City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Strand
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 Strand includes the following sub-places: Admirals Park, Broadlands, Die Bos, Gants
Plaza, Goede Hoop, Greenways, Guldenland, Gustrow, Helderberg Park, Langewacht, Lochnerhof,
Longlands, Lwandle, Mountainside, Nomzamo SP, Onverwacht (Strand), Rome, Rusthof, Sercor Park,
Southfork, Strand SP, Strandvale, The Palms, Van Ryneveld, Weltevreden, Winston Estate.
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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
Strand
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
116 221
35 748
3.25
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Strand was 116 221 and the number of households was
35 748. The average household size was 3.25.
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 Strand:

The population is predominantly Black African (54%), Coloured (27%) and White (17%).

42% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

74% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

58% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

77% of households live in formal dwellings.

92% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling or inside their yard.

95% of households have access to a flush toilet connected to the public sewer system.

98% of households have their refuse removed at least once a week.

95% 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
Strand
Population
Female
Num
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Black African
32 912
28.3%
29 853
25.7%
62 765
54.0%
Coloured
14 468
12.4%
16 323
14.0%
30 791
26.5%
Asian
342
0.3%
294
0.3%
636
0.5%
White
9 026
7.8%
10 413
9.0%
19 439
16.7%
Other
1 576
1.4%
1 015
0.9%
2 591
2.2%
Total
58 324
50.2%
57 898
49.8%
116 222
100.0%
Male %
Female %
Age in years
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
Strand
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
8 401
13.4%
3 241
10.5%
61
9.6%
914
4.7%
287
11.1%
12 904
11.1%
5 to 14 years
9 658
15.4%
5 590
18.2%
102
16.1%
1 671
8.6%
237
9.2%
17 258
14.8%
15 to 24 years
12 517
19.9%
5 717
18.6%
99
15.6%
2 233
11.5%
539
20.8%
21 105
18.2%
25 to 64 years
31 421
50.1%
14 951
48.6%
344
54.2%
10 450
53.8%
1 459
56.4%
58 625
50.4%
768
1.2%
1 291
4.2%
29
4.6%
4 171
21.5%
67
2.6%
6 326
5.4%
65 years and older
Total
Strand
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
62 765 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
30 790 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
635 100.0%
Asian
Num
19 439 100.0%
White
%
Num
2 589 100.0% 116 218 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
1 173
3.0%
564
3.0%
15
3.5%
30
0.2%
96
5.0%
1 878
2.5%
Some primary
4 401
11.1%
2 721
14.4%
33
7.8%
135
0.9%
123
6.3%
7 413
9.7%
Completed primary
2 025
5.1%
1 398
7.4%
15
3.5%
69
0.5%
69
3.6%
3 576
4.7%
Some secondary
19 119
48.2%
8 073
42.7%
114
27.0%
2 532
16.7%
753
38.9% 30 591
40.2%
Grade 12
10 839
27.4%
4 734
25.0%
132
31.2%
6 501
42.9%
720
37.2% 22 926
30.1%
1 980
5.0%
1 176
6.2%
111
26.2%
5 742
37.9%
147
7.6%
9 156
12.0%
93
0.2%
258
1.4%
3
0.7%
138
0.9%
30
1.5%
522
0.7%
Higher
Other
Total
39 630 100.0% 18 924 100.0%
423 100.0% 15 147 100.0%
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1 938 100.0% 76 062 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Strand
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
43 938
20 667
444
12 684
2 001
79 734
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
31 809
21 201
10 608
12 228
9 477
2 751
279
234
45
9 039
8 415
624
1 602
1 299
303
54 957
40 626
14 331
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
12 129
2 280
9 849
8 439
816
7 623
165
9
156
3 645
135
3 510
399
48
351
24 777
3 288
21 489
Rates %
Unemployment rate
Labour absorption rate
Labour Force participation rate
33.35%
48.25%
