239

23.07

7,913

56.35

Unemployed

3,047

21.70

3,082

21.95

6,129

43.65

Economically Active Total

7,721

54.99

6,321

45.01

14,042

100.00

 

WARD 086

WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE   Aged 15 to 65

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

946

18.37

1,006

19.54

1,952

37.91

Home-maker or housewife

30

0.58

971

18.86

1,000

19.42

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

292

5.67

366

7.11

658

12.78

Unable to work due to illness or disability

331

6.43

303

5.88

633

12.29

Seasonal worker not working presently

55

1.07

41

0.80

96

1.86

Does not choose to work

128

2.49

160

3.11

289

5.61

Could not find work

224

4.35

298

5.79

522

10.14

Economically Inactive Total

2,005

38.94

3,144

61.06

5,149

100.00

 

WARD 086

OCCUPATION OF LABOUR FORCE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Legislators, senior officials and managers

95

1.20

51

0.64

147

1.86

Professionals

127

1.60

71

0.90

198

2.50

Technicians and associate professionals

147

1.86

285

3.60

433

5.47

Clerks

217

2.74

395

4.99

611

7.72

Service workers, shop and market sales workers

536

6.77

402

5.08

939

11.87

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

87

1.10

16

0.20

102

1.29

Craft and related trades workers

1,142

14.43

148

1.87

1,290

16.30

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

467

5.90

82

1.04

549

6.94

Elementary occupations

1,477

18.67

1,532

19.36

3,009

38.03

Undetermined

380

4.80

256

3.24

636

8.04

Total

4,674

59.07

3,239

40.93

7,913

100.00

 

WARD 086

INCOME OF EARNERS (PER MONTH)

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

No Income

73

0.92

55

0.70

128

1.62

R1 – R800

1,220

15.42

1,356

17.14

2,576

32.55

R801 - R1 600

1,932

24.42

1,100

13.90

3,033

38.33

R1 601 - R6 400

1,268

16.02

629

7.95

1,896

23.96

R6 401 - R25 600

159

2.01

81

1.02

240

3.03

R25 601 - R102 400

21

0.27

17

0.21

38

0.48

R102 401 or more

0

0.00

0

0.00

3

0.04

Total

4,674

59.07

3,239

40.93

7,913

100.00

 

WARD 086

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE  

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Employed

3,178

49.01

1,062

16.38

4,240

65.38

Unemployed

1,516

23.38

728

11.23

2,244

34.60

Economically Active Total

4,695

72.40

1,790

27.60

6,485

100.00

 

WARD 086

WORK STATUS OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

Scholar or student

39

1.06

29

0.79

68

1.85

Home-maker or housewife

15

0.41

138

3.74

153

4.15

Pensioner or retired person/too old to work

404

10.96

279

7.57

683

18.53

Unable to work due to illness or disability

174

4.72

88

2.39

262

7.11

Seasonal worker not working presently

29

0.79

10

0.27

39

1.06

Does not choose to work

51

1.38

25

0.68

76

2.06

Could not find work

1,628

44.18

776

21.06

2,404

65.24

Economically Inactive Total

2,340

63.50

1,345

36.50

3,685

100.00

 

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HouSing Profile

 

 

Type of Dwelling, Ownership, Household Income, Household Size

 

Ward 086 

TYPE OF DWELLING

Number 

%

House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard

2,633

32.79

Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials

182

2.27

Flat in block of flats

821

10.22

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

287

3.57

House/flat/room in back yard

185

2.30

Informal dwelling/shack in back yard

359

4.47

Informal dwelling/shack NOT in back yard

3,190

39.72

Room/flatlet not in back yard but on shared property

31

0.39

Caravan or tent

51

0.64

Private ship/boat

3

0.04

Not applicable (living quarters is not housing unit)

289

3.60

Total

8,031

100.00

 

Ward 086

DWELLING OWNERSHIP

Number 

%

Owned and fully paid off

1,958

24.37

Owned but not yet paid off

1,264

15.74

Rented

2,544

31.67

Occupied rent-free

1,976

24.60

Not applicable

291

3.62

Total

8,033

100.00

 

