City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Claremont
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 Claremont includes the following sub-places: Claremont.
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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
Claremont
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
17 198
7 365
2.34
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Claremont was 17 198 and the number of households was
7 365. The average household size was 2.34.
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 Claremont:

The population is predominantly White (64%).

89% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

95% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

15% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

99.5% of households live in formal dwellings.

99.8% 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.

99% of households have their refuse removed at least once a week.

99.9% 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
Claremont
Population
Female
Num
Black African
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
1 492
8.7%
1 391
8.1%
2 883
16.8%
868
5.0%
1 040
6.0%
1 908
11.1%
Coloured
Asian
402
2.3%
429
2.5%
831
4.8%
White
5 160
30.0%
5 860
34.1%
11 020
64.1%
Other
274
1.6%
282
1.6%
556
3.2%
Total
8 196
47.7%
9 002
52.3%
17 198
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
7
6
Claremont
Age
5
4
3
2 1 0 1 2
% of Population
Black African
Num
%
3
Coloured
Num
4
5
6
7
Asian
%
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
0 to 4 years
195
6.8%
116
6.1%
40
4.8%
601
5.5%
46
8.3%
998
5.8%
5 to 14 years
203
7.0%
218
11.4%
72
8.6%
909
8.2%
84
15.1%
1 486
8.6%
15 to 24 years
854
29.6%
339
17.8%
255
30.5%
1 802
16.4%
93
16.7%
3 343
19.4%
25 to 64 years
1 508
52.3%
1 103
57.8%
432
51.7%
6 244
56.7%
290
52.1%
9 577
55.7%
122
4.2%
132
6.9%
36
4.3%
1 463
13.3%
44
7.9%
1 797
10.4%
65 years and older
Total
Claremont
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
2 882 100.0%
1 908 100.0%
Black African
Coloured
Num
%
Num
%
835 100.0%
Asian
Num
11 019 100.0%
White
%
Num
557 100.0%
Other
%
Num
17 201 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
12
0.7%
6
0.4%
3
0.5%
12
0.1%
3
0.7%
36
0.3%
Some primary
30
1.6%
36
2.7%
6
1.0%
54
0.6%
6
1.5%
132
1.0%
Completed primary
15
0.8%
36
2.7%
6
1.0%
24
0.3%
6
1.5%
87
0.7%
Some secondary
162
8.8%
186
13.8%
60
9.6%
624
7.1%
36
8.9%
1 068
8.2%
Grade 12
633
34.4%
450
33.5%
189
30.3%
2 286
26.0%
105
25.9%
3 663
28.2%
Higher
975
52.9%
618
46.0%
357
57.2%
5 652
64.3%
246
60.7%
7 848
60.3%
15
0.8%
12
0.9%
3
0.5%
141
1.6%
3
0.7%
174
1.3%
Other
Total
1 842 100.0%
1 344 100.0%
624 100.0%
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8 793 100.0%
405 100.0% 13 008 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Claremont
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
2 367
1 440
687
8 049
384
12 927
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
1 305
978
393
5 934
255
8 865
1 185
120
921
57
372
21
5 739
195
231
24
8 448
417
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
1 062
15
1 047
462
18
444
294
6
288
2 115
39
2 076
129
0
129
4 062
78
3 984
9.20%
50.06%
55.13%
5.83%
63.96%
67.92%
5.34%
54.15%
57.21%
3.29%
71.30%
73.72%
9.41%
60.16%
66.41%
4.70%
65.35%
68.58%
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.
Claremont
Monthly Household
Income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
No income
99
9.2%
48
6.8%
39
11.3%
324
6.4%
R 1 - R 1 600
69
6.4%
42
5.9%
12
3.5%
114
R 1 601 - R 3 200
93
8.7%
39
5.5%
24
7.0%
147
R 3 201 - R 6 400
177
16.5%
66
9.3%
45
13.0%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
177
16.5%
96
13.5%
42
R 12 801 - R 25 600
225
21.0%
177
24.9%
66
R 25 601 - R 51 200
141
13.2%
147
20.7%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
66
6.2%
75
R 102 401 or more
24
2.2%
21
0
0.0%
0
Unspecified
Total
1 071 100.0%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
24
13.6%
534
7.3%
2.3%
6
3.4%
243
3.3%
2.9%
15
8.5%
318
4.3%
375
7.4%
21
11.9%
684
9.3%
12.2%
681
13.5%
21
11.9%
1 017
13.8%
19.1%
1 056
20.9%
27
15.3%
1 551
21.1%
75
21.7%
1 197
23.7%
36
20.3%
1 596
21.7%
10.5%
30
8.7%
822
16.3%
18
10.2%
1 011
13.7%
3.0%
12
3.5%
336
6.6%
9
5.1%
402
5.5%
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
711 100.0%
345 100.0%
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5 055 100.0%
177 100.0%
7 359 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Claremont
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
1 061
99.1%
710
99.6%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
5
0.5%
0
0.0%
Other
5
0.5%
3
0.4%
Total
Claremont
Tenure Status
1 071 100.0%
Black African
Num
Owned and fully
paid off
%
713 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
White
348 100.0%
Num
Other
%
Num
%
5 028
99.5%
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
23
0.5%
348 100.0%
Asian
Num
5 054 100.0%
White
%
Num
Total
179 100.0%
%
7 326
99.5%
