City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Bothasig
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 Bothasig includes the following sub-places: Bothasig.
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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
Bothasig
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
11 790
3 735
3.16
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Bothasig was 11 790 and the number of households was
3 735. The average household size was 3.16.
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 Bothasig:

The population is predominantly White (77%).

64% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

92% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

21% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

99% of households live in formal dwellings.

99.7% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling or inside their yard.

99.8% of households have access to a flush toilet connected to the public sewer system.

99% 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
Bothasig
Population
Female
Num
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Black African
345
2.9%
389
3.3%
734
6.2%
Coloured
799
6.8%
867
7.4%
1 666
14.1%
Asian
73
0.6%
79
0.7%
152
1.3%
White
4 303
36.5%
4 744
40.2%
9 047
76.7%
Other
94
0.8%
98
0.8%
192
1.6%
Total
5 614
47.6%
6 177
52.4%
11 791
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
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Bothasig
Age
5
4
3
2
1 0 1 2
% of Population
Black African
Num
%
3
Coloured
Num
4
5
6
Asian
%
Num
White
%
0 to 4 years
60
8.2%
139
8.3%
8
5.3%
5 to 14 years
126
17.1%
277
16.6%
17
11.3%
15 to 24 years
116
15.8%
256
15.4%
33
22.0%
25 to 64 years
391
53.2%
903
54.2%
88
58.7%
42
5.7%
90
5.4%
4
2.7%
65 years and older
Total
Bothasig
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
735 100.0%
1 665 100.0%
Black African
Coloured
Num
%
Num
%
150 100.0%
Asian
Num
Num
Other
%
393
%
Num
%
4.3%
17
8.8%
617
5.2%
853
9.4%
34
17.6%
1 307
11.1%
1 357
15.0%
23
11.9%
1 785
15.1%
5 171
57.2%
93
48.2%
6 646
56.4%
1 271
14.1%
26
13.5%
1 433
12.2%
9 045 100.0%
White
%
Num
Total
Num
193 100.0%
Other
%
Num
11 788 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
6
1.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
18
0.3%
0
0.0%
24
0.3%
Some primary
12
2.5%
21
1.9%
3
2.8%
99
1.4%
9
7.1%
144
1.6%
6
1.3%
27
2.4%
0
0.0%
57
0.8%
0
0.0%
90
1.0%
Some secondary
117
24.4%
276
25.0%
12
11.1%
2 361
33.3%
39
31.0%
2 805
31.5%
Grade 12
156
32.5%
471
42.7%
60
55.6%
3 177
44.8%
51
40.5%
3 915
44.0%
Higher
177
36.9%
294
26.6%
30
27.8%
1 290
18.2%
24
19.0%
1 815
20.4%
6
1.3%
15
1.4%
3
2.8%
87
1.2%
3
2.4%
114
1.3%
Completed primary
Other
Total
480 100.0%
1 104 100.0%
108 100.0%
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7 089 100.0%
126 100.0%
8 907 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Bothasig
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
504
1 155
120
6 531
117
8 427
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
366
327
39
879
807
72
93
90
3
4 731
4 332
399
75
75
0
6 144
5 631
513
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
138
6
132
276
9
267
27
0
27
1 800
57
1 743
42
0
42
2 283
72
2 211
10.66%
64.88%
72.62%
8.19%
69.87%
76.10%
3.23%
75.00%
77.50%
8.43%
66.33%
72.44%
0.00%
64.10%
64.10%
8.35%
66.82%
72.91%
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.
Bothasig
Monthly Household
Income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
No income
27
13.6%
27
6.4%
6
12.5%
228
7.5%
9
18.8%
297
8.0%
R 1 - R 1 600
15
7.6%
18
4.3%
3
6.3%
216
7.1%
0
0.0%
252
6.7%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
18
9.1%
15
3.6%
0
0.0%
210
7.0%
3
6.3%
246
6.6%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
21
10.6%
21
5.0%
0
0.0%
333
11.0%
3
6.3%
378
10.1%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
12
6.1%
51
12.1%
9
18.8%
540
17.9%
9
18.8%
621
16.6%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
45
22.7%
93
22.1%
9
18.8%
732
24.2%
12
25.0%
891
23.9%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
33
16.7%
132
31.4%
9
18.8%
579
19.2%
6
12.5%
759
20.3%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
21
10.6%
51
12.1%
12
25.0%
135
4.5%
6
12.5%
225
6.0%
R 102 401 or more
6
3.0%
12
2.9%
0
0.0%
48
1.6%
0
0.0%
66
1.8%
Unspecified
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Total
198 100.0%
420 100.0%
48 100.0%
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3 021 100.0%
48 100.0%
3 735 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Bothasig
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
%
199
97.5%
411
99.3%
47
95.9%
2 992
99.1%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
1
0.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
0.1%
0
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
4
2.0%
1
0.2%
0
0.0%
4
0.1%
Other
0
0.0%
2
0.5%
2
4.1%
22
0.7%
Total
Bothasig
Tenure Status
