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Compiled
by Strategic Development Information and GIS from 2001 Census data supplied by
Statistics South Africa
Ethnic Group, Age, Education, Language
|
ETHNIC GROUP |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Black African |
235 |
0.83 |
215 |
0.76 |
449 |
1.58 |
|
Coloured |
13,158 |
46.44 |
14,635 |
51.66 |
27,793 |
98.10 |
|
Indian/Asian |
36 |
0.13 |
33 |
0.12 |
69 |
0.24 |
|
White |
12 |
0.04 |
9 |
0.03 |
21 |
0.07 |
|
Total |
13,440 |
47.44 |
14,891 |
52.56 |
28,332 |
100.00 |
|
AGE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
0 - 5 |
1,676 |
5.92 |
1,604 |
5.66 |
3,279 |
11.57 |
|
6 - 12 |
2,279 |
8.04 |
2,301 |
8.12 |
4,581 |
16.17 |
|
13 - 17 |
1,743 |
6.15 |
1,747 |
6.17 |
3,490 |
12.32 |
|
18 - 34 |
3,816 |
13.47 |
4,094 |
14.45 |
7,911 |
27.92 |
|
35 - 54 |
2,953 |
10.42 |
3,805 |
13.43 |
6,758 |
23.85 |
|
55 - 64 |
643 |
2.27 |
843 |
2.98 |
1,486 |
5.24 |
|
65+ |
330 |
1.16 |
497 |
1.75 |
827 |
2.92 |
|
Total |
13,440 |
47.44 |
14,891 |
52.56 |
28,332 |
100.00 |
|
EDUCATION LEVEL OF ADULTS (20+) |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
No schooling |
229 |
1.46 |
426 |
2.71 |
655 |
4.17 |
|
Grade 1- 6 |
1,413 |
9.00 |
2,025 |
12.89 |
3,438 |
21.89 |
|
Grade 7 |
855 |
5.44 |
1,237 |
7.88 |
2,092 |
13.32 |
|
Grade 8 - 11 |
3,515 |
22.38 |
3,662 |
23.32 |
7,177 |
45.70 |
|
Grade 12 |
965 |
6.14 |
1,173 |
7.47 |
2,138 |
13.61 |
|
Certificate with less than grade 12 |
6 |
0.04 |
12 |
0.08 |
18 |
0.11 |
|
Cert/dip with grade 12 |
61 |
0.39 |
66 |
0.42 |
126 |
0.80 |
|
Bachelor’s degree |
36 |
0.23 |
0 |
0.00 |
36 |
0.23 |
|
Bachelor’s degree and diploma |
6 |
0.04 |
3 |
0.02 |
9 |
0.06 |
|
Honour’s degree |
0 |
0.00 |
12 |
0.08 |
12 |
0.08 |
|
Higher degree (master’s or doctorate) |
0 |
0.00 |
3 |
0.02 |
3 |
0.02 |
|
Total |
7,085 |
45.12 |
8,619 |
54.88 |
15,704 |
100.00 |
|
LANGUAGE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
English |
2,384 |
8.41 |
2,831 |
9.99 |
5,215 |
18.41 |
|
Afrikaans |
11,024 |
38.91 |
12,018 |
42.42 |
23,041 |
81.33 |
|
Xhosa |
18 |
0.06 |
22 |
0.08 |
40 |
0.14 |
|
Other African |
12 |
0.04 |
21 |
0.07 |
33 |
0.12 |
|
Other |
3 |
0.01 |
0 |
0.00 |
3 |
0.01 |
|
Total |
13,440 |
47.44 |
14,891 |
52.56 |
28,332 |
100.00 |
Work Status, Occupation, Income
|
WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY
ACTIVE Aged 15 to 65 |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Employed |
3,960 |
35.67 |
3,722 |
33.53 |
7,682 |
69.20 |
|
Unemployed |
1,834 |
16.52 |
1,585 |
14.28 |
3,419 |
30.80 |
|
Economically Active Total |
5,794 |
52.19 |
5,307 |
47.81 |
11,101 |
100.00 |
|
Lavender Hill |
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WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY
INACTIVE Aged 15 to 65 |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Scholar or student |
941 |
12.85 |
1,037 |
14.16 |
1,978 |
27.01 |
|
Home-maker or housewife |
36 |
0.49 |
2,001 |
27.32 |
2,037 |
27.81 |
|
Pensioner or retired person/too old to
work |
263 |
3.59 |
385 |
5.26 |
648 |
8.85 |
|
Unable to work due to illness or
disability |
460 |
6.28 |
328 |
4.48 |
789 |
10.77 |
|
Seasonal worker not working presently |
213 |
2.91 |
193 |
2.64 |
406 |
5.54 |
|
Does not choose to work |
415 |
5.67 |
343 |
4.68 |
758 |
10.35 |
|
Could not find work |
414 |
5.65 |
295 |
4.03 |
708 |
9.67 |
|
Economically
Inactive Total |
2,741 |
37.42 |
4,582 |
62.56 |
7,324 |
100.00 |
|
OCCUPATION OF LABOUR FORCE |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
Legislators, senior officials and managers
|
81 |
1.05 |
87 |
1.13 |
168 |
2.19 |
|
Professionals |
48 |
0.62 |
72 |
0.94 |
120 |
1.56 |
|
Technicians and associate professionals |
168 |
2.19 |
296 |
3.85 |
464 |
6.04 |
|
Clerks |
255 |
3.32 |
532 |
6.93 |
