City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Heideveld
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 Heideveld includes the following sub-places: Heideveld, Vanguard, Welcome.
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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
Heideveld
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
21 288
4 503
4.73
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Heideveld was 21 288 and the number of households was
4 503. The average household size was 4.73.
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 Heideveld:

The population is predominantly Coloured (92%).

31% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

70% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

47% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

92% of households live in formal dwellings.

99% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling or inside their yard.

96% of households have access to a flush toilet connected to the public sewer system.

99.8% 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 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
Heideveld
Population
Female
Num
Black African
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
395
1.9%
650
3.1%
1 045
4.9%
9 221
43.3%
10 267
48.2%
19 488
91.5%
Asian
131
0.6%
118
0.6%
249
1.2%
White
20
0.1%
25
0.1%
45
0.2%
Other
237
1.1%
223
1.0%
460
2.2%
Total
10 004
47.0%
11 283
53.0%
21 287
100.0%
Coloured
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
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Heideveld
Age
5
4
3
2
1 0 1 2
% of Population
Black African
Num
%
3
Coloured
Num
4
5
6
Asian
%
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
0 to 4 years
67
6.4%
1 846
9.5%
19
7.6%
2
4.4%
40
8.7%
1 974
9.3%
5 to 14 years
114
10.9%
3 158
16.2%
35
14.0%
9
20.0%
69
14.9%
3 385
15.9%
15 to 24 years
315
30.1%
3 582
18.4%
53
21.2%
8
17.8%
78
16.9%
4 036
19.0%
25 to 64 years
484
46.3%
9 186
47.1%
122
48.8%
21
46.7%
229
49.6%
10 042
47.2%
65
6.2%
1 715
8.8%
21
8.4%
5
11.1%
46
10.0%
1 852
8.7%
65 years and older
Total
Heideveld
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
1 045 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
19 487 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
250 100.0%
Asian
Num
45 100.0%
White
%
Num
462 100.0%
Other
%
Num
21 289 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
6
1.4%
327
2.6%
6
3.7%
0
0.0%
12
3.6%
351
2.6%
Some primary
24
5.4%
1 317
10.4%
12
7.4%
0
0.0%
33
10.0%
1 386
10.2%
Completed primary
24
5.4%
1 074
8.5%
12
7.4%
0
0.0%
27
8.2%
1 137
8.4%
Some secondary
201
45.6%
6 135
48.7%
51
31.5%
12
44.4%
123
37.3%
6 522
48.1%
Grade 12
138
31.3%
2 898
23.0%
51
31.5%
6
22.2%
96
29.1%
3 189
23.5%
45
10.2%
840
6.7%
27
16.7%
9
33.3%
36
10.9%
957
7.1%
3
0.7%
18
0.1%
3
1.9%
0
0.0%
3
0.9%
27
0.2%
Higher
Other
Total
441 100.0% 12 609 100.0%
162 100.0%
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27 100.0%
330 100.0% 13 569 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Heideveld
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
798
12 768
177
30
306
14 079
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
327
225
102
7 719
5 373
2 346
126
102
24
15
12
3
210
156
54
8 397
5 868
2 529
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
471
6
465
5 049
324
4 725
51
3
48
15
0
15
96
6
90
5 682
339
5 343
31.19%
28.20%
40.98%
30.39%
42.08%
60.46%
19.05%
57.63%
71.19%
20.00%
40.00%
50.00%
25.71%
50.98%
68.63%
30.12%
41.68%
59.64%
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.
Heideveld
Monthly Household
Income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
No income
24
11.9%
333
8.0%
3
5.6%
3
50.0%
6
6.9%
369
8.2%
R 1 - R 1 600
36
17.9%
858
20.6%
9
16.7%
0
0.0%
18
20.7%
921
20.4%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
39
19.4%
756
18.1%
6
11.1%
0
0.0%
21
24.1%
822
18.2%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
33
16.4%
879
21.1%
9
16.7%
0
0.0%
12
13.8%
933
20.7%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
30
14.9%
657
15.8%
12
22.2%
3
50.0%
15
17.2%
717
15.9%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
24
11.9%
420
10.1%
6
11.1%
0
0.0%
9
10.3%
459
10.2%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
9
4.5%
213
5.1%
6
11.1%
0
0.0%
6
6.9%
234
5.2%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
3
1.5%
39
0.9%
3
5.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
45
1.0%
R 102 401 or more
3
1.5%
15
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
18
0.4%
Unspecified
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Total
201 100.0%
4 170 100.0%
54 100.0%
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6 100.0%
87 100.0%
4 518 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Heideveld
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
%
174
91.6%
3 830
91.9%
53
98.1%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
12
6.3%
294
7.1%
0
0.0%
0
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
1
0.5%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