204 100.0%
Black African
Num
Owned and fully
paid off
%
414 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
49 100.0%
Asian
Num
3 020 100.0%
White
%
Num
Total
48 100.0%
%
3 697
99.0%
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
0
0.0%
26
0.7%
48 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Num
3 735 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
41
20.0%
44
10.6%
7
14.3%
867
28.7%
15
31.9%
974
26.1%
116
56.6%
273
65.8%
28
57.1%
1 410
46.7%
23
48.9%
1 850
49.5%
39
19.0%
85
20.5%
14
28.6%
678
22.4%
8
17.0%
824
22.0%
Occupied rent-free
5
2.4%
11
2.7%
0
0.0%
41
1.4%
1
2.1%
58
1.6%
Other
4
2.0%
2
0.5%
0
0.0%
25
0.8%
0
0.0%
31
0.8%
Owned but not yet
paid off
Rented
Total
205 100.0%
415 100.0%
49 100.0%
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3 021 100.0%
47 100.0%
3 737 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Bothasig
Access to Piped
Water
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
Piped water inside
dwelling
192
95.5%
402
97.1%
Piped water inside
yard
6
3.0%
9
2.2%
0
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
0
0.0%
0
No access to piped
water
3
1.5%
3
Total
Bothasig
Toilet Facility
201 100.0%
Black African
Num
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
%
201 100.0%
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
98.7%
45
93.8%
3 666
98.3%
0.0%
36
1.2%
3
6.3%
54
1.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
Coloured
%
411 100.0%
48 100.0%
Num
Other
2 979
414 100.0%
Num
White
48 100.0%
Asian
Num
3 018 100.0%
White
%
48 100.0%
Num
48 100.0%
Other
%
3 009
99.7%
Num
3 729 100.0%
Total
%
48 100.0%
Num
%
3 717
99.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
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%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
None
Total
Bothasig
Refuse Disposal
201 100.0%
Black African
Num
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
%
201 100.0%
411 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
48 100.0%
Asian
Num
3 018 100.0%
White
%
Num
48 100.0%
Other
%
Num
3 726 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
411
98.6%
45
93.8%
3 000
99.2%
48
94.1%
3 705
99.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
6.3%
12
0.4%
3
5.9%
18
0.5%
0
0.0%
3
0.7%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
Own refuse dump
0
0.0%
3
0.7%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
No rubbish disposal
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
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Total
201 100.0%
417 100.0%
48 100.0%
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3 024 100.0%
51 100.0%
3 741 100.0%
Household Services Profile continued – 2011 Census
Bothasig
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
411
99.3%
2 991
99.2%
48
94.1%
3 702
99.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
15
0.5%
3
5.9%
18
0.5%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Candles
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Solar
0
0.0%
3
0.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
None
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Bothasig
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
204 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
414 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
48 100.0%
Num
Other
Gas
Total
204 100.0%
Coloured
48 100.0%
Asian
Num
3 015 100.0%
White
%
Num
51 100.0%
Other
%
Num
92.5%
375
89.9%
39
81.3%
2 706
89.6%
15
7.5%
42
10.1%
9
18.8%
297
9.8%
0
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Wood
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.3%
Coal
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
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%
Gas
None
Total
Bothasig
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
201 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
417 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
48 100.0%
Asian
Num
%
89.8%
0.0%
363
9.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
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%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
6
0.2%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
3 021 100.0%
Num
45 100.0%
Num
3 351
White
%
Total
%
186
3 732 100.0%
45 100.0%
Other
%
Num
3 732 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
123
61.2%
285
68.3%
42
87.5%
1 923
63.7%
36
75.0%
2 409
64.5%
27
13.4%
42
10.1%
0
0.0%
303
10.0%
0
0.0%
372
10.0%
Paraffin
6
3.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.3%
0
0.0%
15
0.4%
Wood
6
3.0%
15
3.6%
0
0.0%
75
2.5%
0
0.0%
96
2.6%
Coal
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Solar
0
0.0%
3
0.7%
0
0.0%
15
0.5%
0
0.0%
18
0.5%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
None
39
19.4%
72
17.3%
6
12.5%
687
22.8%
12
25.0%
816
21.9%
Gas
Total
201 100.0%
417 100.0%
48 100.0%
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3 018 100.0%
48 100.0%
3 732 100.0%