787 |
10.24 |
|
Service workers, shop and market sales
workers |
319 |
4.15 |
364 |
4.74 |
683 |
8.89 |
|
Skilled agricultural and fishery workers |
69 |
0.90 |
18 |
0.23 |
87 |
1.13 |
|
Craft and related trades workers |
1,074 |
13.98 |
431 |
5.61 |
1,505 |
19.59 |
|
Plant and machine operators and assemblers
|
515 |
6.70 |
496 |
6.46 |
1,011 |
13.16 |
|
Elementary occupations |
957 |
12.46 |
1,029 |
13.39 |
1,986 |
25.85 |
|
Undetermined |
473 |
6.16 |
397 |
5.17 |
870 |
11.33 |
|
Total |
3,960 |
51.55 |
3,722 |
48.45 |
7,682 |
100.00 |
|
Lavender Hill |
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|
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
|
|
0 - R1 600 |
2,446 |
31.84 |
2,841 |
36.98 |
5,287 |
68.82 |
|
R1 601 - R6 400 |
1,469 |
19.12 |
855 |
11.13 |
2,323 |
30.24 |
|
R6 401 - R25 600 |
36 |
0.47 |
24 |
0.31 |
60 |
0.78 |
|
R25 601 - R102 400 |
9 |
0.12 |
3 |
0.04 |
12 |
0.16 |
|
R102 401 or more |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Total |
3,960 |
51.55 |
3,722 |
48.45 |
7,682 |
100.00 |
Type of Dwelling,
Ownership, Household Income
|
TYPE OF DWELLING |
Number |
% |
|
House or brick structure on a separate
stand or yard |
2,459 |
44.76 |
|
Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of
traditional materials |
294 |
5.35 |
|
Flat in block of flats |
1,563 |
28.45 |
|
Town/cluster/semi-detached house (simplex;
duplex; triplex) |
334 |
6.08 |
|
House/flat/room in back yard |
235 |
4.28 |
|
Informal dwelling/shack in back yard |
263 |
4.79 |
|
Informal dwelling/shack NOT in back yard |
271 |
4.93 |
|
Room/flatlet not in back yard but on
shared property |
21 |
0.38 |
|
Caravan or tent |
6 |
0.11 |
|
Private ship/boat |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Not applicable (living quarters is not
housing unit) |
48 |
0.87 |
|
Total |
5,494 |
100.00 |
|
DWELLING OWNERSHIP |
Number |
% |
|
Owned and fully paid off |
1,083 |
19.71 |
|
Owned but not yet paid off |
1,716 |
31.23 |
|
Rented |
2,528 |
46.01 |
|
Occupied rent-free |
119 |
2.17 |
|
Not applicable |
48 |
0.87 |
|
Total |
5,494 |
100.00 |
|
HOUSEHOLD INCOME (PER ANNUM) |
Number |
% |
|
0 - R19 200 |
2,362 |
42.99 |
|
R19 201 - R76 800 |
2,841 |
51.71 |
|
R76 801 - R307 200 |
273 |
4.97 |
|
R307 201 - R1 228 800 |
17 |
0.31 |
|
R1 228 801 and more |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Total |
5,494 |
100.00 |
Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal
|
TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR LIGHTING |
Number |
% |
|
Electricity |
5,462 |
99.45 |
|
Gas |
3 |
0.05 |
|
Paraffin |
6 |
0.11 |
|
Candles |
18 |
0.33 |
|
Solar |
3 |
0.05 |
|
Other |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Total |
5,492 |
100.00 |
|
ACCESS TO WATER |
Number |
% |
|
Piped water inside dwelling |
4,608 |
83.90 |
|
Piped water inside yard |
435 |
7.92 |
|
Piped water on community stand: distance
less than 200m. from dwelling |
165 |
3.00 |
|
Piped water on community stand: distance
greater than 200m. from dwelling |
197 |
3.59 |
|
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 |
0.11 |
|
Other |
80 |
1.46 |
|
Total |
5,492 |
100.00 |
|
TYPE OF SANITATION |
Number |
% |
|
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage
system) |
4,997 |
90.99 |
|
Flush toilet (with septic tank) |
161 |
2.93 |
|
Chemical toilet |
6 |
0.11 |
|
Pit latrine with ventilation (VIP) |
9 |
0.16 |
|
Pit latrine without ventilation |
3 |
0.05 |
|
Bucket latrine |
63 |
1.15 |
|
None |
253 |
4.61 |
|
Total |
5,492 |
100.00 |
|
TYPE OF REFUSE REMOVAL |
Number |
% |
|
Removed by local authority at least once a
week |
5,235 |
95.32 |
|
Removed by local authority less often |
242 |
4.41 |
|
Communal refuse dump |
3 |
0.05 |
|
Own refuse dump |
6 |
0.11 |
|
No rubbish disposal |
6 |
0.11 |
|
Total |
5,492 |
100.00 |