Ward 086 

HOUSEHOLD INCOME (PER ANNUM)

Number 

%

No Income

2,066

25.73

R1 – R4 800

397

4.94

R4 801 – R9 600

1,144

14.24

R9 601 - R19 200

1,764

21.96

R19 201 - R76 800

2,145

26.71

R76 801 - R307 200

460

5.73

R307 201 - R1 228 800

43

0.54

R1 228 801 and more

11

0.14

Total

8,031

100.00

 

Ward 086

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

Number

%

1

1,748

21.76

2

1,677

20.88

3 to 4

2,537

31.59

5 to 6

1,382

17.21

7 to 8

472

5.88

9+

216

2.69

Total

8,032

100.00

Average Household Size

3.44

 

 

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Service Profile

 

 

Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal

 

Ward 086

TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR LIGHTING

Number

%

Electricity

5,851

72.84

Gas

49

0.61

Paraffin

1,649

20.53

Candles

458

5.70

Solar

12

0.15

Other

13

0.16

Total

8,033

100.00

 

Ward 086

ACCESS TO WATER

Number

%

Piped water inside dwelling

2,155

26.83

Piped water inside yard

1,589

19.78

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

2,200

27.39

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

1,728

21.51

Borehole

3

0.04

Spring

0

0.00

Rain-water tank

0

0.00

Dam/pool/stagnant water

12

0.15

River/stream

0

0.00

Water vendor

8

0.10

Other

339

4.22

Total

8,033

100.00

 

Ward 086

TYPE OF SANITATION

Number

%

Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)

5,556

69.16

Flush toilet (with septic tank)

82

1.02

Chemical toilet

4

0.05

Pit latrine with ventilation (VIP)

12

0.15

Pit latrine without ventilation

232

2.89

Bucket latrine

177

2.20

None

1,970

24.52

Total

8,033

100.00

 

Ward 086

TYPE OF REFUSE REMOVAL

Number

%

Removed by local authority at least once a week

5,707

71.04

Removed by local authority less often

676

8.42

Communal refuse dump

328

4.08

Own refuse dump

325

4.05

No rubbish disposal

997

12.41

Total

8,033

100.00

 

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TRANSPORT Profile

 

 

WARD 086

MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK OR SCHOOL

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

3,924

27.93

3,241

23.07

7,165

50.99

By bicycle

289

2.06

36

0.26

325

2.31

By motorcycle

43

0.31

24

0.17

67

0.48

By car as a driver

647

4.60

256

1.82

903

6.43

By car as a passenger

1,121

7.98

514

3.66

1,635

11.64

By minibus/taxi

1,060

7.54

1,741

12.39

2,801

19.93

By bus

264

1.88

248

1.76

512

3.64

By train

340

2.42

196

1.39

536

3.81

Other

68

0.48

39

0.28

107

0.76

Total

7,756

55.20

6,295

44.80

14,051

100.00

 

WARD 086

MODE OF TRAVEL OF EMPLOYED

Male

%

Female

%

Total

%

On foot

1,398

18.44

743

9.80

2,141

28.24

By bicycle

263

3.47

20

0.26

283

3.73

By motorcycle

36

0.47

13

0.17

49

0.65

By car as a driver

635

8.38

245

3.23

880

11.61

By car as a passenger

929

12.25

346

4.56

1,276

16.83

By minibus/taxi

886

11.69

1,539

20.30

2,425

31.99

By bus

31

0.41

13

0.17

44

0.58

By train

269

3.55

135

1.78

404

5.33

Other

60

0.79

19

0.25

79

1.04

Total

4,506

59.44

3,075

40.56

7,581

100.00

 

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HouSEHOLD GOODS Profile

 

 

Ward 086

HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Number

%

Cell phone

2,432

30.28

Telephone

2,016

25.10

Refrigerator

3,967

49.38

Radio

5,053

62.90

Television

4,190

52.16

Computer

377

4.69

Total number of households

8,033

100.00

 

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