City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Bellville Park
July 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)
The 2011 Census suburbs (190) have been created by SDI&GIS grouping the 2011 Census sub-places using GIS and
December 2011 aerial photography. A sub-place is defined by Statistics South Africa “is the second (lowest) level of
the place name category, namely a suburb, section or zone of an (apartheid) township, smallholdings, village, subvillage, ward or informal settlement.”
Suburb Overview, Demographic Profile, Economic Profile, Dwelling Profile, Household Services Profile
2011 Census Suburb Description
2011 Census suburb Bellville Park includes the following sub-places: Bellville Park, Stellenbosch University
Satellite Campus.
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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
 In some Census suburbs there may be no data for households, or a very low number, as the Census suburb has
population mainly living in collective living quarters (e.g. hotels, hostels, students’ residences, hospitals, prisons
and other institutions) or is an industrial or commercial area. In these instances the number of households is not
applicable. All tables have the data included, even if at times they are “0”, for completeness. The tables relating to
population, age and labour force indicators would include the population living in these collective living quarters.
 The Census suburbs where the population is categorised as living mainly in collective living quarters or is an
industrial or commercial area, the average household size has been excluded as it is not applicable. There are
some Census suburbs with an average household size that have a small percentage of the population living in
collective living quarters within that Census suburb, and this could artificially inflate the average household size.
2011 Census Suburb Overview
2011 Census Suburb
Bellville Park
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
1 538
837
1.84
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Bellville Park was 1 538 and the number of households was
837. The average household size was 1.84.
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
2011 Census suburb for 2011.
Key results for 2011 Census Suburb Bellville Park:

The population is predominantly White (47%) and Black African (25%).

95% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

97% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

14% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

99.6% of households live in formal dwellings.

99.6% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling or inside their yard.

99.6% of households have access to a flush toilet connected to the public sewer system.

93% of households have their refuse removed at least once a week.

