City of Cape Town – 2011 Census – Ward 055
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 055 includes the areas of Brooklyn, Century City, Marconi Beam, Milnerton South, Paarden Eiland,
Rugby, Salt River, Sanddrift, Tygerhof, Woodstock and Ysterplaat.
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Ward 055 Overview – 2011 Census
Change 2001 to 2011
Number
%
Population
23 568 35 535
11 967
50.8%
Households
7 257 11 475
4 218
58.1%
Average Household Size
3.25
3.10
Ward 055
2001
2011
In 2011 the population of Ward 055 was 35 535, an increase of 51% since 2001, and the number of
households was 11 475, an increase of 58% since 2001. The average household size has declined from
3.25 to 3.10 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 055:

The population is predominantly White (37%), Coloured (30%) and Black African (25%).

62% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

86% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

30% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

98% of households live in formal dwellings.

99% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling or inside their yard.

99% 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 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 055
Population
Num
Female
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Black African
4 857
13.7%
4 172
11.7%
9 029
25.4%
Coloured
4 914
13.8%
5 609
15.8% 10 523
29.6%
Asian
610
1.7%
616
White
6 458
18.2%
6 832
Other
881
2.5%
586
Total
17 720
49.9% 17 815
Male %
1 226
3.5%
19.2% 13 290
1.7%
37.4%
1.6%
1 467
4.1%
50.1% 35 535 100.0%
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 055
Age
4
3
2
1 0 1 2
% of Population
Black African
Num
%
3
Coloured
Num
%
0 to 4 years
1 012
11.2%
911
8.7%
5 to 14 years
1 120
12.4%
1 664
15.8%
15 to 24 years
1 474
16.3%
1 825
17.3%
25 to 64 years
5 153
57.1%
5 492
52.2%
270
3.0%
632
6.0%
65 years and older
Total
Ward 055
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
9 029 100.0% 10 524 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
4
5
6
Asian
Num
99
White
%
Num
8.1%
611
92
7.5%
174
14.2%
780
80
Other
%
%
Num
%
4.6%
104
7.1%
2 737
7.7%
1 040
7.8%
164
11.2%
4 080
11.5%
1 555
11.7%
171
11.7%
5 199
14.6%
63.7%
7 750
58.3%
862
58.8% 20 037
56.4%
6.5%
2 333
17.6%
166
11.3%
1 225 100.0% 13 289 100.0%
Asian
Num
Num
Total
White
%
Num
Other
%
3 481
9.8%
1 467 100.0% 35 534 100.0%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
37
0.7%
67
1.0%
13
1.7%
51
0.5%
21
2.6%
189
0.8%
Some primary
135
2.5%
474
7.0%
18
2.3%
277
2.6%
36
4.4%
940
3.9%
Completed primary
73
1.3%
324
4.8%
14
1.8%
145
1.4%
20
2.5%
576
2.4%
Some secondary
1 044
19.2%
2 661
39.6%
136
17.4%
3 224
30.6%
181
22.3%
7 246
29.8%
Grade 12
2 484
45.6%
2 185
32.5%
214
27.4%
3 705
35.1%
332
40.9%
8 920
36.7%
Higher
1 626
29.8%
990
14.7%
365
46.7%
3 026
28.7%
207
25.5%
6 214
25.6%
50
0.9%
25
0.4%
22
2.8%
120
1.1%
15
1.8%
232
1.0%
Other
Total
5 449 100.0%
6 726 100.0%
782 100.0% 10 548 100.0%
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812 100.0% 24 317 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Ward 055
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
6 626
7 316
954
9 306
1 034
25 236
Labour Force
4 407
4 866
597
6 481
540
16 891
Employed
Unemployed
3 652
755
4 051
815
554
43
5 890
591
437
103
14 584
2 307
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
2 219
80
2 139
2 450
112
2 338
357
0
357
2 825
101
2 724
494
20
474
8 345
313
8 032
