City of Cape Town – 2011 Census - South Peninsula Planning
District
August 2013
Compiled by Strategic Development Information and GIS Department (SDI&GIS), City of Cape Town
2011 Census data supplied by Statistics South Africa
(Based on information available at the time of compilation as released by Statistics South Africa)
Overview, Demographic Profile, Economic Profile, Dwelling Profile, Household Services Profile
Planning District Description
The South Peninsula Planning District covers approximately 40 000 ha. The district runs from False Bay, up
Prince George Drive and the M5, westwards along Settlers Way, along the Table Mountain Chain from
Rhodes Memorial to Constantia Neck and then to the north of Hout Bay until the sea north of Llandudno.
The other boundaries of the district follow the coastline. Approximately 38% of the South Peninsula
Planning District falls within the Table Mountain National Park.
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Data Notes:
 The following databases from Statistics South Africa (SSA) software were used to extract the data for the profiles:
Demographic Profile – Descriptive and Education databases
Economic Profile – Labour Force and Head of Household databases
Dwelling Profile – Dwellings database
Household Services Profile – Household Services database
Planning District Overview - 2011 Census
South Peninsula Planning District
Population
Households
Average Household Size
Change 2001 to 2011
Number
%
263 744 319 040
55 296
21.0%
86 567 106 671
20 104
23.2%
3.05
2.99
2001
2011
In 2011 the population of South Peninsula Planning District was 319 040 an increase of 21% since 2001,
and the number of households was 20 104, an increase of 23% since 2001. The average household size
has declined from 3.05 to 2.99 in the 10 years.
A household is defined as a group of persons who live together, and provide themselves jointly with food or
other essentials for living, or a single person who lives alone (Statistics South Africa).
The population and household numbers above are to be used and quoted as the official numbers for this
Planning District for 2011.
Key results for South Peninsula Planning District:

The population is predominantly White (40%), Coloured (31%) and Black African (24%).

66% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

88% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

30% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

87% of households live in formal dwellings.

93% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling or inside their yard.

94% of households have access to a flush toilet connected to the public sewer system.

97% of households have their refuse removed at least once a week.

