City of Cape Town – 2011 Census - Table Bay 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 Table Bay Planning District boundary covers approximately 11 270 ha and extends from Paarden
Eiland along the coastline to just before Llandudno. At Llandudno the boundary cuts across the Table
Mountain National Park to the M3 at Groote Schuur Estate. The eastern boundary runs along the N2 to
Vanguard Drive and up to the N1 freeway at Wingfield. The district also includes Robben Island. Nearly half
of the Table Bay 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
Table Bay Planning District
Population
Households
Average Household Size
Change 2001 to 2011
Number
%
170 800 206 805
36 005
21.1%
58 122
70 467
12 345
21.2%
2.94
2.93
2001
2011
In 2011 the population of Table Bay Planning District was 206 805 an increase of 21% since 2001, and the
number of households was 70 467, an increase of 21% since 2001. The average household size has
declined slightly from 2.94 to 2.93 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 Table Bay Planning District:

The population is predominantly Black African (42%), White (27%) and Coloured (26%).

64% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

83% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

35% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

88% of households live in formal dwellings.

91% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling or inside their yard.

92% of households have access to a flush toilet connected to the public sewer system.

98% of households have their refuse removed at least once a week.

99% 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
Male
Table Bay Planning District
Population
Female
Num
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Black African
43 546
21.1%
42 972
20.8%
86 518
41.8%
Coloured
25 174
12.2%
28 373
13.7%
53 547
25.9%
Asian
2 340
1.1%
2 327
1.1%
4 667
2.3%
White
26 386
12.8%
28 991
14.0%
55 377
26.8%
Other
3 658
1.8%
3 037
1.5%
6 695
3.2%
Total
101 104
48.9%
105 700
51.1%
206 804
100.0%
Male %
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
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Table Bay
Planning
District Age
5
4
3
2
1 0 1 2
% of Population
Black African
Num
3
4
Coloured
%
Num
5
6
7
Asian
%
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
0 to 4 years
8 031
9.3%
4 314
8.1%
246
5.3%
2 238
4.0%
483
7.2%
15 312
7.4%
5 to 14 years
10 341
12.0%
7 296
13.6%
435
9.3%
3 393
6.1%
669
10.0%
22 134
10.7%
15 to 24 years
19 191
22.2%
9 207
17.2%
822
17.6%
7 056
12.7%
984
14.7%
37 260
18.0%
25 to 64 years
46 221
53.4%
28 494
53.2%
2 871
61.6%
33 213
60.0%
3 966
59.2%
114 765
55.5%
65 years and
older
2 727
3.2%
4 239
7.9%
288
6.2%
9 477
17.1%
597
8.9%
17 328
8.4%
Total
86 511 100.0%
Table Bay Planning
District
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
53 550 100.0%
Black African
Num
No schooling
%
Coloured
Num
%
4 662 100.0%
Asian
Num
55 377 100.0%
White
%
Num
6 699 100.0%
Other
%
Num
206 799 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
927
1.8%
384
1.1%
36
1.1%
156
0.4%
72
1.6%
1 575
1.1%
Some primary
3 351
6.4%
2 556
7.2%
108
3.4%
300
0.7%
189
4.3%
6 504
4.6%
Completed primary
1 641
3.1%
1 923
5.4%
57
1.8%
171
0.4%
111
2.5%
3 903
2.8%
Some secondary
18 375
34.9% 13 320
37.3%
435
13.9%
3 492
7.9%
930
21.0% 36 552
26.1%
Grade 12
18 570
35.3% 11 286
31.6%
963
30.7% 11 802
26.7%
1 443
32.5% 44 064
31.4%
9 543
18.1%
6 102
17.1%
1 500
47.8% 27 540
62.2%
1 623
36.6% 46 308
33.0%
264
0.5%
168
0.5%
Higher
Other
Total
52 671 100.0% 35 739 100.0%
36
1.1%
798
1.8%
3 135 100.0% 44 259 100.0%
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66
1.5%
1 332
0.9%
4 434 100.0% 140 238 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Table Bay Planning District
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
65 412
37 701
3 696
40 266
4 947
152 022
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
38 082
23 280
2 124
29 916
2 886
96 288
26 472
