City of Cape Town – 2011 Census – Ward 008
January 2013
Compiled by Strategic Development Information and GIS Department, City of Cape Town
2011 and 2001 Census data supplied by Statistics South Africa
(Based on information available at the time of compilation as released by Statistics South Africa)
Ward Overview, Demographic Profile, Economic Profile, Household Services Profile
Ward Description
Ward 008 includes the areas of Annandale, Botfontein, Bottelary, Bracken Heights, Brackenfell Central,
Brackenfell South, Brandwag, Brantwood, Burgundy, De Oude Spruit, Edenpark, Ferndale, Hoogstede,
Kaapsig, Klaradyn, Letru, Mabille Park, Marinda Park, Morgen Gronde, Normandie Estate, Protea Heights,
Protea Village, Rouxville, Soneike, Sonkring, Sonnekuil and Springbokpark
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Ward 008 Overview – 2011 Census
Change 2001 to 2011
Number
%
Population
20 052 37 745
17 693
88.2%
Households
6 639 13 002
6 363
95.8%
Average Household Size
3.02
2.90
Ward 008
2001
2011
In 2011 the population of Ward 008 was 37 745, an increase of 88% since 2001, and the number of
households was 13 002, an increase of 96% since 2001. The average household size has declined from
3.02 to 2.90 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
Ward for 2011.
Key results for Ward 008:

The population is predominantly White (61%).

75% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

93% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

21% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

93% of households live in formal dwellings.

95% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling or inside their yard.

97% 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.

