City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Sea Point
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 Sea Point includes the following sub-places: Bantry Bay, Fresnaye, Sea Point.
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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
Sea Point
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
16 164
8 424
1.92
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Sea Point was 16 164 and the number of households was
8 424. The average household size was 1.92.
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 Sea Point:

The population is predominantly White (70%).

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.

21% 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.

99.5% 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
Sea Point
Population
Female
Num
Black African
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
1 237
7.7%
1 462
9.0%
2 699
16.7%
400
2.5%
765
4.7%
1 165
7.2%
Coloured
Asian
221
1.4%
181
1.1%
402
2.5%
White
5 296
32.8%
5 989
37.1%
11 285
69.8%
Other
309
1.9%
303
1.9%
612
3.8%
Total
7 463
46.2%
8 700
53.8%
16 163
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
Sea Point
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
161
6.0%
57
4.9%
16
4.0%
480
4.3%
59
9.7%
773
4.8%
5 to 14 years
176
6.5%
75
6.4%
32
8.0%
651
5.8%
18
3.0%
952
5.9%
15 to 24 years
452
16.7%
140
12.0%
35
8.7%
994
8.8%
64
10.5%
1 685
10.4%
25 to 64 years
1 762
65.2%
795
68.2%
299
74.4%
6 667
59.1%
402
66.0%
9 925
61.4%
150
5.6%
98
8.4%
20
5.0%
2 491
22.1%
66
10.8%
2 825
17.5%
65 years and older
Total
Sea Point
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
2 701 100.0%
1 165 100.0%
Black African
Coloured
Num
%
Num
%
402 100.0%
Asian
Num
11 283 100.0%
White
%
Num
609 100.0%
Other
%
Num
16 160 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
15
0.7%
18
1.9%
3
1.0%
21
0.2%
3
0.7%
60
0.5%
Some primary
78
3.8%
72
7.6%
3
1.0%
63
0.7%
6
1.5%
222
1.7%
Completed primary
36
1.7%
60
6.4%
3
1.0%
36
0.4%
3
0.7%
138
1.1%
Some secondary
351
17.1%
228
24.2%
24
7.7%
753
8.0%
45
10.9%
1 401
10.7%
Grade 12
798
38.8%
273
29.0%
87
27.9%
2 922
31.2%
123
29.9%
4 203
32.1%
Higher
741
36.0%
285
30.3%
186
59.6%
5 373
57.3%
219
53.3%
6 804
52.0%
39
1.9%
6
0.6%
6
1.9%
201
2.1%
12
2.9%
264
2.0%
Other
Total
2 058 100.0%
942 100.0%
312 100.0%
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9 369 100.0%
411 100.0% 13 092 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Sea Point
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
2 214
936
333
7 659
474
11 616
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
1 542
1 395
147
705
666
39
228
216
12
5 781
5 580
201
255
222
33
8 511
8 079
432
672
18
654
231
6
225
105
3
102
1 878
36
1 842
219
6
213
3 105
69
3 036
9.53%
63.01%
69.65%
5.53%
71.15%
75.32%
5.26%
64.86%
68.47%
3.48%
72.86%
75.48%
12.94%
46.84%
53.80%
5.08%
69.55%
73.27%
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.
Sea Point
Monthly Household
Income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
No income
138
10.5%
36
6.3%
21
12.3%
531
8.6%
R 1 - R 1 600
153
11.6%
87
15.2%
6
3.5%
186
R 1 601 - R 3 200
237
18.0%
96
16.8%
6
3.5%
201
R 3 201 - R 6 400
240
18.3%
84
14.7%
6
3.5%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
201
15.3%
87
15.2%
30
R 12 801 - R 25 600
183
13.9%
90
15.7%
36
R 25 601 - R 51 200
99
7.5%
66
11.5%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
42
3.2%
21
R 102 401 or more
21
1.6%
6
0
0.0%
0
Unspecified
Total
1 314 100.0%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
36
18.8%
762
9.1%
3.0%
9
4.7%
441
5.2%
3.3%
15
7.8%
555
6.6%
450
7.3%
21
10.9%
801
9.5%
17.5%
966
15.7%
27
14.1%
1 311
15.6%
21.1%
1 278
20.8%
39
20.3%
1 626
19.3%
42
24.6%
1 317
21.4%
24
12.5%
1 548
18.4%
3.7%
12
7.0%
804
13.1%
15
7.8%
894
10.6%
1.0%
12
7.0%
423
6.9%
6
3.1%
468
5.6%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
573 100.0%
171 100.0%
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6 156 100.0%
192 100.0%
8 406 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Sea Point
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
1 300
99.0%
571
99.1%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
2
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
2
0.2%
0
0.0%
Other
9
0.7%
5
0.9%
Total
Sea Point
Tenure Status
Owned and fully
paid off
1 313 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
576 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
White
176 100.0%
Num
Other
%
Num
%
6 118
99.2%
0.0%
2
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
2
0.0%
0
0.0%
44
0.7%
176 100.0%
Asian
Num
6 166 100.0%
White
%
Num
Total
194 100.0%
%
8 359
99.2%
0.0%
4
0.0%
0
0.0%
4
0.0%
0
0.0%
58
0.7%
194 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Num
8 425 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
132
10.1%
95
16.5%
27
15.4%
2 143
34.8%
29
14.9%
2 426
28.8%
96
7.3%
49
8.5%
35