11 610
20 139
3 141
1 995
129
28 788
1 128
2 553
333
79 947
16 341
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
27 330
1 638
25 692
14 421
531
13 890
1 572
21
1 551
10 350
135
10 215
2 061
81
1 980
55 734
2 406
53 328
Rates %
Unemployment rate
Labour absorption rate
Labour Force participation rate
30.49%
40.47%
58.22%
13.49%
53.42%
61.75%
6.07%
53.98%
57.47%
3.77%
71.49%
74.30%
11.54%
51.61%
58.34%
16.97%
52.59%
63.34%
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.
Table Bay Planning
District
Monthly Household
Income
No income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
5 083
19.0%
1 003
7.4%
208
13.8%
2 261
8.4%
230
13.2%
8 785
12.5%
R 1 - R 1 600
5 593
20.9%
1 480
10.9%
67
4.5%
804
3.0%
143
8.2%
8 087
11.5%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
5 091
19.0%
1 530
11.2%
83
5.5%
837
3.1%
185
10.6%
7 726
11.0%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
4 252
15.9%
2 085
15.3%
113
7.5%
1 860
6.9%
237
13.6%
8 547
12.1%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
3 068
11.4%
2 574
18.9%
191
12.7%
4 012
15.0%
295
17.0% 10 140
14.4%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
2 053
7.7%
2 590
19.0%
301
20.0%
5 863
21.9%
306
17.6% 11 113
15.8%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
1 068
4.0%
1 635
12.0%
324
21.6%
6 004
22.4%
193
11.1%
9 224
13.1%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
411
1.5%
554
4.1%
138
9.2%
3 433
12.8%
103
5.9%
4 639
6.6%
R 102 401 or more
184
0.7%
175
1.3%
78
5.2%
1 714
6.4%
46
2.6%
2 197
3.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.0%
Unspecified
Total
26 803 100.0% 13 626 100.0%
1 503 100.0% 26 794 100.0%
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1 738 100.0% 70 464 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Table Bay
Planning District
Type of Dwelling
Black African
Formal Dwelling
19 261
71.9%
12 979
95.3%
1 490
99.1%
26 574
99.2%
1 666
95.7%
61 970
87.9%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
2 278
8.5%
327
2.4%
5
0.3%
20
0.1%
45
2.6%
2 675
3.8%
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
4 739
17.7%
214
1.6%
3
0.2%
11
0.0%
16
0.9%
4 983
7.1%
528
2.0%
104
0.8%
6
0.4%
191
0.7%
13
0.7%
842
1.2%
Other
Num
%
Total
26 806 100.0%
Table Bay
Planning District
Tenure Status
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
13 624 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
1 504 100.0%
Asian
Num
Num
Other
%
26 796 100.0%
White
%
Num
Num
Total
%
1 740 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Num
%
70 470 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
Owned and fully
paid off
4 827
18.0%
4 325
31.7%
289
19.2%
8 212
30.6%
391
22.5%
18 044
25.6%
Owned but not yet
paid off
1 689
6.3%
3 161
23.2%
378
25.1%
6 172
23.0%
278
16.0%
11 678
16.6%
14 575
54.4%
5 277
38.7%
781
51.9%
11 574
43.2%
994
57.1%
33 201
47.1%
5 231
19.5%
580
4.3%
37
2.5%
425
1.6%
43
2.5%
6 316
9.0%
484
1.8%
282
2.1%
20
1.3%
412
1.5%
34
2.0%
1 232
1.7%
Rented
Occupied rent-free
Other
Total
26 806 100.0%
13 625 100.0%
1 505 100.0%
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26 795 100.0%
1 740 100.0%
70 471 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Table Bay Planning
District
Access to Piped
Water
Piped water inside
dwelling
Black African
Num
17 778
%
Coloured
Num
%
66.3% 12 825
Asian
Num
White
%
94.1%
1 476
Num
Other
%
98.4% 26 589
Num
Total
%
99.2%
1 671
Num
96.2% 60 339
%
85.6%
Piped water inside
yard
3 180
11.9%
513
3.8%
12
0.8%
93
0.3%
39
2.2%
3 837
5.4%
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
4 872
18.2%
174
1.3%
6
0.4%
27
0.1%
21
1.2%
5 100
7.2%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
828
3.1%
39
0.3%
3
0.2%
36
0.1%
0
0.0%
906
1.3%
No access to piped
water
150
0.6%
72
0.5%
3
0.2%
45
0.2%
6
0.3%
276
0.4%
Total
Table Bay Planning
District
Toilet Facility
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
26 808 100.0% 13 623 100.0%
Black African
Num
21 861
%
Coloured
Num
%
81.6% 13 170
