City of
Ward 087 - Bongweni,
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 |
15,916 |
47.97 |
17,148 |
51.69 |
33,064 |
99.66 |
|
Coloured |
35 |
0.11 |
53 |
0.16 |
88 |
0.27 |
|
Indian/Asian |
6 |
0.02 |
5 |
0.02 |
11 |
0.03 |
|
White |
9 |
0.03 |
4 |
0.01 |
13 |
0.04 |
|
Total |
15,967 |
48.13 |
17,210 |
51.87 |
33,176 |
100.00 |
|
AGE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
0 - 5 |
2,047 |
6.17 |
2,014 |
6.07 |
4,061 |
12.24 |
|
6 – 12 |
2,229 |
6.72 |
2,407 |
7.26 |
4,636 |
13.97 |
|
13 - 17 |
1,619 |
4.88 |
1,893 |
5.71 |
3,512 |
10.59 |
|
18 - 34 |
6,082 |
18.33 |
6,653 |
20.05 |
12,735 |
38.39 |
|
35 - 54 |
3,325 |
10.02 |
3,651 |
11.00 |
6,976 |
21.03 |
|
55 - 64 |
519 |
1.56 |
383 |
1.15 |
902 |
2.72 |
|
65+ |
147 |
0.44 |
208 |
0.63 |
355 |
1.07 |
|
Total |
15,967 |
48.13 |
17,210 |
51.87 |
33,176 |
100.00 |
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EDUCATION LEVEL
OF ADULTS (20+) |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
No schooling |
748 |
3.88 |
693 |
3.59 |
1,441 |
7.47 |
|
Grade
1- 6 |
2,233 |
11.57 |
1,498 |
7.76 |
3,730 |
19.33 |
|
Grade
7 |
807 |
4.18 |
854 |
4.43 |
1,662 |
8.61 |
|
Grade
8 - 11 |
3,463 |
17.94 |
4,326 |
22.42 |
7,789 |
40.36 |
|
Grade 12 |
1,733 |
8.98 |
1,983 |
10.28 |
3,715 |
19.25 |
|
Certificate with less
than grade 12 |
19 |
0.10 |
33 |
0.17 |
52 |
0.27 |
|
Cert/dip with grade 12 |
217 |
1.12 |
469 |
2.43 |
686 |
3.55 |
|
Bachelor’s degree |
69 |
0.36 |
70 |
0.36 |
140 |
0.73 |
|
Bachelor’s degree and
diploma |
23 |
0.12 |
32 |
0.17 |
55 |
0.28 |
|
Honour’s degree |
7 |
0.04 |
14 |
0.07 |
21 |
0.11 |
|
Higher degree (master’s
or doctorate) |
5 |
0.03 |
3 |
0.02 |
8 |
0.04 |
|
Total |
9,323 |
48.31 |
9,976 |
51.69 |
19,299 |
100.00 |
|
LANGUAGE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
English |
56 |
0.17 |
45 |
0.14 |
101 |
0.30 |
|
Afrikaans |
48 |
0.14 |
70 |
0.21 |
118 |
0.36 |
|
Xhosa |
15,618 |
47.08 |
16,889 |
50.91 |
32,507 |
97.98 |
|
Other African |
223 |
0.67 |
182 |
0.55 |
404 |
1.22 |
|
Other |
23 |
0.07 |
23 |
0.07 |
46 |
0.14 |
|
Total |
15,967 |
48.13 |
17,210 |
51.87 |
33,176 |
100.00 |
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IN-MIGRATION in the Period 1996 to 2001 including intra-city Migration |
Number |
% |
|
|
1,961 |
69.39 |
|
|
27 |
0.96 |
|
|
106 |
3.75 |
|
Kwa-Zulu |
49 |
1.73 |
|
|
6 |
0.21 |
|
|
10 |
0.35 |
|
|
16 |
0.57 |
|
|
16 |
0.57 |
|
|
584 |
20.67 |
|
Undetermined |
51 |
1.80 |
|
Total |
2,826 |
100.00 |
|
Disabilities |
Number |
% |
|
Sight |
234 |
28.30 |
|
Hearing |
79 |
9.55 |
|
Communication |
24 |
2.90 |
|
Physical |
261 |
31.56 |
|
Intellectual |
110 |
13.30 |
|
Emotional |
64 |
7.74 |
|
Multiple |
56 |
6.77 |
|
Total |
827 |
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 |