95% 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 profile 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. These variations are not significant.
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Demographic Profile – 2011 Census
Male
Ward 008
Population
Female
Total
Num
%
Num
%
Num
Black African
3 144
8.3%
3 067
8.1%
6 211
16.5%
Coloured
3 634
9.6%
3 979
10.5%
7 613
20.2%
0.4%
144
0.4%
277
0.7%
31.7% 23 162
61.4%
Asian
133
White
11 200
Other
259
Total
18 370
29.7% 11 962
0.7%
222
48.7% 19 374
Male %
0.6%
%
481
1.3%
51.3% 37 744 100.0%
Female %
Age in years
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
6
5
Ward 008
Age
0 to 4 years
5 to 14 years
4
3
2
1 0 1 2
% of Population
Black African
Num
%
3
Coloured
Num
%
4
5
6
Asian
Num
White
Other
%
Num
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
768
12.4%
739
9.7%
16
5.8%
1 571
6.8%
63
13.1%
3 157
8.4%
777
12.5%
1 166
15.3%
28
10.2%
2 465
10.6%
63
13.1%
4 499
11.9%
15 to 24 years
1 150
18.5%
1 167
15.3%
58
21.1%
2 529
10.9%
69
14.3%
4 973
13.2%
25 to 64 years
3 324
53.6%
4 256
55.9%
165
60.0% 14 062
60.7%
258
53.6% 22 065
58.5%
188
3.0%
286
3.8%
65 years and older
Total
Ward 008
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
6 207 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
7 614 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
8
2.9%
2 537
11.0%
275 100.0% 23 164 100.0%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
28
5.8%
Other
%
3 047
8.1%
481 100.0% 37 741 100.0%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
79
1.9%
42
0.8%
0
0.0%
41
0.2%
14
4.2%
176
0.6%
Some primary
343
8.3%
280
5.5%
3
1.5%
127
0.7%
6
1.8%
759
2.7%
Completed primary
158
3.8%
83
1.6%
1
0.5%
57
0.3%
0
0.0%
299
1.1%
Some secondary
1 230
29.7%
973
19.2%
19
9.6%
3 160
17.7%
37
11.1%
5 419
19.6%
Grade 12
1 169
28.2%
1 720
33.9%
89
44.9%
8 114
45.4%
143
43.1% 11 235
40.6%
Higher
1 152
27.8%
1 949
38.4%
86
43.4%
6 231
34.8%
127
38.3%
9 545
34.5%
16
0.4%
28
0.6%
0
0.0%
161
0.9%
5
1.5%
210
0.8%
Other
Total
4 147 100.0%
5 075 100.0%
198 100.0% 17 891 100.0%
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332 100.0% 27 643 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Ward 008
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
4 475
5 423
223
16 589
327
27 037
Labour Force
2 960
3 882
157
13 023
227
20 249
Employed
Unemployed
2 439
521
3 610
272
149
8
12 486
537
209
18
18 893
1 356
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
1 515
323
1 192
1 541
51
1 490
66
1
65
3 566
97
3 469
100
6
94
6 788
478
6 310
17.60%
54.50%
66.15%
7.01%
66.57%
71.58%
5.10%
66.82%
70.40%
4.12%
75.27%
78.50%
7.93%
63.91%
69.42%
6.70%
69.88%
74.89%
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.
Ward 008
Monthly Household
Income
No income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
448
21.6%
187
8.7%
8
11.4%
719
8.4%
27
22.1%
1 389
10.7%
R 1 - R 1 600
392
18.9%
123
5.7%
1
1.4%
271
3.2%
9
7.4%
796
6.1%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
271
13.0%
90
4.2%
0
0.0%
231
2.7%
9
7.4%
601
4.6%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
191
9.2%
123
5.7%
2
2.9%
729
8.5%
11
9.0%
1 056
8.1%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
173
8.3%
215
10.0%
10
14.3%
1 474
17.2%
17
13.9%
1 889
14.5%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
266
12.8%
458
21.3%
19
27.1%
2 292
26.7%
17
13.9%
3 052
23.5%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
220
10.6%
620
28.8%
19
27.1%
2 133
24.9%
25
20.5%
3 017
23.2%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
90
4.3%
262
12.2%
8
11.4%
577
6.7%
3
2.5%
940
7.2%
R 102 401 or more
26
1.3%
70
3.3%
3
4.3%
152
1.8%
4
3.3%
255
2.0%
0
0.0%
2
0.1%
0
0.0%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
4
0.0%
Unspecified
Total
2 077 100.0%
2 150 100.0%
70 100.0%
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8 580 100.0%
122 100.0% 12 999 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Ward 008
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
1 325
63.8%
2 041
94.9%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
180
8.7%
19
0.9%
0
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
536
25.8%
72
3.3%
36
1.7%
19
0.9%
Other
Total
Ward 008
Tenure Status
2 077 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
2 151 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
White
%
71 100.0%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
8 496
99.0%
116
0.0%
6
0.1%
2
1.7%
207
1.6%
0
0.0%
32
0.4%
2
1.7%
642
4.9%
0
0.0%
48
0.6%
1
0.8%
104
0.8%
71 100.0%
Asian
Num
8 582 100.0%
White
%
Num
95.9% 12 049
%
121 100.0% 13 002 100.0%
Other
%
92.7%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Owned and fully paid
off
533
25.7%
243
11.3%
7
9.9%
1 962
22.9%
16
13.1%
2 761
21.2%
Owned but not yet
paid off
450
21.7%
1 154
53.7%
37
52.1%
3 829
44.6%
44
36.1%
5 514
42.4%
Rented
664
32.0%
585
27.2%
26
36.6%
2 623
30.6%
56
45.9%
3 954
30.4%
Occupied rent-free
333
16.0%
134
6.2%
1
1.4%
100
1.2%
4
