City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Freedom Park Airport
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 Freedom Park Airport includes the following sub-places: Freedom Park Airport.
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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
Freedom Park Airport
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
1 861
669
2.78
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Freedom Park Airport was 1 861 and the number of
households was 669. The average household size was 2.78.
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 Freedom Park Airport:

The population is predominantly Black African (63%).

16% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

36% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

91% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

2% of households live in formal dwellings.

8% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling or inside their yard.

1% 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.

2% 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
Freedom Park Airport
Population
Female
Num
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Black African
617
33.2%
546
29.4%
1 163
62.5%
Coloured
346
18.6%
346
18.6%
692
37.2%
Asian
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
White
1
0.1%
1
0.1%
2
0.1%
Other
3
0.2%
0
0.0%
3
0.2%
Total
967
52.0%
893
48.0%
1 860
100.0%
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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
8
7
Freedom Park
Airport
Age
6
5
4
3
2 1 0 1 2
% of Population
Black African
Num
%
3
Coloured
Num
5
7
8
Asian
%
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
0 to 4 years
149
12.8%
84
12.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
233
12.5%
5 to 14 years
137
11.8%
154
22.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
291
15.7%
15 to 24 years
226
19.4%
151
21.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
377
20.3%
25 to 64 years
646
55.6%
298
43.2%
0
0.0%
1
50.0%
4 100.0%
949
51.1%
4
0.3%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
1
50.0%
0
8
0.4%
1 162 100.0%
690 100.0%
0
0.0%
2 100.0%
4 100.0%
Black African
Coloured
White
Other
65 years and older
Total
Freedom Park
Airport
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
No schooling
Num
%
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
Num
%
Num
0.0%
1 858 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
9
1.1%
9
2.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
18
1.5%
117
14.3%
102
26.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
219
18.2%
72
8.8%
51
13.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
123
10.2%
Some secondary
462
56.4%
186
48.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6 100.0%
654
54.2%
Grade 12
150
18.3%
30
7.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
180
14.9%
9
1.1%
3
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
1.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
381 100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6 100.0%
Some primary
Completed primary
Higher
Other
Total
819 100.0%
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1 206 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Freedom Park Airport
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
870
447
0
0
6
1 323
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
642
273
369
321
75
246
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
966
348
618
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
228
36
192
126
12
114
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3
357
48
309
57.48%
31.38%
73.79%
76.64%
16.78%
71.81%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
50.00%
63.98%
26.30%
73.02%
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.
Freedom Park
Airport
Monthly Household
Income
No income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
183
37.9%
51
27.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
234
35.0%
159
32.9%
93
50.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
252
37.7%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
96
19.9%
27
14.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
123
18.4%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
27
5.6%
12
6.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
39
5.8%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
15
3.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
0
0.0%
18
2.7%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
R 102 401 or more
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
183 100.0%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
0
0.0%
R 1 - R 1 600
Unspecified
Total
483 100.0%
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669 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Freedom Park
Airport
Type of Dwelling
Black African
Num
Formal Dwelling
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
10
2.1%
3
1.6%
0
0.0%
2 100.0%
0
0.0%
15
2.2%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
111
23.2%
7
3.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
66.7%
120
17.9%
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
354
73.9%
175
94.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
33.3%
530
79.2%
4
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
4
0.6%
185 100.0%
0
0.0%
2 100.0%
Other
Total
Freedom Park
Airport
Tenure Status
Owned and fully
paid off
479 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
3 100.0%
Other
%
Total
%
263
54.6%
31
16.8%
0
0.0%
0
Owned but not yet
paid off
2
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2 100.0%
0
Rented
4
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Occupied rent-free
0.0%
Num
669 100.0%
3 100.0%
Num
%
297
44.2%
0.0%
4
0.6%
0
0.0%
4
0.6%
7
1.5%
4
2.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
11
1.6%
Other
206
42.7%
150
81.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
356
53.0%
Total
482 100.0%
185 100.0%
0
0.0%
2 100.0%
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3 100.0%
672 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Freedom Park
Airport
Access to Piped
Water
Piped water inside
dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
39
8.2%
9
4.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
50.0%
51
7.6%
0
0.0%
3
1.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
213
44.7%
12
6.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
50.0%
228
34.1%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
222
46.5%
162
87.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
384
57.4%
No access to piped
water
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
186 100.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6 100.0%
Piped water inside
yard
Total
Freedom Park
Airport
Toilet Facility
477 100.0%
Black African
Num
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
669 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.9%
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
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
0.0%
0
0.0%
165
34.4%
120
65.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
285
42.6%
Other
147
30.6%
9
4.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
159
23.8%
None
159
33.1%
54
29.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
213
31.8%
Total
480 100.0%
183 100.0%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
Freedom Park
Airport
Refuse Disposal
Black African
Num
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
0.0%
3 100.0%
Other
%
Num
669 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
468
96.9%
183
98.4%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
3
50.0%
657
96.9%
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Own refuse dump
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
No rubbish disposal
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
Other
9
1.9%
3
1.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
50.0%
15
2.2%
186 100.0%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
Total
483 100.0%
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6 100.0%
678 100.0%
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Freedom Park
Airport
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
0
0.0%
9
4.9%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
3 100.0%
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
Paraffin
411
85.6%
78
42.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Candles
60
12.5%
93
50.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
3
0.6%
3
1.6%
0
0.0%
0
183 100.0%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
Gas
Solar
None
Total
Freedom Park
Airport
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
480 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
Num
%
15
2.2%
0.0%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
489
73.1%
0
0.0%
153
22.9%
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.9%
White
%
Num
3 100.0%
Other
%
Num
669 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
3
0.6%
9
4.8%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
0
0.0%
15
2.2%
Gas
240
49.7%
72
38.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
312
46.0%
Paraffin
225
46.6%
54
28.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
282
41.6%
Wood
15
3.1%
54
28.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
69
10.2%
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
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
189 100.0%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
Total
Freedom Park
Airport
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
483 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
3 100.0%
Other
%
Num
678 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
3
0.6%
9
4.8%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
0
0.0%
15
2.2%
9
1.9%
3
1.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
1.8%
390
80.7%
72
38.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
465
68.6%
Wood
33
6.8%
93
49.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
126
18.6%
Coal
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
Animal dung
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
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
42
8.7%
12
6.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
54
8.0%
189 100.0%
0
0.0%
3 100.0%
Gas
Paraffin
Total
483 100.0%
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3 100.0%
678 100.0%