17.13%
55.12%
66.51%
16.75%
55.37%
66.51%
7.20%
58.07%
62.58%
9.12%
63.29%
69.64%
19.07%
42.26%
52.22%
13.66%
57.79%
66.93%
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 055
Monthly Household
Income
No income
Black African
Num
367
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
14.1%
235
8.5%
35
9.5%
418
7.7%
39
13.3%
1 094
9.5%
R 1 - R 1 600
231
8.9%
366
13.3%
15
4.1%
549
10.1%
50
17.0%
1 211
10.5%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
358
13.7%
304
11.0%
17
4.6%
444
8.2%
36
12.2%
1 159
10.1%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
482
18.5%
422
15.3%
31
8.4%
683
12.5%
49
16.7%
1 667
14.5%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
496
19.0%
500
18.1%
42
11.4%
918
16.9%
49
16.7%
2 005
17.5%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
377
14.4%
523
18.9%
76
20.6%
1 082
19.9%
30
10.2%
2 088
18.2%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
207
7.9%
301
10.9%
84
22.8%
895
16.4%
33
11.2%
1 520
13.2%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
60
2.3%
81
2.9%
50
13.6%
331
6.1%
7
2.4%
529
4.6%
R 102 401 or more
32
1.2%
28
1.0%
19
5.1%
125
2.3%
1
0.3%
205
1.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
Unspecified
Total
2 610 100.0%
2 760 100.0%
369 100.0%
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5 446 100.0%
294 100.0% 11 479 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Ward 055
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
2 524
96.7%
2 687
97.4%
367
99.5%
5 399
99.2%
288
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
23
0.9%
29
1.1%
1
0.3%
7
0.1%
0
0.0%
60
0.5%
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
10
0.4%
11
0.4%
0
0.0%
8
0.1%
2
0.7%
31
0.3%
Other
53
2.0%
33
1.2%
1
0.3%
29
0.5%
4
1.4%
120
1.0%
Total
Ward 055
Tenure Status
2 610 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
2 760 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
369 100.0%
Asian
Num
5 443 100.0%
White
%
Num
98.0% 11 265
%
294 100.0% 11 476 100.0%
Other
%
98.2%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Owned and fully paid
off
166
6.4%
456
16.5%
59
16.0%
1 639
30.1%
58
19.7%
2 378
20.7%
Owned but not yet
paid off
237
9.1%
724
26.2%
110
29.9%
1 420
26.1%
49
16.7%
2 540
22.1%
2 117
81.1%
1 417
51.3%
186
50.5%
2 190
40.2%
177
60.2%
6 087
53.0%
45
1.7%
59
2.1%
9
2.4%
54
1.0%
3
1.0%
170
1.5%
44
1.7%
104
3.8%
4
1.1%
142
2.6%
7
2.4%
301
2.6%
Rented
Occupied rent-free
Other
Total
Ward 055
Access to Piped
Water
2 609 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
2 760 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
368 100.0%
Asian
Num
5 445 100.0%
White
%
Num
294 100.0% 11 476 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Piped water inside
dwelling
2 544
97.5%
2 667
96.6%
364
98.9%
5 381
98.9%
279
Piped water inside
yard
50
1.9%
63
2.3%
1
0.3%
42
0.8%
7
2.4%
163
1.4%
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
5
0.2%
9
0.3%
1
0.3%
6
0.1%
5
1.7%
26
0.2%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
3
0.1%
6
0.2%
0
0.0%
4
0.1%
1
0.3%
14
0.1%
No access to piped
water
7
0.3%
15
0.5%
2
0.5%
10
0.2%
1
0.3%
35
0.3%
Total
Ward 055
Toilet Facility
Flush toilet (connected
to sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
Chemical toilet
Pit toilet with
ventilation (VIP)
Pit toilet without
ventilation
Bucket toilet
2 609 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
2 760 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
368 100.0%
Asian
Num
5 443 100.0%
