City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Plattekloof
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 Plattekloof includes the following sub-places: Plattekloof 1, Plattekloof 2, Plattekloof 3.
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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
Plattekloof
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
4 556
1 473
3.09
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Plattekloof was 4 556 and the number of households was
1 473. The average household size was 3.09.
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 Plattekloof:

The population is predominantly White (66%).

85% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

97% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

15% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

99% of households live in formal dwellings.

100% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling or inside their yard.

99.6% of households have access to a flush toilet connected to the public sewer system.

99.6% of households have their refuse removed at least once a week.

99.6% 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
Plattekloof
Population
Female
Num
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Black African
197
4.3%
247
5.4%
444
9.7%
Coloured
260
5.7%
346
7.6%
606
13.3%
Asian
191
4.2%
199
4.4%
390
8.6%
White
1 478
32.4%
1 541
33.8%
3 019
66.2%
Other
41
0.9%
57
1.3%
98
2.2%
Total
2 167
47.6%
2 390
52.4%
4 557
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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Plattekloof
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
18
4.1%
46
7.6%
27
6.9%
155
5.1%
15
15.0%
261
5.7%
5 to 14 years
58
13.1%
80
13.2%
58
14.9%
284
9.4%
16
16.0%
496
10.9%
15 to 24 years
53
11.9%
82
13.6%
60
15.4%
423
14.0%
14
14.0%
632
13.9%
25 to 64 years
295
66.4%
370
61.2%
233
59.7%
1 831
60.6%
44
44.0%
2 773
60.8%
20
4.5%
27
4.5%
12
3.1%
326
10.8%
11
11.0%
396
8.7%
65 years and older
Total
Plattekloof
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
444 100.0%
605 100.0%
Black African
Coloured
Num
%
Num
%
390 100.0%
Asian
Num
3 019 100.0%
White
%
Num
100 100.0%
Other
%
Num
4 558 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
3
1.1%
6
1.4%
6
2.3%
9
0.4%
3
5.3%
27
0.8%
Some primary
9
3.4%
18
4.2%
0
0.0%
18
0.8%
0
0.0%
45
1.3%
Completed primary
9
3.4%
15
3.5%
6
2.3%
6
0.3%
0
0.0%
36
1.1%
Some secondary
42
15.7%
81
18.8%
18
7.0%
210
9.0%
9
15.8%
360
10.7%
Grade 12
69
25.8%
126
29.2%
72
27.9%
846
36.2%
15
26.3%
1 128
33.7%
132
49.4%
183
42.4%
153
59.3%
1 215
52.0%
30
52.6%
1 713
51.1%
3
1.1%
3
0.7%
3
1.2%
33
1.4%
0
0.0%
42
1.3%
Higher
Other
Total
267 100.0%
432 100.0%
258 100.0%
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2 337 100.0%
57 100.0%
3 351 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Plattekloof
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
348
453
291
2 256
57
3 405
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
210
201
9
339
327
12
192
189
3
1 665
1 611
54
42
39
3
2 448
2 367
81
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
138
3
135
114
3
111
99
0
99
591
6
585
15
0
15
957
12
945
4.29%
57.76%
60.34%
3.54%
72.19%
74.83%
1.56%
64.95%
65.98%
3.24%
71.41%
73.80%
7.14%
68.42%
73.68%
3.31%
69.52%
71.89%
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.
Plattekloof
Monthly Household
Income
No income
R 1 - R 1 600
Black African
Num
%
18
Coloured
Num
%
15.0%
9
Asian
Num
White
%
5.1%
9
9.1%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
72
6.9%
6
28.6%
114
7.8%
6
5.0%
12
6.8%
0
0.0%
9
0.9%
3
14.3%
30
2.0%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
30
25.0%
24
13.6%
0
0.0%
21
2.0%
0
0.0%
75
5.1%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
9
7.5%
9
5.1%
3
3.0%
24
2.3%
0
0.0%
45
3.1%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
0
0.0%
9
5.1%
6
6.1%
102
9.7%
3
14.3%
120
8.2%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
15
12.5%
24
13.6%
15
15.2%
183
17.4%
3
14.3%
240
16.4%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
18
15.0%
39
22.0%
30
30.3%
261
24.9%
0
0.0%
348
23.7%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
15
12.5%
30
16.9%
21
21.2%
249
23.7%
3
14.3%
318
21.7%
R 102 401 or more
9
7.5%
21
11.9%
15
15.2%
126
12.0%
3
14.3%
174
11.9%
Unspecified
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.3%
0
0.0%
3
0.2%
Total
120 100.0%
177 100.0%
99 100.0%
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1 050 100.0%
21 100.0%
1 467 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Plattekloof
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
114
99.1%
181
98.9%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
0
0.0%
1
0.5%
0
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Other
1
0.9%
1