4,429 |
27.48 |
3,303 |
20.49 |
7,732 |
47.97 |
|
Unemployed |
3,627 |
22.50 |
4,759 |
29.53 |
8,386 |
52.03 |
|
Economically Active Total |
8,055 |
49.98 |
8,062 |
50.02 |
16,118 |
100.00 |
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WORK STATUS -
ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE Aged 15 to 65 |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Scholar or student |
1,873 |
27.80 |
2,248 |
33.36 |
4,120 |
61.15 |
|
Home-maker or housewife |
17 |
0.25 |
259 |
3.84 |
276 |
4.10 |
|
Pensioner or retired
person/too old to work |
127 |
1.88 |
208 |
3.09 |
336 |
4.99 |
|
Unable to work due to
illness or disability |
253 |
3.75 |
217 |
3.22 |
470 |
6.98 |
|
Seasonal worker not
working presently |
68 |
1.01 |
64 |
0.95 |
133 |
1.97 |
|
Does not choose to work |
166 |
2.46 |
201 |
2.98 |
367 |
5.45 |
|
Could not find work |
392 |
5.82 |
646 |
9.59 |
1,038 |
15.41 |
|
Economically Inactive
Total |
2,895 |
42.97 |
3,843 |
57.03 |
6,738 |
100.00 |
|
OCCUPATION OF
LABOUR FORCE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Legislators, senior
officials and managers |
63 |
0.81 |
40 |
0.52 |
103 |
1.33 |
|
Professionals |
98 |
1.27 |
122 |
1.58 |
221 |
2.86 |
|
Technicians and associate
professionals |
156 |
2.02 |
327 |
4.23 |
483 |
6.25 |
|
Clerks |
227 |
2.94 |
276 |
3.57 |
504 |
6.52 |
|
Service workers, shop and
market sales workers |
686 |
8.87 |
455 |
5.88 |
1,141 |
14.76 |
|
Skilled agricultural and
fishery workers |
46 |
0.59 |
17 |
0.22 |
63 |
0.81 |
|
Craft and related trades
workers |
836 |
10.81 |
116 |
1.50 |
952 |
12.31 |
|
Plant and machine
operators and assemblers |
617 |
7.98 |
49 |
0.63 |
665 |
8.60 |
|
Elementary occupations |
1,405 |
18.17 |
1,700 |
21.99 |
3,105 |
40.16 |
|
Undetermined |
294 |
3.80 |
201 |
2.60 |
495 |
6.40 |
|
Total |
4,429 |
57.28 |
3,303 |
42.72 |
7,732 |
100.00 |
|
INCOME OF
EARNERS (PER MONTH) |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
No Income |
78 |
1.01 |
73 |
0.94 |
151 |
1.95 |
|
R1 – R800 |
889 |
11.50 |
1,264 |
16.35 |
2,153 |
27.85 |
|
R801 - R1 600 |
2,131 |
27.56 |
1,211 |
15.66 |
3,342 |
43.22 |
|
R1 601 - R6 400 |
1,240 |
16.04 |
684 |
8.85 |
1,924 |
24.88 |
|
R6 401 - R25 600 |
86 |
1.11 |
70 |
0.91 |
156 |
2.02 |
|
R25 601 - R102 400 |
5 |
0.06 |
1 |
0.01 |
6 |
0.08 |
|
R102 401 or more |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Total |
4,429 |
57.28 |
3,303 |
42.72 |
7,732 |
100.00 |
|
WORK STATUS OF
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE
|
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Employed |
2,621 |
39.34 |
1,576 |
23.66 |
4,196 |
62.98 |
|
Unemployed |
1,286 |
19.30 |
1,180 |
17.71 |
2,466 |
37.02 |
|
Economically Active Total |
3,907 |
58.65 |
2,756 |
41.37 |
6,662 |
100.00 |
