City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Maitland
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 Maitland includes the following sub-places: Maitland.
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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
Maitland
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
9 782
2 847
3.44
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Maitland was 9 782 and the number of households was
2 847. The average household size was 3.44.
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 Maitland:

The population is predominantly Coloured (50%) and Black African (42%).

59% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

86% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

34% 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.

96% 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 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
Maitland
Population
Female
Num
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Black African
2 323
23.7%
1 754
17.9%
4 077
41.7%
Coloured
2 330
23.8%
2 554
26.1%
4 884
49.9%
Asian
83
0.8%
98
1.0%
181
1.9%
White
140
1.4%
113
1.2%
253
2.6%
Other
234
2.4%
153
1.6%
387
4.0%
Total
5 110
52.2%
4 672
47.8%
9 782
100.0%
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
7
6
Maitland
Age
5
4
3
2 1 0 1 2
% of Population
Black African
Num
%
3
Coloured
Num
4
5
6
7
Asian
%
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
0 to 4 years
569
14.0%
410
8.4%
9
4.9%
16
6.3%
20
5.2%
1 024
10.5%
5 to 14 years
512
12.6%
669
13.7%
14
7.7%
16
6.3%
40
10.3%
1 251
12.8%
15 to 24 years
612
15.0%
890
18.2%
29
15.9%
29
11.4%
64
16.5%
1 624
16.6%
25 to 64 years
2 345
57.5%
2 625
53.8%
119
65.4%
157
61.6%
234
60.3%
5 480
56.0%
37
0.9%
289
5.9%
11
6.0%
37
14.5%
30
7.7%
404
4.1%
65 years and older
Total
Maitland
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
4 075 100.0%
4 883 100.0%
Black African
Coloured
Num
%
Num
%
182 100.0%
Asian
Num
255 100.0%
White
%
Num
388 100.0%
Other
%
Num
9 783 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
21
0.8%
33
1.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
1.9%
60
0.9%
Some primary
81
2.9%
222
6.6%
6
4.3%
6
3.3%
33
10.7%
348
5.2%
Completed primary
54
2.0%
144
4.3%
6
4.3%
3
1.7%
15
4.9%
222
3.3%
Some secondary
Grade 12
558
20.2%
1 320
39.4%
45
32.6%
96
53.3%
84
27.2%
2 103
31.2%
1 221
44.2%
1 167
34.8%
57
41.3%
60
33.3%
129
41.7%
2 634
39.1%
813
29.5%
456
13.6%
24
17.4%
15
8.3%
39
12.6%
1 347
20.0%
12
0.4%
9
0.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
1.0%
24
0.4%
Higher
Other
Total
2 760 100.0%
3 351 100.0%
138 100.0%
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180 100.0%
309 100.0%
6 738 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Maitland
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
2 958
3 516
147
183
297
7 101
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
2 082
1 740
342
2 274
1 998
276
87
84
3
114
99
15
183
159
24
4 740
4 080
660
876
48
828
1 242
42
1 200
60
3
57
69
0
69
114
3
111
2 361
96
2 265
16.43%
58.82%
70.39%
12.14%
56.83%
64.68%
3.45%
57.14%
59.18%
13.16%
54.10%
62.30%
13.11%
53.54%
61.62%
13.92%
57.46%
66.75%
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
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.
Maitland
Monthly Household
Income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
No income
141
10.8%
96
7.4%
6
10.5%
12
11.8%
9
9.7%
264
9.2%
R 1 - R 1 600
144
11.1%
141
10.8%
6
10.5%
21
20.6%
12
12.9%
324
11.3%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
225
17.3%
126
9.7%
6
10.5%
9
8.8%
15
16.1%
381
13.3%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
315
24.2%
189
14.5%
9
15.8%
21
20.6%
27
29.0%
561
19.6%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
273
21.0%
279
21.4%
9
15.8%
21
20.6%
15
16.1%
597
20.9%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
153
11.8%
303
23.2%
9
15.8%
15
14.7%
15
16.1%
495
17.3%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
36
2.8%
141
10.8%
12
21.1%
3
2.9%
0
0.0%
192
6.7%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
12
0.9%
21
1.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
33
1.2%
R 102 401 or more
3
0.2%
9
0.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
0.4%
Unspecified
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Total
1 302 100.0%
1 305 100.0%
57 100.0%
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102 100.0%
93 100.0%
2 859 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Maitland
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
1 218
93.8%
1 197
91.9%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
16
1.2%
14
1.1%
0
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
61
4.7%
80
6.1%
3
0.2%
12
0.9%
Other
Total
Maitland
Tenure Status
1 298 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
1 303 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
White
55 100.0%
Num
Other
%
Num
%
95
95.0%
0.0%
2
2.0%
0
0
0.0%
3
3.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
55 100.0%
Asian
Num
100 100.0%
White
%
Num
Total
95 100.0%
%
2 660
93.3%
0.0%
32
1.1%
0
0.0%
144
5.1%
0
0.0%
15
0.5%
95 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Num
