City of Cape Town – 2011 Census – Ward 016
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 016 includes the areas of Dreamworld, Driftsands, Eersteriver South, Eersterivier, Electric City,
Faure, Forest Village and Mfuleni.
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Ward 016 Overview – 2011 Census
Change 2001 to 2011
Number
%
Population
34 449 43 111
8 662
25.1%
Households
7 435 10 128
2 693
36.2%
Average Household Size
4.63
4.26
Ward 016
2001
2011
In 2011 the population of Ward 016 was 43 111, an increase of 25% since 2001, and the number of
households was 10 128, an increase of 36% since 2001. The average household size has declined from
4.63 to 4.26 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 016:

The population is predominantly Coloured (68%).

39% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

77% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

40% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

91% of households live in formal dwellings.

99% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling or inside their yard.

91% 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.

98% 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 016
Population
Num
Black African
6 219
Coloured
14 133
Female
%
Num
14.4%
Total
%
Num
%
6 463
15.0% 12 682
29.4%
32.8% 15 283
35.5% 29 416
68.2%
Asian
119
0.3%
93
0.2%
212
0.5%
White
133
0.3%
76
0.2%
209
0.5%
Other
420
1.0%
172
0.4%
592
1.4%
Total
21 024
48.8% 22 087
Male %
51.2% 43 111 100.0%
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
4
3
2
1 0 1 2
% of Population
Black African
Ward 016
Age
Num
%
3
Coloured
Num
%
4
5
6
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
48
8.1%
4 809
11.2%
0 to 4 years
1 648
13.0%
3 077
10.5%
22
10.3%
14
6.7%
5 to 14 years
2 210
17.4%
5 149
17.5%
31
14.6%
21
10.0%
61
10.3%
7 472
17.3%
15 to 24 years
2 346
18.5%
5 957
20.3%
52
24.4%
24
11.5%
135
22.8%
8 514
19.7%
25 to 64 years
6 203
48.9% 14 534
49.4%
100
46.9%
129
61.7%
342
57.7% 21 308
49.4%
8
3.8%
21
10.0%
65 years and older
Total
274
2.2%
699
2.4%
12 681 100.0% 29 416 100.0%
Ward 016
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
213 100.0%
Asian
Num
209 100.0%
White
%
Num
7
1.2%
Other
%
1 009
2.3%
593 100.0% 43 112 100.0%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
118
1.5%
252
1.4%
6
4.9%
1
1.7%
25
5.7%
402
1.5%
Some primary
706
9.1%
1 754
9.8%
12
9.8%
2
3.3%
31
7.1%
2 505
9.6%
5.3%
Completed primary
300
3.9%
1 020
5.7%
2
1.6%
2
3.3%
23
1 347
5.1%
Some secondary
2 932
37.9%
8 326
46.6%
58
47.2%
31
51.7%
161
37.0% 11 508
43.9%
Grade 12
2 729
35.3%
5 616
31.5%
37
30.1%
19
31.7%
133
30.6%
8 534
32.6%
Higher
900
11.6%
827
4.6%
7
5.7%
5
8.3%
30
6.9%
1 769
6.8%
Other
42
0.5%
55
0.3%
1
0.8%
0
0.0%
32
7.4%
130
0.5%
Total
7 727 100.0% 17 850 100.0%
123 100.0%
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60 100.0%
435 100.0% 26 195 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Ward 016
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
8 548
20 492
152
153
477
29 822
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
5 529
4 065
1 464
13 235
10 339
2 896
92
72
20
35
25
10
366
313
53
19 257
14 814
4 443
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
3 019
384
2 635
7 257
448
6 809
60
6
54
118
0
118
111
8
103
10 565
846
9 719
26.48%
47.55%
64.68%
21.88%
50.45%
64.59%
21.74%
47.37%
60.53%
28.57%
16.34%
22.88%
14.48%
65.62%
76.73%
23.07%
49.67%
64.57%
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 016
Monthly Household
Income
No income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
586
16.3%
575
R 1 - R 1 600
676
18.8%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
622
17.3%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
584
R 6 401 - R 12 800
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
9.1%
4
7.4%
3
12.0%
26
17.6%
1 194
11.8%
564
8.9%
7
13.0%
4
16.0%
31
20.9%
1 282
12.7%
854
13.5%
9
16.7%
5
20.0%
28
18.9%
1 518
15.0%
16.2%
1 346
21.3%
14
25.9%
10
40.0%
25
16.9%
1 979
19.5%
534
14.9%
1 565
24.8%
12
22.2%
2
8.0%
19
12.8%
2 132
21.1%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
407
11.3%
1 034
16.4%
6
11.1%
1
4.0%
10
6.8%
1 458
14.4%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
159
4.4%
327
5.2%
2
3.7%
0
0.0%
8
5.4%
496
4.9%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
14
0.4%
24
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.7%
39
0.4%
R 102 401 or more
13
0.4%
17
0.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
30
0.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Unspecified
Total
3 595 100.0%
6 306 100.0%
54 100.0%
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25 100.0%
148 100.0% 10 128 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Ward 016
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
3 217
89.5%
5 834
92.5%
48
90.6%
21
87.5%
126
84.6%
9 246
91.3%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
156
4.3%
306
4.9%
2
3.8%
1
4.2%
10
6.7%
475
4.7%
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
78
2.2%
53
0.8%
0
0.0%
1
4.2%
0
0.0%
132
1.3%
145
4.0%
114
1.8%
3
5.7%
1
4.2%
13
8.7%
276
2.7%
Other
Total
Ward 016
Tenure Status
3 596 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
6 307 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
53 100.0%
24 100.0%
Asian
White
Num
%
Num
149 100.0% 10 129 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Owned and fully paid
off
718
20.0%
1 588
25.2%
8
15.4%
7
30.4%
16
10.9%
2 337
23.1%