1 500 100.0% 26 790 100.0%
Asian
Num
White
%
96.7%
1 479
Num
Other
%
98.2% 26 586
1 737 100.0% 70 458 100.0%
Num
Total
%
99.2%
1 710
Num
98.4% 64 806
%
92.0%
588
2.2%
75
0.6%
15
1.0%
126
0.5%
6
0.3%
810
1.1%
354
1.3%
9
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
366
0.5%
15
0.1%
6
0.0%
3
0.2%
9
0.0%
0
0.0%
33
0.0%
24
0.1%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
30
0.0%
3 771
14.1%
135
1.0%
3
0.2%
6
0.0%
12
0.7%
3 927
5.6%
Other
39
0.1%
42
0.3%
6
0.4%
30
0.1%
0
0.0%
117
0.2%
None
147
0.5%
180
1.3%
0
0.0%
24
0.1%
9
0.5%
360
0.5%
Chemical toilet
Pit toilet with
ventilation (VIP)
Pit toilet without
ventilation
Bucket toilet
Total
26 799 100.0% 13 620 100.0%
Table Bay Planning
District
Refuse Disposal
Black African
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
Num
25 626
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
Own refuse dump
No rubbish disposal
Other
Total
%
Coloured
Num
95.6% 13 491
%
1 506 100.0% 26 787 100.0%
Asian
Num
White
%
99.1%
1 473
Num
Other
%
98.0% 26 550
1 737 100.0% 70 449 100.0%
Num
Total
%
99.1%
1 713
Num
98.8% 68 853
%
97.7%
288
1.1%
24
0.2%
9
0.6%
117
0.4%
9
0.5%
447
0.6%
141
0.5%
57
0.4%
9
0.6%
75
0.3%
3
0.2%
285
0.4%
474
1.8%
15
0.1%
0
0.0%
18
0.1%
3
0.2%
510
0.7%
69
0.3%
18
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
3
0.2%
93
0.1%
207
0.8%
15
0.1%
12
0.8%
30
0.1%
3
0.2%
267
0.4%
26 805 100.0% 13 620 100.0%
1 503 100.0% 26 793 100.0%
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1 734 100.0% 70 455 100.0%
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Table Bay
Planning District
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
26 286
98.1%
13 476
98.9%
1 500
99.6%
26 649
99.5%
1 725
98.8%
69 636
98.8%
48
0.2%
36
0.3%
0
0.0%
72
0.3%
3
0.2%
159
0.2%
Paraffin
258
1.0%
9
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
3
0.2%
273
0.4%
Candles
141
0.5%
69
0.5%
0
0.0%
12
0.0%
9
0.5%
231
0.3%
36
0.1%
15
0.1%
3
0.2%
42
0.2%
3
0.2%
99
0.1%
30
0.1%
21
0.2%
3
0.2%
15
0.1%
3
0.2%
72
0.1%
Gas
Solar
None
Total
Table Bay
Planning District
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
26 799 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
13 626 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
1 506 100.0%
Asian
Num
26 793 100.0%
White
%
Num
1 746 100.0%
Other
%
Num
70 470 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
25 266
94.3%
12 285
90.2%
1 260
83.8%
23 034
86.0%
1 533
88.0%
63 378
89.9%
Gas
744
2.8%
1 173
8.6%
216
14.4%
3 351
12.5%
180
10.3%
5 664
8.0%
Paraffin
417
1.6%
12
0.1%
0
0.0%
12
0.0%
3
0.2%
444
0.6%
Wood
27
0.1%
60
0.4%
0
0.0%
21
0.1%
3
0.2%
111
0.2%
Coal
6
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.0%
Animal dung
9
0.0%
3
0.0%
3
0.2%
6
0.0%
3
0.2%
24
0.0%
Solar
24
0.1%
9
0.1%
6
0.4%
24
0.1%
0
0.0%
63
0.1%
Other
252
0.9%
51
0.4%
15
1.0%
321
1.2%
15
0.9%
654
0.9%
None
54
0.2%
27
0.4%
3
0.2%
27
0.1%
6
0.3%
117
0.2%
Total
Table Bay
Planning District
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
26 799 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
13 623 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
1 503 100.0%
Asian
Num
26 796 100.0%
White
%
Num
1 743 100.0%
Other
%
Num
70 464 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
18 543
69.2%
11 223
82.4%
1 278
85.2%
22 332
83.4%
1 320
76.0%
54 696
77.6%
591
2.2%
339
2.5%
57
3.8%
1 569
5.9%
63
3.6%
2 619
3.7%
3 528
13.2%
27
0.2%
3
0.2%
21
0.1%
18
1.0%
3 597
5.1%
Wood
141
0.5%
180
1.3%
18
1.2%
741
2.8%
39
2.2%
1 119
1.6%
Coal
15
0.1%
12
0.1%
0
0.0%
57
0.2%
6
0.3%
90
0.1%
Animal dung
12
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.0%
0
0.0%
24
0.0%
Solar
30
0.1%
27
0.2%
6
0.4%
180
0.7%
6
0.3%
249
0.4%
Gas
Paraffin
Other
9
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
0.0%
0
0.0%
24
0.0%
None
3 936
14.7%
1 812
13.3%
138
9.2%
1 872
7.0%
285
16.4%
8 043
11.4%
Total
26 805 100.0%
13 626 100.0%
1 500 100.0%
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26 793 100.0%
1 737 100.0%
70 461 100.0%