2 851 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
Owned and fully
paid off
35
2.7%
313
24.0%
15
27.8%
21
21.2%
14
14.9%
398
14.0%
Owned but not yet
paid off
62
4.8%
323
24.8%
17
31.5%
13
13.1%
14
14.9%
429
15.1%
1 132
87.3%
560
43.0%
22
40.7%
55
55.6%
61
64.9%
1 830
64.3%
60
4.6%
82
6.3%
0
0.0%
10
10.1%
4
4.3%
156
5.5%
7
0.5%
25
1.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
1.1%
33
1.2%
Rented
Occupied rent-free
Other
Total
1 296 100.0%
1 303 100.0%
54 100.0%
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99 100.0%
94 100.0%
2 846 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Maitland
Access to Piped
Water
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
Piped water inside
dwelling
1 179
91.0%
1 197
91.5%
Piped water inside
yard
48
3.7%
30
2.3%
0
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
42
3.2%
63
4.8%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
18
1.4%
15
No access to piped
water
9
0.7%
3
Total
Maitland
Toilet Facility
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
1 296 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
0.0%
6
6.1%
3
3.2%
87
3.1%
0
0.0%
3
3.0%
0
0.0%
108
3.8%
1.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
33
1.2%
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
0.4%
%
54 100.0%
99 100.0%
93 100.0%
Asian
White
Other
Num
%
30
2.3%
21
1.6%
0
Chemical toilet
Pit toilet with
ventilation (VIP)
Pit toilet without
ventilation
Bucket toilet
9
0.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
6
0.5%
6
Other
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
%
Num
0.0%
3
2.9%
0
0
0.0%
3
2.9%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.5%
15
1.2%
0
6
0.5%
9
0.7%
3
0.2%
3
0.2%
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
0.0%
54
1.9%
0
0.0%
12
0.4%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
0.0%
3
2.9%
0
0.0%
24
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
15
0.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
Asian
Num
102 100.0%
White
%
Other
%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
15
1.2%
18
1.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Own refuse dump
0
0.0%
6
0.5%
0
0.0%
0
No rubbish disposal
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
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2 856 100.0%
Total
%
0
51 100.0%
99 100.0%
Num
98.2%
1 302 100.0%
51 100.0%
Num
96 100.0%
1 278
1 296 100.0%
%
95.9%
98.8%
Total
Num
2 739
54 100.0%
96 100.0%
1 281
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
2 850 100.0%
Total
%
91.2%
1 302 100.0%
54 100.0%
Num
93
Black African
%
91.6%
96.3%
1 302 100.0%
Num
2 610
1 254
Maitland
Refuse Disposal
%
96.8%
95.4%
Total
Num
90
1 242
None
%
Total
90.9%
Coloured
54 100.0%
Num
Other
90
1 308 100.0%
Num
White
%
2 805
98.6%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
33
1.2%
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
99 100.0%
96 100.0%
Num
96 100.0%
2 844 100.0%
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Maitland
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
%
Num
Total
%
%
1 284
99.3%
1 284
98.4%
93
93.9%
2 811
98.7%
0
0.0%
3
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Candles
3
0.2%
18
1.4%
0
0.0%
6
6.1%
0
0.0%
27
0.9%
Solar
3
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
None
3
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Maitland
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
1 293 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
1 305 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
96 100.0%
Num
Gas
Total
54 100.0%
Num
Other
54 100.0%
99 100.0%
96 100.0%
Asian
White
Other
Num
%
Num
%
Num
2 847 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
1 269
97.5%
1 176
90.5%
39
68.4%
87
85.3%
84
87.5%
2 655
93.0%
18
1.4%
105
8.1%
15
26.3%
12
11.8%
9
9.4%
159
5.6%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Wood
3
0.2%
12
0.9%
0
0.0%
3
2.9%
0
0.0%
18
0.6%
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%
3
5.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Solar
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Other
6
0.5%
6
0.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
0.4%
6
0.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
3.1%
9
0.3%
Gas
None
Total
Maitland
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
1 302 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
1 299 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
57 100.0%
Asian
Num
102 100.0%
White
%
Num
96 100.0%
Other
%
Num
2 856 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
1 149
88.7%
1 131
87.5%
45
83.3%
81
79.4%
75
80.6%
2 481
87.4%
Gas
3
0.2%
15
1.2%
0
0.0%
3
2.9%
3
3.2%
24
0.8%
Paraffin
9
0.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.3%
Wood
6
0.5%
24
1.9%
0
0.0%
3
2.9%
0
0.0%
33
1.2%
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%
3
5.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Solar
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
5.6%
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
129
10.0%
123
9.5%
3
5.6%
15
14.7%
15
16.1%
285
10.0%
Total
1 296 100.0%
1 293 100.0%
54 100.0%
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102 100.0%
93 100.0%
2 838 100.0%