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
5
0.1%
0
0.0%
31
0.4%
179 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Num
7 365 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
99
9.2%
117
16.4%
65
18.7%
1 737
34.4%
40
22.5%
2 058
27.9%
Owned but not yet
paid off
142
13.2%
162
22.7%
93
26.7%
1 696
33.6%
51
28.7%
2 144
29.1%
Rented
768
71.6%
408
57.1%
180
51.7%
1 505
29.8%
82
46.1%
2 943
40.0%
Occupied rent-free
24
2.2%
21
2.9%
7
2.0%
74
1.5%
3
1.7%
129
1.8%
Other
39
3.6%
6
0.8%
3
0.9%
41
0.8%
2
1.1%
91
1.2%
Total
1 072 100.0%
714 100.0%
348 100.0%
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5 053 100.0%
178 100.0%
7 365 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Claremont
Access to Piped
Water
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
Piped water inside
dwelling
1 053
98.3%
708
99.2%
Piped water inside
yard
15
1.4%
6
0.8%
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
0.3%
0
Total
Claremont
Toilet Facility
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
1 071 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
0.1%
0
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
%
345 100.0%
Asian
Num
705
99.2%
3
0.3%
6
0.8%
0
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%
3
Other
Claremont
Refuse Disposal
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
0.0%
27
0.4%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
177 100.0%
Other
%
Num
99.7%
0.0%
9
0.2%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.3%
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.6%
0
0.0%
Black African
Num
%
711 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
0.0%
18
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
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
Asian
Num
5 049 100.0%
White
%
Num
177 100.0%
Other
%
Num
98.3%
342
98.3%
5 031
99.6%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
12
0.2%
0
3
0.3%
6
0.8%
3
0.9%
6
0.1%
Own refuse dump
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
No rubbish disposal
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Other
3
0.3%
0
0.0%
3
0.9%
717 100.0%
348 100.0%
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7 356 100.0%
Total
%
705
1 068 100.0%
%
99.6%
99.4%
Total
Num
7 323
345 100.0%
177 100.0%
1 062
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
7 356 100.0%
Total
%
5 034
1 074 100.0%
345 100.0%
Num
%
99.4%
5 049 100.0%
177 100.0%
Num
7 314
White
%
Total
%
6
98.9%
Total
Num
0.0%
1 062
None
%
99.6%
Coloured
345 100.0%
Num
Other
5 031
714 100.0%
Num
White
%
7 320
99.4%
0.0%
15
0.2%
0
0.0%
18
0.2%
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
5 052 100.0%
180 100.0%
Num
180 100.0%
7 365 100.0%
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Claremont
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Num
%
Num
White
%
%
Num
Total
%
%
5 046
99.8%
7 353
99.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
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%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Solar
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
None
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Claremont
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
345 100.0%
Asian
Num
5 055 100.0%
White
%
Num
180 100.0%
Num
0.0%
711 100.0%
345 100.0%
Num
Other
0
1 071 100.0%
711 100.0%
Asian
Gas
Total
1 071 100.0%
Coloured
180 100.0%
Other
%
Num
7 362 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
996
92.7%
645
90.7%
294
84.5%
4 128
81.6%
150
83.3%
6 213
84.3%
54
5.0%
60
8.4%
48
13.8%
873
17.3%
30
16.7%
1 065
14.4%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Wood
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
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%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Solar
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.9%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Other
24
2.2%
3
0.4%
3
0.9%
39
0.8%
0
0.0%
69
0.9%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Gas
None
Total
Claremont
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
1 074 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
711 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
348 100.0%
Asian
Num
5 058 100.0%
White
%
Num
180 100.0%
Other
%
Num
7 371 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
915
85.0%
612
85.7%
297
83.2%
3 852
76.2%
141
79.7%
5 817
78.8%
54
5.0%
33
4.6%
39
10.9%
594
11.8%
12
6.8%
732
9.9%
6
0.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
0
0.0%
15
0.2%
Wood
21
1.9%
12
1.7%
6
1.7%
294
5.8%
6
3.4%
339
4.6%
Coal
3
0.3%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
24
0.5%
3
1.7%
33
0.4%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
6
0.6%
3
0.4%
3
0.8%
51
1.0%
3
1.7%
66
0.9%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
None
72
6.7%
51
7.1%
12
3.4%
231
4.6%
12
6.8%
378
5.1%
Gas
Paraffin
Total
1 077 100.0%
714 100.0%
357 100.0%
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5 055 100.0%
177 100.0%
7 380 100.0%