City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Milnerton
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 Milnerton includes the following sub-places: Milnerton Golf Course, Milnerton Ridge,
Milnerton SP, Rietvlei Nature Area, Sunset Beach, Sunsetlinks, Woodbridge Island.
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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
Milnerton
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
14 306
5 712
2.50
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Milnerton was 14 306 and the number of households was
5 712. The average household size was 2.50.
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 Milnerton:

The population is predominantly White (72%).

84% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

95% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

12% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

99% of households live in formal dwellings.

99.5% 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.

99.5% 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
Milnerton
Population
Female
Num
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Black African
812
5.7%
769
5.4%
1 581
11.1%
Coloured
617
4.3%
809
5.7%
1 426
10.0%
Asian
291
2.0%
315
2.2%
606
4.2%
White
5 002
35.0%
5 234
36.6%
10 236
71.6%
Other
233
1.6%
224
1.6%
457
3.2%
Total
6 955
48.6%
7 351
51.4%
14 306
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
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Milnerton
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
128
8.1%
105
7.4%
46
7.6%
613
6.0%
49
10.7%
941
6.6%
5 to 14 years
184
11.6%
193
13.5%
61
10.1%
957
9.3%
80
17.4%
1 475
10.3%
15 to 24 years
223
14.1%
186
13.0%
75
12.4%
1 067
10.4%
31
6.8%
1 582
11.1%
25 to 64 years
984
62.2%
885
62.1%
414
68.3%
6 298
61.5%
267
58.2%
8 848
61.8%
64
4.0%
57
4.0%
10
1.7%
1 302
12.7%
32
7.0%
1 465
10.2%
65 years and older
Total
Milnerton
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
1 583 100.0%
1 426 100.0%
Black African
Coloured
Num
%
Num
%
606 100.0%
Asian
Num
10 237 100.0%
White
%
Num
459 100.0%
Other
%
Num
14 311 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
9
0.8%
6
0.6%
3
0.6%
15
0.2%
3
0.9%
36
0.3%
Some primary
60
5.3%
66
6.5%
0
0.0%
75
0.9%
6
1.9%
207
1.9%
Completed primary
27
2.4%
39
3.8%
3
0.6%
21
0.3%
3
0.9%
93
0.8%
Some secondary
135
12.0%
249
24.4%
33
7.1%
792
9.8%
36
11.2%
1 245
11.3%
Grade 12
321
28.5%
288
28.2%
111
23.9%
2 781
34.5%
105
32.7%
3 606
32.8%
Higher
561
49.7%
360
35.3%
294
63.2%
4 236
52.5%
159
49.5%
5 610
51.0%
15
1.3%
12
1.2%
21
4.5%
147
1.8%
9
2.8%
204
1.9%
Other
Total
1 128 100.0%
1 020 100.0%
465 100.0%
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8 067 100.0%
321 100.0% 11 001 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Milnerton
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Population aged 15 to 64 years
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
1 209
1 068
489
7 365
297
10 428
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
951
894
57
810
738
72
384
360
24
5 874
5 661
213
225
210
15
8 244
7 863
381
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
258
6
252
258
15
243
105
0
105
1 491
30
1 461
72
0
72
2 184
51
2 133
5.99%
73.95%
78.66%
8.89%
69.10%
75.84%
6.25%
73.62%
78.53%
3.63%
76.86%
79.76%
6.67%
70.71%
75.76%
4.62%
75.40%
79.06%
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.
Milnerton
Monthly Household
Income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
No income
39
7.1%
21
4.6%
12
5.1%
261
6.0%
9
6.8%
342
6.0%
R 1 - R 1 600
39
7.1%
30
6.6%
6
2.5%
114
2.6%
3
2.3%
192
3.4%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
48
8.7%
30
6.6%
3
1.3%
84
1.9%
9
6.8%
174
3.0%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
33
6.0%
36
7.9%
12
5.1%
243
5.6%
9
6.8%
333
5.8%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
63
11.4%
60
13.2%
36
15.2%
537
12.4%
15
11.4%
711
12.4%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
117
21.2%
93
20.4%
48
20.3%
1 005
23.1%
36
27.3%
1 299
22.7%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
117
21.2%
111
24.3%
72
30.4%
1 209
27.8%
27
20.5%
1 536
26.8%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
66
12.0%
54
11.8%
33
13.9%
669
15.4%
18
13.6%
840
14.7%
R 102 401 or more
30
5.4%
21
4.6%
15
6.3%
225
5.2%
6
4.5%
297
5.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Unspecified
Total
552 100.0%
456 100.0%
237 100.0%
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4 347 100.0%
132 100.0%
5 724 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Milnerton
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
542
98.5%
447
97.6%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
1
0.2%
6
1.3%
0
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
0
0.0%
2
0.4%
Other
7
1.3%
3
0.7%
Total
Milnerton
Tenure Status
550 100.0%
Black African
Num
Owned and fully
paid off
%
458 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
White
237 100.0%
Num
Other
%
Num
%
4 314
99.3%
0.0%
4
0.1%
0
0
0.0%
7
0.2%
0
0.0%
20
0.5%
237 100.0%
Asian
Num
4 345 100.0%
White
%
Num
Total
125 100.0%