72.40%
22.50%
45.86%
59.17%
16.13%
52.70%
62.84%
6.90%
66.34%
71.26%
18.91%
64.92%
80.06%
26.08%
50.95%
68.93%
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.
Strand
Monthly Household
Income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
No income
3 807
18.9%
921
12.9%
18
10.7%
780
10.3%
96
13.4%
5 622
15.7%
R 1 - R 1 600
5 970
29.6%
1 260
17.7%
18
10.7%
303
4.0%
144
20.2%
7 695
21.5%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
5 460
27.1%
1 320
18.5%
15
8.9%
396
5.2%
180
25.2%
7 371
20.6%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
2 976
14.8%
1 404
19.7%
24
14.3%
966
12.7%
129
18.1%
5 499
15.4%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
1 227
6.1%
1 131
15.9%
30
17.9%
1 680
22.2%
90
12.6%
4 158
11.6%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
486
2.4%
711
10.0%
39
23.2%
1 806
23.8%
39
5.5%
3 081
8.6%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
159
0.8%
303
4.2%
18
10.7%
1 185
15.6%
33
4.6%
1 698
4.8%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
30
0.1%
57
0.8%
6
3.6%
354
4.7%
3
0.4%
450
1.3%
R 102 401 or more
33
0.2%
24
0.3%
0
0.0%
108
1.4%
0
0.0%
165
0.5%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Unspecified
Total
20 151 100.0%
7 131 100.0%
168 100.0%
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7 578 100.0%
714 100.0% 35 742 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Strand
Type of Dwelling
Black African
Formal Dwelling
13 134
65.2%
6 351
89.1%
162
95.9%
7 493
98.8%
541
75.7%
27 681
77.4%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
4 795
23.8%
471
6.6%
2
1.2%
13
0.2%
156
21.8%
5 437
15.2%
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
2 032
10.1%
246
3.5%
1
0.6%
10
0.1%
12
1.7%
2 301
6.4%
194
1.0%
60
0.8%
4
2.4%
66
0.9%
6
0.8%
330
0.9%
Other
Total
Strand
Tenure Status
Owned and fully
paid off
Num
%
20 155 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
7 128 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
169 100.0%
Asian
Num
Num
Other
%
7 582 100.0%
White
%
Num
Num
Total
%
715 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Num
%
35 749 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
6 005
29.8%
2 780
39.0%
27
15.9%
2 611
34.4%
69
9.7%
11 492
32.1%
888
4.4%
1 308
18.3%
46
27.1%
1 662
21.9%
51
7.1%
3 955
11.1%
Rented
9 030
44.8%
2 473
34.7%
87
51.2%
3 047
40.2%
581
81.3%
15 218
42.6%
Occupied rent-free
3 519
17.5%
449
6.3%
8
4.7%
172
2.3%
9
1.3%
4 157
11.6%
713
3.5%
119
1.7%
2
1.2%
88
1.2%
5
0.7%
927
2.6%
Owned but not yet
paid off
Other
Total
20 155 100.0%
7 129 100.0%
170 100.0%
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7 580 100.0%
715 100.0%
35 749 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Strand
Access to Piped
Water
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Piped water inside
dwelling
10 464
51.9%
6 027
84.6%
153
92.7%
7 479
98.7%
486
67.8% 24 609
68.9%
Piped water inside
yard
7 242
35.9%
843
11.8%
12
7.3%
54
0.7%
216
30.1%
8 367
23.4%
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
2 016
10.0%
186
2.6%
0
0.0%
12
0.2%
9
1.3%
2 223
6.2%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
351
1.7%
24
0.3%
0
0.0%
15
0.2%
0
0.0%
390
1.1%
No access to piped
water
81
0.4%
45
0.6%
0
0.0%
18
0.2%
6
0.8%
150
0.4%
Total
Strand
Toilet Facility
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
20 154 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
Num
White
%
Num
717 100.0% 35 739 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
6 534
91.7%
165
98.2%
7 530
99.3%
693
129
0.6%
195
2.7%
3
1.8%
24
0.3%
6
0.8%
357
1.0%
3
0.0%
9
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
0.0%
12
0.1%
9
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
3
0.4%
30
0.1%
3
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
9
0.0%
579
2.9%
159
2.2%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
744
2.1%
45