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WORK STATUS OF
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Scholar or student |
71 |
1.92 |
103 |
2.78 |
174 |
4.70 |
|
Home-maker or housewife |
5 |
0.14 |
62 |
1.68 |
67 |
1.81 |
|
Pensioner or retired
person/too old to work |
164 |
4.43 |
206 |
5.57 |
370 |
10.00 |
|
Unable to work due to
illness or disability |
135 |
3.65 |
99 |
2.68 |
233 |
6.30 |
|
Seasonal worker not
working presently |
33 |
0.89 |
14 |
0.38 |
47 |
1.27 |
|
Does not choose to work |
34 |
0.92 |
33 |
0.89 |
66 |
1.78 |
|
Could not find work |
1,404 |
37.96 |
1,338 |
36.17 |
2,742 |
74.13 |
|
Economically Inactive
Total |
1,846 |
49.91 |
1,855 |
50.15 |
3,699 |
100.00 |
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Type of Dwelling,
Ownership, Household Income, Household Size
|
TYPE OF
DWELLING |
Number |
% |
|
House or brick structure
on a separate stand or yard |
1,503 |
19.19 |
|
Traditional
dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials |
22 |
0.28 |
|
Flat in block of flats |
7 |
0.09 |
|
Town/cluster/semi-detached
house (simplex; duplex; triplex) |
22 |
0.28 |
|
House/flat/room in back
yard |
47 |
0.60 |
|
Informal dwelling/shack
in back yard |
695 |
8.87 |
|
Informal dwelling/shack
NOT in back yard |
5,451 |
69.61 |
|
Room/flatlet not in back yard
but on shared property |
18 |
0.23 |
|
Caravan or tent |
45 |
0.57 |
|
Private ship/boat |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Not applicable (living
quarters is not housing unit) |
22 |
0.28 |
|
Total |
7,831 |
100.00 |
|
DWELLING
OWNERSHIP |
Number |
% |
|
Owned and fully paid off |
2,932 |
37.44 |
|
Owned but not yet paid
off |
1,094 |
13.97 |
|
Rented |
1,006 |
12.85 |
|
Occupied rent-free |
2,776 |
35.45 |
|
Not applicable |
22 |
0.28 |
|
Total |
7,831 |
100.00 |
|
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
(PER ANNUM) |
Number |
% |
|
No Income |
1,746 |
22.30 |
|
R1 – R4 800 |
424 |
5.41 |
|
R4 801 – R9 600 |
1,000 |
12.77 |
|
R9 601 - R19 200 |
1,947 |
24.86 |
|
R19 201 - R76 800 |
2,325 |
29.69 |
|
R76 801 - R307 200 |
377 |
4.81 |
|
R307 201 - R1 228 800 |
9 |
0.11 |
|
R1 228 801 and more |
3 |
0.04 |
|
Total |
7,831 |
100.00 |
|
HOUSEHOLD SIZE |
Number |
% |
|
1 |
1,251 |
15.98 |
|
2 |
1,208 |
15.43 |
|
3 to 4 |
2,453 |
31.33 |
|
5 to 6 |
1,762 |
22.50 |
|
7 to 8 |
779 |
9.95 |
|
9+ |
377 |
4.81 |
|
Total |
7,830 |
100.00 |
|
Average Household Size |
4.24 |
|
|
|
Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal
|
TYPE OF FUEL
USED FOR LIGHTING |
Number |
% |
|
Electricity |
6,520 |
83.26 |
|
Gas |
27 |
0.34 |
|
Paraffin |
1,195 |
15.26 |
|
Candles |
80 |
1.02 |
|
Solar |
6 |
0.08 |
|
Other |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Total |
7,831 |
100.00 |
|
ACCESS TO WATER |
Number |
% |
|