Other
3
1.6%
39
0.9%
1
1.9%
Total
Heideveld
Tenure Status
190 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
4 169 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
5 100.0%
54 100.0%
Asian
Num
Other
%
Num
%
79
95.2%
4 141
92.0%
0.0%
2
2.4%
308
6.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
7
0.2%
0
0.0%
2
2.4%
45
1.0%
5 100.0%
White
%
Num
Total
Num
83 100.0%
Other
%
Num
4 501 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
Owned and fully
paid off
86
45.0%
1 667
40.0%
19
35.2%
3
60.0%
35
42.2%
1 810
40.2%
Owned but not yet
paid off
26
13.6%
543
13.0%
15
27.8%
0
0.0%
13
15.7%
597
13.3%
Rented
64
33.5%
1 871
44.9%
19
35.2%
2
40.0%
28
33.7%
1 984
44.1%
Occupied rent-free
10
5.2%
68
1.6%
1
1.9%
0
0.0%
7
8.4%
86
1.9%
5
2.6%
20
0.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
25
0.6%
Other
Total
191 100.0%
4 169 100.0%
54 100.0%
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5 100.0%
83 100.0%
4 502 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Heideveld
Access to Piped
Water
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
%
Piped water inside
dwelling
174
89.2%
3 750
90.0%
51
94.4%
Piped water inside
yard
18
9.2%
366
8.8%
3
5.6%
0
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
3
1.5%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
No access to piped
water
0
0.0%
45
1.1%
0
Total
Heideveld
Toilet Facility
195 100.0%
Black African
Num
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
%
4 167 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
6 100.0%
Num
%
90.1%
0.0%
6
7.4%
393
8.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
45
1.0%
Asian
6 100.0%
White
%
Num
Other
%
1.6%
57
1.4%
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%
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
0.3%
0
Other
0
0.0%
39
0.9%
3
1.6%
66
1.6%
Black African
Num
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
%
192 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
4 161
99.8%
4 503 100.0%
Total
%
3
Heideveld
Refuse Disposal
6 100.0%
Num
95.8%
4 164 100.0%
54 100.0%
81 100.0%
3 990
192 100.0%
%
4 056
96.9%
Total
Num
92.6%
186
None
Total
75
54 100.0%
Num
Other
%
4 320
96.0%
0.0%
60
1.3%
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%
12
0.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
39
0.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
69
1.5%
54 100.0%
Asian
Num
6 100.0%
White
%
54 100.0%
Num
84 100.0%
Num
84 100.0%
Other
%
3 100.0%
Num
4 500 100.0%
Total
%
84 100.0%
Num
%
4 494
99.8%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Own refuse dump
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
No rubbish disposal
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%
Total
192 100.0%
4 170 100.0%
54 100.0%
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3 100.0%
84 100.0%
4 503 100.0%
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Heideveld
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
%
%
%
98.5%
4 128
99.0%
4 461
99.0%
0
0.0%
15
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
15
0.3%
Paraffin
3
1.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Candles
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
Solar
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
None
0
0.0%
12
0.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
0.3%
Heideveld
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
4 170 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
54 100.0%
Asian
Num
3 100.0%
White
%
Num
84 100.0%
Num
192
195 100.0%
3 100.0%
Num
Total
Gas
Total
54 100.0%
Other
84 100.0%
Other
%
Num
4 506 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
177
93.7%
3 780
90.6%
48
88.9%
6 100.0%
69
82.1%
4 080
90.5%
12
6.3%
345
8.3%
6
11.1%
0
0.0%
12
14.3%
375
8.3%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Wood
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Coal
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Solar
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Other
0
0.0%
12
0.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
0.3%
0
0.0%
15
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
3.6%
18
0.4%
Gas
None
Total
Heideveld
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
189 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
4 173 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
54 100.0%
Asian
Num
6 100.0%
White
%
Num
84 100.0%
Other
%
Num
4 506 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
120
63.5%
3 510
84.2%
39
68.4%
3 100.0%
57
70.4%
3 729
82.9%
0
0.0%
60
1.4%
6
10.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
66
1.5%
15
7.9%
15
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
30
0.7%
Wood
3
1.6%
21
0.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
24
0.5%
Coal
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
None
51
27.0%
558
13.4%
12
21.1%
0
0.0%
24
29.6%
645
14.3%
Gas
Paraffin
Total
189 100.0%
4 170 100.0%
57 100.0%
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3 100.0%
81 100.0%
4 500 100.0%