%
5 665
99.1%
0.0%
11
0.2%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
0
0.0%
30
0.5%
125 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Num
5 715 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
62
11.3%
75
16.3%
42
17.9%
1 013
23.3%
25
20.0%
1 217
21.3%
Owned but not yet
paid off
155
28.2%
131
28.5%
82
34.9%
1 655
38.1%
54
43.2%
2 077
36.3%
Rented
299
54.4%
231
50.3%
104
44.3%
1 602
36.9%
42
33.6%
2 278
39.9%
30
5.5%
18
3.9%
5
2.1%
45
1.0%
2
1.6%
100
1.7%
4
0.7%
4
0.9%
2
0.9%
31
0.7%
2
1.6%
43
0.8%
Occupied rent-free
Other
Total
550 100.0%
459 100.0%
235 100.0%
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4 346 100.0%
125 100.0%
5 715 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Milnerton
Access to Piped
Water
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
Piped water inside
dwelling
540
97.8%
444
96.1%
Piped water inside
yard
6
1.1%
9
1.9%
0
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
0
0.0%
3
0.6%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
3
0.5%
0
No access to piped
water
3
0.5%
6
Total
Milnerton
Toilet Facility
552 100.0%
Black African
Num
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
%
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
21
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
2.4%
6
0.1%
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
1.3%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
0
0.0%
18
0.3%
%
234 100.0%
Asian
Num
0.5%
3
0.6%
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
Other
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
Other
%
Num
18
0.4%
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%
15
3.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
%
549 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
5 718 100.0%
Total
%
0.0%
462 100.0%
234 100.0%
Num
126 100.0%
99.6%
Num
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
White
%
3
4 344 100.0%
4 326
Black African
%
99.1%
96.1%
549 100.0%
Num
5 664
444
Milnerton
Refuse Disposal
%
97.6%
99.5%
Total
Num
123
546
None
%
Total
99.5%
Coloured
234 100.0%
Num
Other
4 323
462 100.0%
Num
White
%
5 673
99.3%
0.0%
24
0.4%
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%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
15
0.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
234 100.0%
Asian
Num
4 344 100.0%
White
%
Num
123 100.0%
Num
123 100.0%
Other
%
456
99.3%
234
97.5%
4 329
99.6%
Num
5 712 100.0%
Total
%
123 100.0%
Num
%
5 691
99.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
1.3%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
0
0.0%
3
0.7%
3
1.3%
9
0.2%
0
0.0%
15
0.3%
Own refuse dump
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
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
549 100.0%
459 100.0%
240 100.0%
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4 347 100.0%
123 100.0%
5 718 100.0%
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Milnerton
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
%
546
99.5%
459
99.4%
234
98.7%
4 317
99.2%
5 679
99.3%
Gas
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
1.3%
9
0.2%
0
0.0%
12
0.2%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Candles
0
0.0%
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Solar
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
0.3%
0
0.0%
15
0.3%
None
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Total
Milnerton
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
549 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
462 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
237 100.0%
Asian
Num
4 350 100.0%
White
%
Num
123 100.0%
Num
123 100.0%
Other
%
Num
5 721 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
513
94.0%
411
89.0%
204
88.3%
3 801
87.3%
114
90.5%
5 043
88.2%
24
4.4%
39
8.4%
24
10.4%
468
10.8%
12
9.5%
567
9.9%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Wood
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Coal
0
0.0%
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Solar
0
0.0%
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
Other
6
1.1%
6
1.3%
3
1.3%
60
1.4%
0
0.0%
75
1.3%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Gas
None
Total
Milnerton
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
546 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
462 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
231 100.0%
Asian
Num
4 353 100.0%
White
%
Num
126 100.0%
Other
%
Num
5 718 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
447
82.3%
396
86.3%
201
83.8%
3 372
77.5%
96
78.0%
4 512
78.9%
42
7.7%
15
3.3%
12
5.0%
405
9.3%
12
9.8%
486
8.5%
Paraffin
6
1.1%
3
0.7%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
12
0.2%
Wood
3
0.6%
15
3.3%
12
5.0%
171
3.9%
0
0.0%
201
3.5%
Coal
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Solar
3
0.6%
3
0.7%
0
0.0%
24
0.6%
3
2.4%
33
0.6%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
None
42
7.7%
27
5.9%
15
6.3%
363
8.3%
12
9.8%
459
8.0%
Gas
Total
543 100.0%
459 100.0%
240 100.0%
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4 353 100.0%
123 100.0%
5 718 100.0%