3.3%
572
4.4%
97
4.7%
34
1.6%
0
0.0%
69
0.8%
2
1.6%
202
1.6%
Other
Total
Ward 008
Access to Piped
Water
2 077 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
2 150 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
71 100.0%
Asian
Num
8 583 100.0%
White
%
Num
122 100.0% 13 003 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Piped water inside
dwelling
1 217
58.6%
1 947
90.6%
69
97.2%
8 453
98.5%
115
Piped water inside
yard
338
16.3%
81
3.8%
1
1.4%
79
0.9%
3
2.5%
502
3.9%
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
487
23.5%
85
4.0%
1
1.4%
17
0.2%
2
1.7%
592
4.6%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
30
1.4%
30
1.4%
0
0.0%
13
0.2%
0
0.0%
73
0.6%
4
0.2%
7
0.3%
0
0.0%
20
0.2%
1
0.8%
32
0.2%
No access to piped
water
Total
Ward 008
Toilet Facility
Flush toilet (connected
to sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
2 076 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
2 150 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
71 100.0%
Asian
Num
8 582 100.0%
White
%
Num
95.0% 11 801
121 100.0% 13 000 100.0%
Other
%
90.8%
Num
Total
%
Num
98.3% 12 611
%
1 908
91.9%
2 034
94.6%
68
95.8%
8 482
98.9%
119
97.0%
124
6.0%
14
0.7%
0
0.0%
67
0.8%
2
1.7%
207
1.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
3
0.1%
5
0.2%
0
0.0%
8
0.1%
0
0.0%
16
0.1%
Chemical toilet
Pit toilet with
ventilation (VIP)
Pit toilet without
ventilation
Bucket toilet
1
0.0%
16
0.7%
1
1.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
18
0.1%
13
0.6%
53
2.5%
0
0.0%
11
0.1%
0
0.0%
77
0.6%
Other
12
0.6%
16
0.7%
0
0.0%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
30
0.2%
None
16
0.8%
13
0.6%
2
2.8%
9
0.1%
0
0.0%
40
0.3%
Total
2 077 100.0%
2 151 100.0%
71 100.0%
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8 580 100.0%
121 100.0% 13 000 100.0%
Household Services Profile continued – 2011 Census
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
2 008
96.7%
2 044
95.0%
70
98.6%
8 400
97.9%
113
32
1.5%
20
0.9%
0
0.0%
75
0.9%
9
7.4%
136
1.0%
3
0.1%
6
0.3%
0
0.0%
20
0.2%
0
0.0%
29
0.2%
Own refuse dump
17
0.8%
52
2.4%
1
1.4%
59
0.7%
0
0.0%
129
1.0%
No rubbish disposal
15
0.7%
29
1.3%
0
0.0%
14
0.2%
0
0.0%
58
0.4%
2
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
13
0.2%
0
0.0%
16
0.1%
Ward 008
Refuse Disposal
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least once
a week
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
Other
Total
2 077 100.0%
Ward 008
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Gas
Num
1 601
%
77.1%
2 152 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
2 052
95.4%
Asian
Num
%
71 100.0%
Asian
Num
White
Num
%
8 581 100.0%
White
%
71 100.0%
Num
Other
Num
%
92.6% 12 635
97.2%
122 100.0% 13 003 100.0%
Other
%
Total
Num
%
Num
8 482
98.8%
120
Total
%
Num
99.2% 12 326
%
94.8%
4
0.2%
7
0.3%
0
0.0%
15
0.2%
0
0.0%
26
0.2%
Paraffin
304
14.6%
21
1.0%
0
0.0%
5
0.1%
0
0.0%
330
2.5%
Candles
161
7.8%
67
3.1%
0
0.0%
7
0.1%
0
0.0%
235
1.8%
Solar
4
0.2%
2
0.1%
0
0.0%
19
0.2%
0
0.0%
25
0.2%
None
3
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
53
0.6%
1
0.8%
58
0.4%
Total
2 077 100.0%
Ward 008
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
Black African
Gas
Num
1 518
%
2 150 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
71 100.0%
Asian
Num
8 581 100.0%
White
%
Num
121 100.0% 13 000 100.0%
Other
%
Num
73.1%
1 914
89.0%
61
85.9%
7 644
89.1%
111
Total
%
Num
91.7% 11 248
%
86.5%
77
3.7%
147
6.8%
10
14.1%
804
9.4%
7
5.8%
1 045
8.0%
446
21.5%
39
1.8%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
0
0.0%
494
3.8%
Wood
11
0.5%
37
1.7%
0
0.0%
14
0.2%
0
0.0%
62
0.5%
Coal
3
0.1%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.0%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
2
0.1%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Solar
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
0
0.0%
10
0.1%
Other
16
0.8%
6
0.3%
0
0.0%
92
1.1%
3
2.5%
117
0.9%
None
5
0.2%
2
1.7%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
0
0.0%
16
0.1%
Paraffin
Total
2 077 100.0%
Ward 008
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
Black African
Gas
Num
1 073
%
2 150 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
71 100.0%
Asian
Num
8 582 100.0%
White
%
Num
121 100.0% 13 001 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
51.7%
1 752
81.5%
56
78.9%
6 860
79.9%
90
74.4%
9 831
75.6%
71
3.4%
80
3.7%
2
2.8%
554
6.5%
9
7.4%
716
5.5%
507
24.4%
40
1.9%
0
0.0%
19
0.2%
2
1.7%
568
4.4%
Wood
31
1.5%
87
4.0%
4
5.6%
185
2.2%
1
0.8%
308
2.4%
Coal
2
0.1%
6
0.3%
1
1.4%
5
0.1%
0
0.0%
14
0.1%
Animal dung
1
0.0%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
5
0.1%
0
0.0%
7
0.1%
Solar
5
0.2%
5
0.2%
0
0.0%
36
0.4%
0
0.0%
46
0.4%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
386
18.6%
180
8.4%
8
11.3%
914
10.7%
19
15.7%
1 507
11.6%
Paraffin
None
Total
2 076 100.0%
2 151 100.0%
71 100.0%
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8 581 100.0%
121 100.0% 13 000 100.0%