White
%
Num
95.2% 11 235
293 100.0% 11 473 100.0%
Other
%
97.9%
Num
Total
%
Num
98.0% 11 331
%
2 586
99.2%
2 697
97.7%
367
99.7%
5 394
99.1%
287
98.8%
2
0.1%
9
0.3%
0
0.0%
33
0.6%
3
1.0%
47
0.4%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
2
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
3
0.1%
24
0.9%
0
0.0%
4
0.1%
1
0.3%
32
0.3%
Other
10
0.4%
13
0.5%
0
0.0%
4
0.1%
0
0.0%
27
0.2%
None
4
0.2%
16
0.6%
1
0.3%
8
0.1%
2
0.7%
31
0.3%
Total
2 608 100.0%
2 760 100.0%
368 100.0%
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5 444 100.0%
293 100.0% 11 473 100.0%
Household Services Profile continued – 2011 Census
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
2 592
99.3%
2 732
99.0%
366
99.5%
5 420
99.5%
290
2
0.1%
7
0.3%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
1
0.3%
16
0.1%
5
0.2%
10
0.4%
1
0.3%
13
0.2%
0
0.0%
29
0.3%
Own refuse dump
3
0.1%
4
0.1%
0
0.0%
4
0.1%
0
0.0%
11
0.1%
No rubbish disposal
1
0.0%
5
0.2%
0
0.0%
2
0.0%
1
0.3%
9
0.1%
6
0.2%
2
0.1%
1
0.3%
1
0.0%
1
0.3%
11
0.1%
Ward 055
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
2 609 100.0%
Ward 055
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
2 760 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
368 100.0%
Asian
Num
White
Num
%
5 446 100.0%
White
%
Num
Other
Num
%
99.0% 11 400
Num
Total
%
2 592
99.3%
2 723
98.7%
367
99.7%
5 422
99.6%
287
2
0.1%
5
0.2%
0
0.0%
5
0.1%
0
0.0%
Paraffin
1
0.0%
5
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
Candles
10
0.4%
20
0.7%
1
0.3%
3
0.1%
6
Solar
1
0.0%
2
0.1%
0
0.0%
4
0.1%
None
3
0.1%
5
0.2%
0
0.0%
11
0.2%
Gas
Total
2 609 100.0%
Ward 055
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
2 760 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
368 100.0%
Asian
Num
5 445 100.0%
White
%
Num
Num
97.6% 11 391
%
99.3%
12
0.1%
0.0%
6
0.1%
2.0%
40
0.3%
0
0.0%
7
0.1%
1
0.3%
20
0.2%
294 100.0% 11 476 100.0%
Other
%
99.3%
293 100.0% 11 476 100.0%
Other
%
Total
Num
%
Num
Total
%
Num
2 472
94.7%
2 484
90.1%
322
87.7%
4 887
89.8%
253
76
2.9%
206
7.5%
41
11.2%
470
8.6%
31
10.6%
824
7.2%
Paraffin
9
0.3%
4
0.1%
0
0.0%
4
0.1%
1
0.3%
18
0.2%
Wood
7
0.3%
10
0.4%
0
0.0%
2
0.0%
3
1.0%
22
0.2%
Coal
4
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
0.0%
1
0.3%
7
0.1%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
Solar
4
0.2%
2
0.1%
1
0.3%
8
0.1%
0
0.0%
15
0.1%
Other
33
1.3%
48
1.7%
3
0.8%
60
1.1%
4
1.4%
148
1.3%
None
5
0.2%
4
0.4%
0
0.0%
11
0.2%
0
0.0%
20
0.2%
Gas
Total
2 610 100.0%
Ward 055
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
2 758 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
367 100.0%
Asian
Num
5 445 100.0%
White
%
Num
86.3% 10 418
%
293 100.0% 11 473 100.0%
Other
%
90.8%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
1 964
75.2%
2 020
73.2%
315
85.6%
4 026
74.0%
190
64.6%
8 515
74.2%
Gas
68
2.6%
82
3.0%
17
4.6%
256
4.7%
11
3.7%
434
3.8%
Paraffin
21
0.8%
8
0.3%
1
0.3%
5
0.1%
1
0.3%
36
0.3%
Wood
13
0.5%
29
1.1%
6
1.6%
79
1.5%
5
1.7%
132
1.2%
Coal
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
7
0.1%
Animal dung
2
0.1%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Solar
5
0.2%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
26
0.5%
0
0.0%
34
0.3%
Other
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
0
0.0%
2
0.0%
None
535
20.5%
617
22.4%
29
7.9%
1 044
19.2%
87
29.6%
2 312
20.1%
Total
2 610 100.0%
2 760 100.0%
368 100.0%
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5 443 100.0%
294 100.0% 11 475 100.0%