0.5%
Total
Plattekloof
Tenure Status
115 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
183 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
White
100 100.0%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
1 049
99.5%
20
95.2%
1 464
99.4%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
4.8%
1
0.1%
0
0.0%
5
0.5%
0
0.0%
7
0.5%
100 100.0%
Asian
Num
1 054 100.0%
White
%
Num
21 100.0%
Other
%
Num
1 473 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
Owned and fully
paid off
18
15.7%
45
24.6%
23
23.2%
396
37.6%
12
57.1%
494
33.6%
Owned but not yet
paid off
45
39.1%
64
35.0%
51
51.5%
372
35.3%
6
28.6%
538
36.5%
Rented
18
15.7%
32
17.5%
19
19.2%
246
23.3%
3
14.3%
318
21.6%
Occupied rent-free
29
25.2%
36
19.7%
2
2.0%
29
2.8%
0
0.0%
96
6.5%
5
4.3%
6
3.3%
4
4.0%
11
1.0%
0
0.0%
26
1.8%
Other
Total
115 100.0%
183 100.0%
99 100.0%
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1 054 100.0%
21 100.0%
1 472 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Plattekloof
Access to Piped
Water
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
%
Piped water inside
dwelling
114
97.4%
183
98.4%
Piped water inside
yard
3
2.6%
3
1.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
No access to piped
water
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
Total
Plattekloof
Toilet Facility
117 100.0%
Black African
Num
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
%
114 100.0%
186 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
183
98.4%
99 100.0%
99 100.0%
Asian
Num
1 050 100.0%
99 100.0%
Num
%
99.6%
0.0%
6
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1 050 100.0%
18 100.0%
Num
1 464
White
%
Total
18 100.0%
Other
%
1 050
99.7%
Num
1 470 100.0%
Total
%
18 100.0%
Num
%
1 464
99.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
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%
3
0.3%
0
0.0%
3
0.2%
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%
Other
0
0.0%
3
1.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
None
Total
Plattekloof
Refuse Disposal
114 100.0%
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
%
117 100.0%
186 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
183 100.0%
99 100.0%
Asian
Num
1 053 100.0%
White
%
99 100.0%
Num
18 100.0%
Other
%
1 050
99.4%
Num
1 470 100.0%
Total
%
21 100.0%
Num
%
1 470
99.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.6%
0
0.0%
6
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Own refuse dump
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
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
117 100.0%
183 100.0%
99 100.0%
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1 056 100.0%
21 100.0%
1 476 100.0%
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Plattekloof
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Num
White
%
%
Num
Total
%
%
97.4%
1 050
99.7%
1 467
99.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Candles
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
3
2.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.3%
0
0.0%
6
0.4%
None
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Plattekloof
Energy used for
Cooking
Black African
Num
%
183 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
99 100.0%
Asian
Num
1 053 100.0%
White
%
Num
21 100.0%
Num
114
117 100.0%
99 100.0%
Num
Other
Gas
Total
183 100.0%
Asian
21 100.0%
Other
%
Num
1 473 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
Electricity
96
82.1%
150
82.0%
75
75.8%
882
83.5%
15
71.4%
1 218
82.5%
Gas
18
15.4%
33
18.0%
21
21.2%
162
15.3%
6
28.6%
240
16.3%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Wood
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.3%
0
0.0%
3
0.2%
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%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.3%
0
0.0%
3
0.2%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
3.0%
3
0.3%
0
0.0%
6
0.4%
3
2.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.3%
0
0.0%
6
0.4%
None
Total
Plattekloof
Energy used for
Heating
117 100.0%
Black African
Num
Electricity
%
183 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
99 100.0%
Asian
Num
1 056 100.0%
White
%
Num
21 100.0%
Other
%
Num
1 476 100.0%
Total
%
%
90
78.9%
162
85.7%
84
84.8%
855
81.4%
1 212
82.3%
Gas
9
7.9%
9
4.8%
6
6.1%
87
8.3%
0
0.0%
111
7.5%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Wood
9
7.9%
6
3.2%
3
3.0%
33
3.1%
0
0.0%
51
3.5%
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%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
0
0.0%
6
3.2%
3
3.0%
30
2.9%
0
0.0%
39
2.6%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
None
6
5.3%
6
3.2%
3
3.0%
45
4.3%
0
0.0%
60
4.1%
Total
114 100.0%
189 100.0%
99 100.0%
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1 050 100.0%
21 100.0%
Num
21 100.0%
1 473 100.0%