Owned but not yet
paid off
899
25.0%
2 948
46.7%
18
34.6%
7
30.4%
26
17.7%
3 898
38.5%
Rented
864
24.0%
1 307
20.7%
23
44.2%
6
26.1%
97
66.0%
2 297
22.7%
Occupied rent-free
981
27.3%
335
5.3%
3
5.8%
2
8.7%
2
1.4%
1 323
13.1%
135
3.8%
128
2.0%
0
0.0%
1
4.3%
6
4.1%
270
2.7%
Other
Total
Ward 016
Access to Piped
Water
3 597 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
6 306 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
52 100.0%
23 100.0%
Asian
White
Num
%
Num
147 100.0% 10 125 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Piped water inside
dwelling
3 040
84.5%
5 400
85.6%
48
90.6%
22
91.7%
113
76.4%
8 623
85.1%
Piped water inside
yard
504
14.0%
828
13.1%
5
9.4%
2
8.3%
31
20.9%
1 370
13.5%
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
34
0.9%
15
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
1.4%
51
0.5%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
10
0.3%
10
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
20
0.2%
No access to piped
water
9
0.3%
52
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
1.4%
63
0.6%
Total
Ward 016
Toilet Facility
Flush toilet (connected
to sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
3 597 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
6 305 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
53 100.0%
24 100.0%
Asian
White
Num
%
Num
148 100.0% 10 127 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
3 417
95.0%
5 605
88.9%
48
90.6%
22
91.7%
117
79.1%
9 209
90.9%
73
2.0%
184
2.9%
0
0.0%
1
4.2%
15
10.1%
273
2.7%
2
0.1%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
8
0.1%
9
0.3%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
11
0.1%
Chemical toilet
Pit toilet with
ventilation (VIP)
Pit toilet without
ventilation
Bucket toilet
0
0.0%
5
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
5
0.0%
35
1.0%
154
2.4%
1
1.9%
1
4.2%
5
3.4%
196
1.9%
Other
20
0.6%
122
1.9%
2
3.8%
0
0.0%
6
4.1%
150
1.5%
None
40
1.1%
228
3.6%
2
3.8%
0
0.0%
5
3.4%
275
2.7%
Total
3 596 100.0%
6 306 100.0%
53 100.0%
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24 100.0%
148 100.0% 10 127 100.0%
Household Services Profile continued – 2011 Census
Ward 016
Refuse Disposal
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least once
a week
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
Own refuse dump
No rubbish disposal
Other
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
3 539
98.4%
6 262
99.3%
7
0.2%
8
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
15
0.1%
11
0.3%
5
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
16
0.2%
28
0.8%
8
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
36
0.4%
5
0.1%
12
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
17
0.2%
7
0.2%
11
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
1.4%
20
0.2%
Total
3 597 100.0%
Ward 016
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
6 306 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
53 100.0%
White
Num
%
24 100.0%
53 100.0%
24 100.0%
Asian
White
Num
%
Num
Other
Num
%
146
98.6% 10 024
99.0%
148 100.0% 10 128 100.0%
Other
%
Total
Num
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
3 530
98.1%
6 197
98.3%
52
98.1%
23
95.8%
146
98.6%
9 948
98.2%
11
0.3%
17
0.3%
1
1.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
29
0.3%
Paraffin
9
0.3%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
11
0.1%
Candles
32
0.9%
26
0.4%
0
0.0%
1
4.2%
2
1.4%
61
0.6%
Solar
5
0.1%
15
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
20
0.2%
None
11
0.3%
49
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
60
0.6%
Gas
Total
3 598 100.0%
Ward 016
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
6 306 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
53 100.0%
24 100.0%
Asian
White
Num
%
Num
148 100.0% 10 129 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
3 318
92.2%
6 166
97.8%
52
98.1%
23
95.8%
142
96.6%
9 701
95.8%
191
5.3%
96
1.5%
0
0.0%
1
4.2%
5
3.4%
293
2.9%
Paraffin
23
0.6%
7
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
30
0.3%
Wood
24
0.7%
18
0.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
42
0.4%
Coal
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
11
0.3%
4
0.1%
1
1.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
16
0.2%
Other
20
0.6%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
21
0.2%
None
10
0.3%
13
0.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
23
0.2%
Gas
Total
3 598 100.0%
Ward 016
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
6 305 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
53 100.0%
24 100.0%
Asian
White
Num
%
Num
147 100.0% 10 127 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
2 260
62.8%
5 285
83.8%
41
77.4%
23
95.8%
113
76.4%
7 722
76.2%
79
2.2%
40
0.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
2.0%
122
1.2%
706
19.6%
20
0.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
4
2.7%
730
7.2%
Wood
37
1.0%
59
0.9%
1
1.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
97
1.0%
Coal
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Animal dung
3
0.1%
7
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
10
0.1%
Solar
7
0.2%
11
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
18
0.2%
Other
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
None
500
13.9%
885
14.0%
11
20.8%
1
4.2%
28
18.9%
1 425
14.1%
Gas
Paraffin
Total
3 596 100.0%
6 307 100.0%
53 100.0%
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24 100.0%
148 100.0% 10 128 100.0%