0.2%
78
1.1%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
3
0.4%
135
0.4%
264
1.3%
141
2.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
6
0.8%
417
1.2%
None
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
Num
Asian
7 578 100.0%
94.9%
Other
Strand
Refuse Disposal
Coloured
165 100.0%
19 119
Chemical toilet
Pit toilet with
ventilation (VIP)
Pit toilet without
ventilation
Bucket toilet
Total
%
7 125 100.0%
20 154 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
7 128 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
168 100.0%
Asian
Num
7 584 100.0%
White
%
Num
97.5% 34 041
711 100.0% 35 745 100.0%
Other
%
95.2%
Num
Total
%
Num
19 635
97.4%
7 011
98.3%
162
98.2%
7 509
99.1%
669
243
1.2%
54
0.8%
3
1.8%
24
0.3%
48
6.7%
372
1.0%
42
0.2%
18
0.3%
0
0.0%
30
0.4%
0
0.0%
90
0.3%
198
1.0%
24
0.3%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
225
0.6%
No rubbish disposal
30
0.1%
12
0.2%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
45
0.1%
Other
15
0.1%
12
0.2%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
33
0.1%
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
Own refuse dump
Total
20 163 100.0%
7 131 100.0%
165 100.0%
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7 575 100.0%
93.3% 34 986
%
97.9%
717 100.0% 35 751 100.0%
Household Services Profile continued – 2011 Census
Strand
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
18 708
92.8%
7 002
98.2%
168
98.2%
7 533
99.3%
705
98.3%
34 116
95.4%
24
0.1%
30
0.4%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
3
0.4%
66
0.2%
Paraffin
828
4.1%
18
0.3%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
852
2.4%
Candles
Gas
504
2.5%
33
0.5%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
3
0.4%
543
1.5%
Solar
42
0.2%
18
0.3%
3
1.8%
18
0.2%
3
0.4%
84
0.2%
None
51
0.3%
27
0.4%
0
0.0%
15
0.2%
3
0.4%
96
0.3%
Total
Strand
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
Gas
Paraffin
20 157 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
7 128 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
171 100.0%
Asian
Num
7 584 100.0%
White
%
Num
717 100.0%
Other
%
Num
35 757 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
18 441
91.5%
6 834
96.0%
153
91.1%
6 780
89.4%
687
95.8%
32 895
92.0%
252
1.3%
186
2.6%
12
7.1%
723
9.5%
12
1.7%
1 185
3.3%
1 305
6.5%
33
0.5%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
3
0.4%
1 344
3.8%
Wood
30
0.1%
15
0.2%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
51
0.1%
Coal
9
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
12
0.0%
Animal dung
6
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
15
0.0%
Solar
30
0.1%
12
0.2%
3
1.8%
9
0.1%
6
0.8%
60
0.2%
Other
18
0.1%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
36
0.5%
9
1.3%
69
0.2%
60
0.3%
30
0.4%
0
0.0%
18
0.2%
0
0.0%
108
0.3%
None
Total
Strand
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
20 151 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
7 122 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
168 100.0%
Asian
Num
7 581 100.0%
White
%
Num
717 100.0%
Other
%
Num
35 739 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
7 275
36.1%
5 868
82.3%
135
80.4%
5 742
75.7%
381
53.6%
19 401
54.3%
459
2.3%
72
1.0%
9
5.4%
414
5.5%
15
2.1%
969
2.7%
4 944
24.5%
96
1.3%
3
1.8%
12
0.2%
69
9.7%
5 124
14.3%
Wood
147
0.7%
186
2.6%
0
0.0%
201
2.7%
6
0.8%
540
1.5%
Coal
57
0.3%
12
0.2%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
0
0.0%
78
0.2%
9
0.0%
9
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
21
0.1%
Solar
30
0.1%
18
0.3%
0
0.0%
51
0.7%
6
0.8%
105
0.3%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
None
7 233
35.9%
873
12.2%
21
12.5%
1 152
15.2%
234
32.9%
9 513
26.6%
Gas
Paraffin
Animal dung
Total
20 154 100.0%
7 134 100.0%
168 100.0%
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7 584 100.0%
711 100.0%
35 751 100.0%