98% of households use electricity for lighting in their dwelling.
Note: There are small variations in the total population and the number of households in the tables which follow.
These occur as Statistics South Africa had to calculate the true population to correct omissions and double counts in
the enumeration process. In addition when the data is extracted using the Statistics South Africa software, it randomly
rounds off all cells to a base number 3, including the totals. These variations are not significant.
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Demographic Profile – 2011 Census
South Peninsula Planning
District
Population
Black African
Num
40 554
12.7%
35 788
11.2%
76 342
23.9%
Coloured
48 150
15.1%
51 005
16.0%
99 155
31.1%
Asian
3 159
1.0%
3 150
1.0%
6 309
2.0%
White
60 086
18.8%
66 825
20.9%
126 911
39.8%
Other
5 579
1.7%
4 744
1.5%
10 323
3.2%
Total
157 528
49.4%
161 512
50.6%
319 040
100.0%
Male
Male %
Female
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Female %
85+
80 - 84
75 - 79
70 - 74
65 - 69
60 - 64
55 - 59
50 - 54
45 - 49
40 - 44
35 - 39
30 - 34
25 - 29
20 - 24
15 - 19
10 - 14
05 - 09
00 - 04
6
5
South
Peninsula
Planning
District Age
0 to 4 years
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
% of Population
Black African
Num
3
4
Coloured
%
Num
5
6
Asian
%
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
7 521
9.9%
7 947
8.0%
336
5.3%
6 018
4.7%
888
8.6%
22 710
7.1%
5 to 14 years
8 775
11.5%
14 415
14.5%
717
11.4%
12 627
9.9%
1 251
12.1%
37 785
11.8%
15 to 24 years
17 943
23.5%
17 466
17.6%
1 581
25.1%
17 106
13.5%
1 830
17.7%
55 926
17.5%
25 to 64 years
39 852
52.2%
51 690
52.1%
3 354
53.2%
68 781
54.2%
5 502
53.3%
169 179
53.0%
65 years and
older
2 244
2.9%
7 632
7.7%
318
5.0%
22 374
17.6%
855
8.3%
33 423
10.5%
Total
76 335 100.0%
South Peninsula
Planning District
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
99 150 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
6 306 100.0% 126 906 100.0% 10 326 100.0%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
319 023 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
1 023
2.2%
1 254
1.9%
36
0.8%
207
0.2%
165
2.2%
2 685
1.2%
Some primary
3 159
6.9%
5 469
8.5%
90
2.0%
615
0.6%
258
3.5%
9 591
4.4%
3.3%
1.4%
2.0%
Completed primary
3 567
5.5%
60
357
0.4%
150
5 658
2.6%
Some secondary
16 038
34.8% 24 828
38.5%
504
11.4% 10 860
11.1%
1 746
23.8% 53 976
24.5%
Grade 12
14 994
32.5% 18 507
28.7%
1 302
29.5% 30 192
30.9%
2 307
31.4% 67 302
30.6%
9 051
19.6% 10 620
16.5%
2 367
53.7% 54 015
55.2%
2 625
35.7% 78 678
35.7%
0.4%
51
1.6%
99
Higher
1 524
Other
Total
279
0.6%
276
46 068 100.0% 64 521 100.0%
1.2%
1 599
4 410 100.0% 97 845 100.0%
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1.3%
2 304
1.0%
7 350 100.0% 220 194 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
South Peninsula Planning
District
Labour Force Indicators
Population aged 15 to 64 years
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
57 798
69 159
4 932
85 890
7 326
225 105
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
37 371
43 428
2 997
61 143
5 151
150 090
28 353
9 018
36 894
6 534
2 820
177
58 800
2 343
4 503
648
131 370
18 720
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
20 427
909
19 518
25 731
1 572
24 159
1 935
36
1 899
24 747
405
24 342
2 175
93
2 082
75 015
3 015
72 000
Rates %
Unemployment rate
Labour absorption rate
Labour Force participation rate
24.13%
49.06%
64.66%
15.05%
53.35%
62.79%
5.91%
57.18%
60.77%
3.83%
68.46%
71.19%
12.58%
61.47%
70.31%
12.47%
58.36%
66.68%
Definitions:
Unemployment rate is the proportion of the labour force that is unemployed.
The labour absorption rate is the proportion of working age (15 to 64 years) population that is employed.
