City of Cape Town - Census 2001 - Mowbray

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Demographic Profile, Employment Profile, Housing Profile, Service Profile

Compiled by Strategic Development Information and GIS from 2001 Census data supplied by Statistics South Africa

Demographic Profile by Gender

Ethnic Group, Age, Education, Language

Mowbray
ETHNIC GROUP	Male	%	Female	%	Total	%
Black African	1,017	23.29	1,019	23.33	2,036	46.62
Coloured	295	6.76	320	7.33	614	14.06
Indian/Asian	49	1.12	66	1.51	115	2.63
White	760	17.40	842	19.28	1,602	36.68
Total	2,121	48.57	2,246	51.43	4,367	100.00

Mowbray
AGE	Male	%	Female	%	Total	%
0 - 5	162	3.71	161	3.69	323	7.40
6 - 12	116	2.66	91	2.08	207	4.74
13 - 17	87	1.99	112	2.56	199	4.56
18 - 34	1,199	27.46	1,199	27.46	2,398	54.91
35 - 54	408	9.34	441	10.10	849	19.44
55 - 64	77	1.76	93	2.13	170	3.89
65+	72	1.65	149	3.41	221	5.06
Total	2,121	48.57	2,246	51.43	4,367	100.00

Mowbray
EDUCATION LEVEL OF ADULTS (20+)	Male	%	Female	%	Total	%
No schooling	18	0.53	6	0.18	24	0.71
Grade 1- 6	15	0.44	36	1.06	51	1.50
Grade 7	9	0.26	18	0.53	27	0.79
Grade 8 - 11	99	2.91	216	6.35	316	9.30
Grade 12	750	22.07	600	17.65	1,350	39.72
Certificate with less than grade 12	6	0.18	24	0.71	30	0.88
Cert/dip with grade 12	331	9.74	380	11.18	711	20.92
Bachelor’s degree	198	5.83	152	4.47	351	10.33
Bachelor’s degree and diploma	42	1.24	84	2.47	126	3.71
Honour’s degree	85	2.50	83	2.44	168	4.94
Higher degree (master’s or doctorate)	134	3.94	111	3.27	244	7.18
Total	1,687	49.63	1,711	50.34	3,399	100.00

Mowbray
LANGUAGE	Male	%	Female	%	Total	%
English	1,060	24.27	1,189	27.23	2,250	51.52
Afrikaans	140	3.21	156	3.57	296	6.78
Xhosa	439	10.05	518	11.86	957	21.91
Other African	438	10.03	322	7.37	760	17.40
Other	44	1.01	60	1.37	104	2.38
Total	2,121	48.57	2,246	51.43	4,367	100.00

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Employment Profile by Gender

Work Status, Occupation, Income

Mowbray
WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE Aged 15 to 65	Male	%	Female	%	Total	%
Employed	741	45.80	773	47.78	1,515	93.63
Unemployed	38	2.35	66	4.08	104	6.43
Economically Active Total	779	48.15	840	51.92	1,618	100.00

Mowbray
WORK STATUS - ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE Aged 15 to 65	Male	%	Female	%	Total	%
Scholar or student	888	45.63	764	39.26	1,652	84.89
Home-maker or housewife	3	0.15	82	4.21	85	4.37
Pensioner or retired person/too old to work	24	1.23	33	1.70	57	2.93
Unable to work due to illness or disability	6	0.31	21	1.08	27	1.39
Seasonal worker not working presently	9	0.46	6	0.31	15	0.77
Does not choose to work	21	1.08	24	1.23	45	2.31
Could not find work	30	1.54	35	1.80	65	3.34
Economically Inactive Total	981	50.41	965	49.59	1,946	100.00

Mowbray
OCCUPATION OF LABOUR FORCE	Male	%	Female	%	Total	%
Legislators, senior officials and managers	132	8.71	48	3.17	180	11.88
Professionals	228	15.05	233	15.38	462	30.50
Technicians and associate professionals	96	6.34	135	8.91	231	15.25
Clerks	45	2.97	117	7.72	162	10.69
Service workers, shop and market sales workers	87	5.74	87	5.74	174	11.49
Skilled agricultural and fishery workers	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00
Craft and related trades workers	39	2.57	27	1.78	66	4.36
Plant and machine operators and assemblers	18	1.19	12	0.79	30	1.98
Elementary occupations	33	2.18	45	2.97	78	5.15
Undetermined	63	4.16	69	4.55	132	8.71
Total	741	48.91	773	51.02	1,515	100.00

Mowbray
INCOME OF EARNERS (PER MONTH)	Male	%	Female	%	Total	%
0 - R1 600	135	8.91	141	9.31	276	18.22
R1 601 - R6 400	219	14.46	368	24.29	587	38.75
R6 401 - R25 600	342	22.57	226	14.92	568	37.49
R25 601 - R102 400	45	2.97	21	1.39	66	4.36
R102 401 or more	0	0.00	18	1.19	18	1.19
Total	741	48.91	773	51.02	1,515	100.00

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Housing Profile

Type of Dwelling, Ownership, Household Income

Mowbray
TYPE OF DWELLING	Number	%
House or brick structure on a separate stand or yard	628	49.06
Traditional dwelling/hut/structure made of traditional materials	21	1.64
Flat in block of flats	342	26.72
Town/cluster/semi-detached house (simplex; duplex; triplex)	45	3.52
House/flat/room in back yard	18	1.41
Informal dwelling/shack in back yard	0	0.00
Informal dwelling/shack NOT in back yard	0	0.00
Room/flatlet not in back yard but on shared property	18	1.41
Caravan or tent	0	0.00
Private ship/boat	0	0.00
Not applicable (living quarters is not housing unit)	208	16.25
Total	1,280	100.00

Mowbray
DWELLING OWNERSHIP	Number	%
Owned and fully paid off	242	18.91
Owned but not yet paid off	346	27.03
Rented	466	36.41
Occupied rent-free	18	1.41
Not applicable	208	16.25
Total	1,280	100.00

Mowbray
HOUSEHOLD INCOME (PER ANNUM)	Number	%
0 - R19 200	382	29.84
R19 201 - R76 800	285	22.27
R76 801 - R307 200	481	37.58
R307 201 - R1 228 800	114	8.91
R1 228 801 and more	18	1.41
Total	1,280	100.00

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Service Profile

Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Refuse Removal

Mowbray
TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR LIGHTING	Number	%
Electricity	1,263	98.59
Gas	15	1.17
Paraffin	0	0.00
Candles	3	0.23
Solar	0	0.00
Other	0	0.00
Total	1,281	100.00

Mowbray
ACCESS TO WATER	Number	%
Piped water inside dwelling	1,239	96.72
Piped water inside yard	24	1.87
Piped water on community stand: distance less than 200m. from dwelling	9	0.70
Piped water on community stand: distance greater than 200m. from dwelling	9	0.70
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	0	0.00
Other	0	0.00
Total	1,281	100.00

Mowbray
TYPE OF SANITATION	Number	%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	1,230	96.02
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	24	1.87
Chemical toilet	0	0.00
Pit latrine with ventilation (VIP)	3	0.23
Pit latrine without ventilation	0	0.00
Bucket latrine	3	0.23
None	21	1.64
Total	1,281	100.00

Mowbray
TYPE OF REFUSE REMOVAL	Number	%
Removed by local authority at least once a week	1,254	97.89
Removed by local authority less often	21	1.64
Communal refuse dump	0	0.00
Own refuse dump	6	0.47
No rubbish disposal	0	0.00
Total	1,281	100.00

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