City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Parklands
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 Parklands includes the following sub-places: Parklands, Parklands Ext.
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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
Parklands
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
24 614
8 976
2.74
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Parklands was 24 614 and the number of households was
8 976. The average household size was 2.74.
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 Parklands:

The population is predominantly White (49%) and Black African (36%).

85% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

93% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

13% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

99% of households live in formal dwellings.

99.6% 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.

99.7% 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
Parklands
Population
Female
Num
%
Total
Num
%
Num
%
Black African
4 392
17.8%
4 564
18.5%
8 956
36.4%
Coloured
1 096
4.5%
1 241
5.0%
2 337
9.5%
Asian
415
1.7%
392
1.6%
807
3.3%
White
5 928
24.1%
6 216
25.3%
12 144
49.3%
Other
202
0.8%
168
0.7%
370
1.5%
Total
12 033
48.9%
12 581
51.1%
24 614
100.0%
3
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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
8
7
Parklands
Age
6
5
4
3
2 1 0 1 2
% of Population
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
4
5
7
8
Asian
%
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
0 to 4 years
1 240
13.8%
263
11.3%
73
9.0%
1 007
8.3%
49
13.2%
2 632
10.7%
5 to 14 years
1 102
12.3%
355
15.2%
127
15.7%
1 388
11.4%
67
18.0%
3 039
12.3%
15 to 24 years
1 297
14.5%
316
13.5%
86
10.6%
1 277
10.5%
46
12.4%
3 022
12.3%
25 to 64 years
5 240
58.5%
1 362
58.3%
502
62.1%
7 552
62.2%
197
53.0%
14 853
60.3%
78
0.9%
41
1.8%
21
2.6%
921
7.6%
13
3.5%
1 074
4.4%
65 years and older
Total
Parklands
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
8 957 100.0%
2 337 100.0%
Black African
Coloured
Num
%
Num
%
809 100.0%
Asian
Num
12 145 100.0%
White
%
Num
372 100.0%
Other
%
Num
24 620 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
24
0.4%
9
0.6%
3
0.5%
12
0.1%
3
1.3%
51
0.3%
Some primary
60
1.0%
39
2.5%
12
2.2%
51
0.6%
3
1.3%
165
0.9%
Completed primary
21
0.3%
21
1.3%
0
0.0%
24
0.3%
0
0.0%
66
0.4%
Some secondary
621
10.1%
288
18.3%
42
7.7%
1 212
13.2%
24
10.1%
2 187
12.4%
Grade 12
1 956
31.7%
603
38.4%
219
40.1%
4 191
45.7%
87
36.7%
7 056
39.9%
Higher
3 363
54.5%
594
37.8%
261
47.8%
3 588
39.1%
114
48.1%
7 920
44.8%
123
2.0%
18
1.1%
9
1.6%
93
1.0%
6
2.5%
249
1.4%
Other
Total
6 168 100.0%
1 572 100.0%
546 100.0%
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9 171 100.0%
237 100.0% 17 694 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Parklands
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
6 534
1 680
588
8 829
240
17 871
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
5 214
4 725
489
1 338
1 221
117
432
411
21
7 269
6 960
309
171
162
9
14 424
13 479
945
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
1 320
87
1 233
342
9
333
156
9
147
1 560
75
1 485
69
3
66
3 447
183
3 264
9.38%
72.31%
79.80%
8.74%
72.68%
79.64%
4.86%
69.90%
73.47%
4.25%
78.83%
82.33%
5.26%
67.50%
71.25%
6.55%
75.42%
80.71%
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.
Parklands
Monthly Household
Income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
No income
216
7.4%
39
5.3%
12
4.5%
378
7.6%
15
17.2%
660
7.4%
R 1 - R 1 600
108
3.7%
18
2.4%
6
2.3%
114
2.3%
6
6.9%
252
2.8%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
105
3.6%
15
2.0%
3
1.1%
141
2.8%
6
6.9%
270
3.0%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
246
8.4%
48
6.5%
6
2.3%
354
7.1%
12
13.8%
666
7.4%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
510
17.5%
111
15.0%
30
11.4%
750
15.1%
27
31.0%
1 428
15.9%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
711
24.4%
213
28.9%
75
28.4%
1 275
25.7%
9
10.3%
2 283
25.5%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
663
22.8%
192
26.0%
78
29.5%
1 320
26.6%
9
10.3%
2 262
25.2%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
255
8.8%
81
11.0%
42
15.9%
513
10.3%
3
3.4%
894
10.0%
99
3.4%
21
2.8%
12
4.5%
123
2.5%
0
0.0%
255
2.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
R 102 401 or more
Unspecified
Total
2 913 100.0%
738 100.0%
264 100.0%
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4 968 100.0%
87 100.0%
8 970 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Parklands
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
%
2 889
99.1%
739
98.9%
256
99.2%
4 941
99.6%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
2
0.1%
1
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
8
0.3%
3
0.4%
2
0.8%
8
0.2%
16
0.5%
4
0.5%
0
0.0%
14
0.3%
Other
Total
Parklands
Tenure Status
2 915 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
747 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
258 100.0%
Asian
Num
4 963 100.0%
White
%