The labour force participation rate is the proportion of the working age population that is either employed or
unemployed.
South Peninsula
Planning District
Monthly Household
Income
No income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
4 716
19.5%
2 828
11.4%
R 1 - R 1 600
4 633
19.2%
2 923
R 1 601 - R 3 200
5 011
20.7%
2 952
R 3 201 - R 6 400
3 510
14.5%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
2 442
R 12 801 - R 25 600
1 955
R 25 601 - R 51 200
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
278
13.3%
4 524
8.6%
420
14.5% 12 766
11.7%
75
3.6%
1 446
2.7%
411
14.2%
9 488
8.9%
11.9%
104
5.0%
1 585
3.0%
367
12.7% 10 019
9.4%
3 732
15.0%
143
6.8%
3 874
7.4%
372
12.9% 11 631
10.9%
10.1%
4 171
16.8%
252
12.1%
7 749
14.7%
367
12.7% 14 981
14.0%
8.1%
4 007
16.1%
432
20.7% 11 131
21.2%
376
13.0% 17 901
16.8%
1 204
5.0%
2 875
11.5%
429
20.5% 11 674
22.2%
318
11.0% 16 500
15.5%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
464
1.9%
1 076
4.3%
251
12.0%
7 390
14.0%
170
5.9%
9 351
8.8%
R 102 401 or more
253
1.0%
332
1.3%
126
6.0%
3 221
6.1%
93
3.2%
4 025
3.8%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
10
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
0.0%
Unspecified
Total
24 189 100.0% 24 896 100.0%
2 091 100.0% 52 604 100.0%
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12.0%
2 894 100.0% 106 674 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
South Peninsula
Planning District
Type of Dwelling
Black African
Formal Dwelling
13 778
57.0%
23 197
93.2%
2 047
98.0%
52 064
99.0%
2 137
73.8%
93 223
87.4%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
3 920
16.2%
847
3.4%
13
0.6%
79
0.2%
474
16.4%
5 333
5.0%
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
6 256
25.9%
408
1.6%
14
0.7%
63
0.1%
255
8.8%
6 996
6.6%
236
1.0%
442
1.8%
15
0.7%
399
0.8%
28
1.0%
1 120
1.0%
Other
Num
%
Total
24 190 100.0%
South Peninsula
Planning District
Tenure Status
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
24 894 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
2 089 100.0%
Asian
Num
Num
Other
%
52 605 100.0%
White
%
Num
Num
Total
%
%
2 894 100.0% 106 672 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Owned and fully
paid off
3 808
15.7%
8 008
32.2%
448
21.5%
20 859
39.7%
568
19.6%
33 691
31.6%
Owned but not yet
paid off
1 780
7.4%
6 466
26.0%
613
29.4%
16 522
31.4%
540
18.7%
25 921
24.3%
12 669
52.4%
8 973
36.0%
958
45.9%
13 688
26.0%
1 549
53.5%
37 837
35.5%
5 046
20.9%
880
3.5%
45
2.2%
849
1.6%
162
5.6%
6 982
6.5%
886
3.7%
569
2.3%
23
1.1%
687
1.3%
74
2.6%
2 239
2.1%
Rented
Occupied rent-free
Other
Total
24 189 100.0%
24 896 100.0%
2 087 100.0%
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52 605 100.0%
2 893 100.0% 106 670 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
South Peninsula
Planning District
Access to Piped
Water
Piped water inside
dwelling
Black African
Num
13 341
%
Coloured
Num
55.1% 23 796
%
Asian
Num
White
%
95.6%
2 046
Num
Other
%
98.0% 52 281
Num
Total
%
99.4%
2 202
Num
76.1% 93 666
%
87.8%
Piped water inside
yard
4 779
19.8%
606
2.4%
21
1.0%
156
0.3%
420
14.5%
5 982
5.6%
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
4 350
18.0%
171
0.7%
12
0.6%
36
0.1%
189
6.5%
4 758
4.5%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
1 350
5.6%
60
0.2%
3
0.1%
39
0.1%
72
2.5%
1 524
1.4%
No access to piped
water
375
1.5%
264
1.1%
6
0.3%
96
0.2%
12
0.4%
753
0.7%
Total
South Peninsula
Planning District
Toilet Facility
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
24 195 100.0% 24 897 100.0%
Black African
Num
20 622
%
Coloured
Num
85.3% 23 742
%
2 088 100.0% 52 608 100.0%
Asian
Num
White
%
95.4%
2 058
Num
Other
%
98.7% 51 447
2 895 100.0% 106 683 100.0%
Num
Total
%
97.8%
2 796
Num
96.7% 100 665
%
94.4%
792
3.3%
120
0.5%
18