20.0%
1 194
19.4%
20
10.3%
1 394
16.6%
Rented
865
66.0%
347
60.3%
105
60.0%
2 612
42.4%
132
68.0%
4 061
48.2%
Occupied rent-free
149
11.4%
62
10.8%
4
2.3%
133
2.2%
9
4.6%
357
4.2%
69
5.3%
22
3.8%
4
2.3%
84
1.4%
4
2.1%
183
2.2%
Owned but not yet
paid off
Other
Total
1 311 100.0%
575 100.0%
175 100.0%
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6 166 100.0%
194 100.0%
8 421 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Sea Point
Access to Piped
Water
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
Piped water inside
dwelling
1 254
95.9%
546
94.8%
Piped water inside
yard
51
3.9%
30
5.2%
0
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
3
0.2%
0
No access to piped
water
0
0.0%
0
Total
Sea Point
Toilet Facility
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
1 308 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
%
Num
0.0%
18
0.3%
0
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
%
174 100.0%
Asian
Num
Num
0.0%
99
1.2%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
0.2%
0
0.0%
15
0.2%
0.1%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
192 100.0%
Other
%
Num
99.3%
573
99.5%
168
96.6%
6 126
99.3%
3
0.2%
3
0.5%
6
3.4%
24
0.4%
0
Chemical toilet
Pit toilet with
ventilation (VIP)
Pit toilet without
ventilation
Bucket toilet
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
3
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.2%
0
0.0%
Total
Sea Point
Refuse Disposal
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
1 311 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
576 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
0.0%
36
0.4%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
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
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
0
0.0%
12
0.1%
Asian
Num
6 171 100.0%
White
%
Num
192 100.0%
Other
%
Num
99.5%
171
96.6%
6 114
99.2%
6
0.5%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
27
0.4%
0
3
0.2%
0
0.0%
6
3.4%
15
0.2%
Own refuse dump
3
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
No rubbish disposal
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
576 100.0%
177 100.0%
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8 424 100.0%
Total
%
573
1 311 100.0%
%
99.3%
99.1%
Total
Num
8 361
174 100.0%
192 100.0%
1 299
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
8 418 100.0%
Total
%
1 302
None
%
98.4%
6 168 100.0%
192 100.0%
Num
8 286
White
%
Total
%
99.2%
Coloured
174 100.0%
Num
Other
6 120
576 100.0%
Num
White
%
8 352
99.2%
0.0%
36
0.4%
0
0.0%
24
0.3%
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
6 162 100.0%
195 100.0%
Num
195 100.0%
8 421 100.0%
Household Services Profile continued – 2011 Census
Sea Point
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
1 308
99.8%
567
99.0%
171
98.3%
6 138
99.6%
195
98.5%
8 379
99.5%
Gas
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
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%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Solar
3
0.2%
3
0.5%
3
1.7%
12
0.2%
0
0.0%
21
0.2%
None
0
0.0%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
3
1.5%
9
0.1%
Total
Sea Point
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
1 311 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
573 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
174 100.0%
Asian
Num
6 165 100.0%
White
%
Num
198 100.0%
Other
%
Num
8 421 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
1 194
90.9%
531
92.2%
156
89.7%
5 466
88.6%
180
92.3%
7 527
89.3%
78
5.9%
24
4.2%
12
6.9%
519
8.4%
9
4.6%
642
7.6%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Wood
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
0.2%
0
0.0%
12
0.1%
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
3
0.2%
0
0.0%
3
1.7%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
12
0.1%
Other
36
2.7%
18
3.1%
3
1.7%
159
2.6%
6
3.1%
222
2.6%
3
0.2%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
Gas
None
Total
Sea Point
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
1 314 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
576 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
174 100.0%
Asian
Num
6 168 100.0%
White
%
Num
195 100.0%
Other
%
Num
8 427 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
1 164
88.4%
531
91.2%
159
89.8%
5 544
89.9%
171
87.7%
7 569
89.7%
42
3.2%
9
1.5%
6
3.4%
234
3.8%
3
1.5%
294
3.5%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
Wood
3
0.2%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
45
0.7%
3
1.5%
54
0.6%
Coal
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
3
0.2%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
15
0.2%
0
0.0%
21
0.2%
Other
3
0.2%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
None
102
7.7%
30
5.2%
12
6.8%
315
5.1%
18
9.2%
477
5.7%
Gas
Total
1 317 100.0%
582 100.0%
177 100.0%
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6 165 100.0%
195 100.0%
8 436 100.0%