Num
Total
92 100.0%
%
8 917
99.4%
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
21
0.2%
0
0.0%
34
0.4%
92 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Num
8 975 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
Owned and fully
paid off
156
5.4%
41
5.5%
21
8.2%
688
13.9%
11
12.1%
917
10.2%
Owned but not yet
paid off
689
23.6%
347
46.5%
120
46.7%
2 238
45.1%
33
36.3%
3 427
38.2%
2 032
69.7%
354
47.4%
116
45.1%
1 962
39.5%
44
48.4%
4 508
50.2%
Occupied rent-free
25
0.9%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
49
1.0%
3
3.3%
80
0.9%
Other
13
0.4%
2
0.3%
0
0.0%
27
0.5%
0
0.0%
42
0.5%
Rented
Total
2 915 100.0%
747 100.0%
257 100.0%
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4 964 100.0%
91 100.0%
8 974 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Parklands
Access to Piped
Water
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
%
Piped water inside
dwelling
2 883
99.0%
741
99.2%
255
98.8%
4 926
99.2%
Piped water inside
yard
21
0.7%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
18
0.4%
0
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
6
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
No access to piped
water
3
0.1%
3
0.4%
3
1.2%
15
Total
Parklands
Toilet Facility
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
2 913 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
747 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
99.0%
24
0.8%
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
Other
Total
Parklands
Refuse Disposal
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
0.5%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0.1%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
0.3%
0
0.0%
24
0.3%
93 100.0%
Other
%
Num
9
0.2%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
0
0.0%
Num
%
747 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
33
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
0
0.0%
15
0.2%
Asian
Num
99.6%
6
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
33
1.1%
3
0.4%
Own refuse dump
3
0.1%
0
No rubbish disposal
3
0.1%
Other
0
0.0%
4 962 100.0%
White
%
744
255 100.0%
Num
90 100.0%
Other
%
Num
99.5%
0.0%
12
0.2%
0
0
0.0%
12
0.2%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
255 100.0%
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8 970 100.0%
Total
%
4 941
747 100.0%
%
0.0%
258 100.0%
90 100.0%
Num
99.4%
98.5%
2 916 100.0%
Total
%
0.0%
8 979 100.0%
8 913
2 871
Total
42
99.5%
Black African
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
0.0%
4 935
2 913 100.0%
258 100.0%
Num
%
99.1%
4 968 100.0%
93 100.0%
Num
8 898
White
%
2 883
None
747 100.0%
258 100.0%
Total
%
8 904
99.2%
0.0%
18
0.2%
0
0.0%
48
0.5%
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
4 965 100.0%
93 100.0%
Num
93 100.0%
8 976 100.0%
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Parklands
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
%
2 907
99.7%
744
99.6%
255
98.8%
4 953
99.8%
8 952
99.7%
Gas
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Paraffin
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Candles
0
0.0%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Solar
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
1.2%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
None
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Total
Parklands
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
2 916 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
747 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
258 100.0%
Asian
Num
4 965 100.0%
White
%
Num
93 100.0%
Num
93 100.0%
Other
%
Num
8 979 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
2 850
97.8%
723
96.8%
243
94.2%
4 632
93.3%
81
93.1%
8 529
95.1%
21
0.7%
21
2.8%
15
5.8%
288
5.8%
6
6.9%
351
3.9%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Wood
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Coal
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Solar
6
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.2%
0
0.0%
15
0.2%
Other
33
1.1%
3
0.4%
0
0.0%
24
0.5%
0
0.0%
60
0.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Gas
None
Total
Parklands
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
2 913 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
747 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
258 100.0%
Asian
Num
4 965 100.0%
White
%
Num
87 100.0%
Other
%
Num
8 970 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
2 619
89.8%
648
86.4%
222
86.0%
4 104
82.6%
75
80.6%
7 668
85.3%
138
4.7%
33
4.4%
18
7.0%
402
8.1%
3
3.2%
594
6.6%
Paraffin
36
1.2%
0
0.0%
3
1.2%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
45
0.5%
Wood
27
0.9%
18
2.4%
0
0.0%
111
2.2%
3
3.2%
159
1.8%
Coal
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
6
0.2%
6
0.8%
3
1.2%
21
0.4%
0
0.0%
36
0.4%
Other
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
None
87
3.0%
45
6.0%
12
4.7%
315
6.3%
12
12.9%
471
5.2%
Gas
Total
2 916 100.0%
750 100.0%
258 100.0%
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4 968 100.0%
93 100.0%
8 985 100.0%