100% 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
Bellville Park
Population
Female
Num
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Black African
192
12.5%
185
12.0%
377
24.5%
Coloured
110
7.2%
127
8.3%
237
15.4%
Asian
62
4.0%
55
3.6%
117
7.6%
White
401
26.1%
362
23.5%
763
49.6%
Other
23
1.5%
21
1.4%
44
2.9%
Total
788
51.2%
750
48.8%
1 538
100.0%
Age in years
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
14 12 10 8
Bellville Park
Age
6
4 2 0 2 4
% of Population
Black African
Num
%
6
Coloured
Num
8 10 12 14
Asian
%
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
0 to 4 years
31
8.2%
6
2.5%
6
5.1%
12
1.6%
4
9.1%
59
3.8%
5 to 14 years
16
4.2%
6
2.5%
2
1.7%
11
1.4%
3
6.8%
38
2.5%
15 to 24 years
57
15.1%
58
24.5%
23
19.7%
194
25.4%
11
25.0%
343
22.3%
25 to 64 years
270
71.6%
167
70.5%
86
73.5%
510
66.8%
26
59.1%
1 059
68.9%
3
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
36
4.7%
0
0.0%
39
2.5%
65 years and older
Total
Bellville Park
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
377 100.0%
237 100.0%
Black African
Coloured
Num
%
Num
%
117 100.0%
Asian
Num
763 100.0%
White
%
Num
44 100.0%
Other
%
Num
1 538 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Some primary
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
2.9%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
6
0.5%
Completed primary
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Some secondary
Grade 12
Higher
Other
Total
6
2.2%
12
6.0%
3
2.9%
21
3.1%
0
0.0%
42
3.2%
87
31.9%
84
41.8%
30
28.6%
252
36.8%
9
27.3%
462
35.6%
180
65.9%
102
50.7%
66
62.9%
405
59.2%
21
63.6%
774
59.7%
0
0.0%
3
1.5%
3
2.9%
3
0.4%
3
9.1%
12
0.9%
273 100.0%
201 100.0%
105 100.0%
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684 100.0%
33 100.0%
1 296 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Bellville Park
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
327
228
108
702
33
1 398
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
219
210
9
177
171
6
72
69
3
549
534
15
21
21
0
1 038
1 005
33
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
108
0
108
51
0
51
36
3
33
153
3
150
12
0
12
360
6
354
4.11%
64.22%
66.97%
3.39%
75.00%
77.63%
4.17%
63.89%
66.67%
2.73%
76.07%
78.21%
0.00%
63.64%
63.64%
3.18%
71.89%
74.25%
Rates %
Unemployment rate
Labour absorption rate
Labour Force participation rate
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.
Note: Based on available data as supplied by Statistics South Africa, the people categorised as living in collective
living quarters are included in the “Other not economically active” category.
Bellville Park
Monthly Household
Income
No income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
18
10.5%
15
12.2%
12
21.1%
54
11.5%
0
0.0%
99
11.7%
R 1 - R 1 600
3
1.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
1.9%
0
0.0%
12
1.4%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
9
5.3%
6
4.9%
3
5.3%
36
7.6%
6
25.0%
60
7.1%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
18
10.5%
12
9.8%
6
10.5%
75
15.9%
3
12.5%
114
13.5%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
48
28.1%
30
24.4%
9
15.8%
123
26.1%
9
37.5%
219
25.9%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
57
33.3%
45
36.6%
15
26.3%
117
24.8%
3
12.5%
237
28.0%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
15
8.8%
15
12.2%
12
21.1%
36
7.6%
0
0.0%
78
9.2%
R 102 401 or more
3
1.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
18
3.8%
3
12.5%
24
2.8%
Unspecified
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Total
171 100.0%
123 100.0%
57 100.0%
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471 100.0%
24 100.0%
846 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Bellville Park
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Num
98.8%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Other
2
1.2%
0
0.0%
Bellville Park
Tenure Status
170 100.0%
Black African
Num
Owned and fully
paid off
%
126 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
White
%
168
Total
126 100.0%
Asian
62 100.0%
Num
Other
%
Num
%
460
99.8%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.2%
62 100.0%
Asian
Num
461 100.0%
White
%
Num
Total
17 100.0%
%
833
99.6%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
17 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Num
836 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
7
4.1%
5
4.0%
4
6.5%
53
11.5%
0
0.0%
69
8.3%
11
6.5%
9
7.1%
5
8.1%
44
9.5%
1
5.9%
70
8.4%
149
87.6%
110
87.3%
53
85.5%
347
75.3%
16
94.1%
675
80.7%
Occupied rent-free
1
0.6%
2
1.6%
0
0.0%
17
3.7%
0
0.0%
20
2.4%
Other
2
1.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
0.2%
Owned but not yet
paid off
Rented
Total
170 100.0%
126 100.0%
62 100.0%
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461 100.0%
17 100.0%
836 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Bellville Park
Access to Piped
Water
Black African
Num
Piped water inside
dwelling
%
168 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
126
97.7%
Asian
Num
White
%
63 100.0%
Num
Other
%
459 100.0%
Num
Total
%
18 100.0%
Num
%
834
99.6%
Piped water inside
yard
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
0
0.0%
3
2.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
No access to piped
water
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Total
Bellville Park
Toilet Facility
168 100.0%
Black African
Num
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
%
171 100.0%
129 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
126
97.7%
63 100.0%
Asian
Num
459 100.0%
White
%
63 100.0%
Num
18 100.0%
Other
%
459 100.0%
Num
837 100.0%
Total
%
18 100.0%
Num
%
837
99.6%
0
0.0%
3
2.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
Chemical toilet
Pit toilet with
ventilation (VIP)
Pit toilet without
ventilation
Bucket toilet
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
None
Total
Bellville Park
Refuse Disposal
171 100.0%
Black African
Num
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
%
129 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
63 100.0%
Asian
Num
459 100.0%
White
%
Num
18 100.0%
Other
%
Num
93.0%
111
88.1%
51
81.0%
438
94.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
12
7.0%
15
11.9%
12
19.0%
24
5.2%
Own refuse dump
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
No rubbish disposal
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
Total
171 100.0%
126 100.0%
63 100.0%
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Total
%
159
840 100.0%
%
777
92.5%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
63
7.5%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
462 100.0%
18 100.0%
Num
18 100.0%
840 100.0%
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Bellville Park
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
168 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
126 100.0%
Asian
Num
White
%
60 100.0%
Num
Other
%
459 100.0%
Num
Total
%
15 100.0%
Num
%
828 100.0%
Gas
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Candles
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
None
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Total
Bellville Park
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
168 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
168 100.0%
126 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
123 100.0%
60 100.0%
Asian
Num
459 100.0%
White
%
63 100.0%
Num
15 100.0%
Other
%
456
99.3%
Num
828 100.0%
Total
%
15 100.0%
Num
%
825
99.6%
Gas
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Wood
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Coal
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.7%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
None
Total
Bellville Park
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
168 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
123 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
63 100.0%
Asian
Num
459 100.0%
White
%
Num
15 100.0%
Other
%
Num
828 100.0%
Total
%
%
159
93.0%
117
95.1%
60
95.2%
447
96.8%
801
95.7%
Gas
3
1.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
6
0.7%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Wood
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Coal
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
None
9
5.3%
6
4.9%
3
4.8%
12
2.6%
0
0.0%
30
3.6%
Total
171 100.0%
123 100.0%
63 100.0%
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462 100.0%
18 100.0%
Num
18 100.0%
837 100.0%