0.9%
978
1.9%
45
1.6%
1 953
1.8%
21
0.1%
18
0.1%
0
0.0%
24
0.0%
3
0.1%
66
0.1%
66
0.3%
24
0.1%
0
0.0%
21
0.0%
3
0.1%
114
0.1%
108
0.4%
39
0.2%
3
0.1%
9
0.0%
3
0.1%
162
0.2%
387
1.6%
285
1.1%
0
0.0%
15
0.0%
6
0.2%
693
0.6%
Other
183
0.8%
378
1.5%
3
0.1%
45
0.1%
18
0.6%
627
0.6%
None
2 010
8.3%
288
1.2%
3
0.1%
63
0.1%
18
0.6%
2 382
2.2%
Chemical toilet
Pit toilet with
ventilation (VIP)
Pit toilet without
ventilation
Bucket toilet
Total
South Peninsula
Planning District
Refuse Disposal
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
Own refuse dump
24 189 100.0% 24 894 100.0%
Black African
Num
21 645
Num
89.5% 24 582
%
Asian
Num
White
%
98.7%
2 058
Num
98.4% 52 188
2 892 100.0% 106 662 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Total
%
99.2%
2 769
Num
95.7% 103 242
%
96.8%
165
0.7%
66
0.3%
12
0.6%
231
0.4%
21
0.7%
495
0.5%
1 083
4.5%
93
0.4%
12
0.6%
84
0.2%
15
0.5%
1 287
1.2%
1 233
5.1%
51
0.2%
6
0.3%
27
0.1%
78
2.7%
1 395
1.3%
30
0.1%
24
0.1%
0
0.0%
12
0.0%
3
0.1%
69
0.1%
36
0.1%
81
0.3%
3
0.1%
63
0.1%
6
0.2%
189
0.2%
No rubbish disposal
Other
Total
%
Coloured
2 085 100.0% 52 602 100.0%
24 192 100.0% 24 897 100.0%
2 091 100.0% 52 605 100.0%
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2 892 100.0% 106 677 100.0%
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South Peninsula
Planning District
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
22 554
93.2%
24 681
99.1%
2 082
99.6%
52 350
99.5%
2 862
66
0.3%
33
0.1%
6
0.3%
99
0.2%
6
0.2%
210
0.2%
Paraffin
1 029
4.3%
42
0.2%
0
0.0%
15
0.0%
9
0.3%
1 095
1.0%
Candles
453
1.9%
45
0.2%
3
0.1%
15
0.0%
6
0.2%
522
0.5%
39
0.2%
39
0.2%
0
0.0%
84
0.2%
6
0.2%
168
0.2%
51
0.2%
54
0.2%
0
0.0%
42
0.1%
3
0.1%
150
0.1%
Gas
Solar
None
Total
South Peninsula
Planning District
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
Gas
24 192 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
24 894 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
2 091 100.0%
Asian
Num
52 605 100.0%
White
%
Num
99.0% 104 529
%
2 892 100.0% 106 674 100.0%
Other
%
98.0%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
21 564
89.1%
22 704
91.2%
1 692
81.0%
42 561
80.9%
2 511
86.9%
91 032
85.3%
816
3.4%
1 890
7.6%
369
17.7%
9 576
18.2%
333
11.5%
12 984
12.2%
1 458
6.0%
39
0.2%
0
0.0%
42
0.1%
18
0.6%
1 557
1.5%
Wood
27
0.1%
36
0.1%
3
0.1%
33
0.1%
3
0.1%
102
0.1%
Coal
18
0.1%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
18
0.0%
0
0.0%
39
0.0%
9
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
15
0.0%
0
0.0%
24
0.0%
Solar
39
0.2%
30
0.1%
3
0.1%
72
0.1%
3
0.1%
147
0.1%
Other
192
0.8%
108
0.4%
18
0.9%
234
0.4%
12
0.4%
564
0.5%
None
66
0.3%
81
0.1%
3
0.1%
51
0.1%
9
0.3%
210
0.2%
Paraffin
Animal dung
Total
South Peninsula
Planning District
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
Gas
Paraffin
24 189 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
24 891 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
2 088 100.0%
Asian
Num
52 602 100.0%
White
%
Num
2 889 100.0% 106 659 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
15 744
65.1%
19 935
80.1%
1 725
82.6%
39 318
74.7%
2 004
69.3%
78 726
73.8%
660
2.7%
684
2.7%
147
7.0%
5 271
10.0%
165
5.7%
6 927
6.5%
2 727
11.3%
66
0.3%
6
0.3%
84
0.2%
114
3.9%
2 997
2.8%
Wood
492
2.0%
513
2.1%
66
3.2%
3 849
7.3%
111
3.8%
5 031
4.7%
Coal
24
0.1%
18
0.1%
3
0.1%
216
0.4%
9
0.3%
270
0.3%
Animal dung
6
0.0%
21
0.1%
0
0.0%
36
0.1%
0
0.0%
63
0.1%
Solar
60
0.2%
84
0.3%
15
0.7%
654
1.2%
21
0.7%
834
0.8%
Other
3
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.0%
0
0.0%
15
0.0%
4 470
18.5%
3 573
14.4%
126
6.0%
3 171
6.0%
468
16.2%
11 808
11.1%
None
Total
24 186 100.0%
24 897 100.0%
2 088 100.0%
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52 608 100.0%
2 892 100.0% 106 671 100.0%