Piped water inside
dwelling |
1,243 |
15.87 |
|
Piped water inside yard |
4,238 |
54.12 |
|
Piped water on community stand:
distance less than 200m. from dwelling |
1,610 |
20.56 |
|
Piped water on community
stand: distance greater than 200m. from dwelling |
718 |
9.17 |
|
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 |
6 |
0.08 |
|
Other |
14 |
0.18 |
|
Total |
7,831 |
100.00 |
|
TYPE OF
SANITATION |
Number |
% |
|
Flush toilet (connected
to sewerage system) |
6,345 |
81.02 |
|
Flush toilet (with septic
tank) |
165 |
2.11 |
|
Chemical toilet |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Pit latrine with
ventilation (VIP) |
7 |
0.09 |
|
Pit latrine without
ventilation |
4 |
0.05 |
|
Bucket latrine |
860 |
10.98 |
|
None |
450 |
5.75 |
|
Total |
7,831 |
100.00 |
|
TYPE OF REFUSE
REMOVAL |
Number |
% |
|
Removed by local
authority at least once a week |
7,803 |
99.64 |
|
Removed by local
authority less often |
9 |
0.11 |
|
Communal refuse dump |
3 |
0.04 |
|
Own refuse dump |
6 |
0.08 |
|
No rubbish disposal |
10 |
0.13 |
|
Total |
7,831 |
100.00 |
|
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MODE OF TRAVEL
TO WORK OR SCHOOL |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
On foot |
3,696 |
20.39 |
3,917 |
21.61 |
7,613 |
42.01 |
|
By bicycle |
46 |
0.25 |
25 |
0.14 |
71 |
0.39 |
|
By motorcycle |
66 |
0.36 |
25 |
0.14 |
91 |
0.50 |
|
By car as a driver |
308 |
1.70 |
121 |
0.67 |
429 |
2.37 |
|
By car as a passenger |
805 |
4.44 |
474 |
2.62 |
1,280 |
7.06 |
|
By minibus/taxi |
816 |
4.50 |
929 |
5.13 |
1,745 |
9.63 |
|
By bus |
970 |
5.35 |
1,406 |
7.76 |
2,376 |
13.11 |
|
By train |
2,546 |
14.05 |
1,886 |
10.41 |
4,432 |
24.46 |
|
Other |
48 |
0.26 |
39 |
0.22 |
86 |
0.47 |
|
Total |
9,301 |
51.32 |
8,822 |
48.68 |
18,123 |
100.00 |
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MODE OF TRAVEL
OF EMPLOYED |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
On foot |
206 |
2.80 |
236 |
3.21 |
441 |
6.00 |
|
By bicycle |
27 |
0.37 |
7 |
0.10 |
34 |
0.46 |
|
By motorcycle |
51 |
0.69 |
14 |
0.19 |
65 |
0.88 |
|
By car as a driver |
295 |
4.01 |
114 |
1.55 |
409 |
5.56 |
|
By car as a passenger |
572 |
7.78 |
193 |
2.62 |
766 |
10.42 |
|
By minibus/taxi |
600 |
8.16 |
604 |
8.21 |
1,204 |
16.37 |
|
By bus |
576 |
7.83 |
821 |
11.17 |
1,397 |
19.00 |
|
By train |
1,865 |
25.36 |
1,102 |
14.99 |
2,966 |
40.34 |
|
Other |
42 |
0.57 |
29 |
0.39 |
70 |
0.95 |
|
Total |
4,234 |
57.58 |
3,119 |
42.42 |
7,353 |
100.00 |
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS |
Number |
% |
|
Cell phone |
2,361 |
30.15 |
|
Telephone |
1,825 |
23.30 |
|
Refrigerator |
3,828 |
48.88 |
|
Radio |
5,626 |
71.84 |
|
Television |
4,390 |
56.06 |
|
Computer |
102 |
1.30 |
|
Total number of
households |
7,831 |
100.00 |