City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Vredehoek
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 Vredehoek includes the following sub-places: Devil's Peak Estate, Vredehoek.
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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
Vredehoek
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
5 415
2 649
2.04
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Vredehoek was 5 415 and the number of households was
2 649. The average household size was 2.04.
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 Vredehoek:

The population is predominantly White (80%).

90% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

96% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

17% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

99% of households live in formal dwellings.

99% 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% 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
Vredehoek
Population
Female
Num
%
Total
Num
%
Num
%
Black African
242
4.5%
229
4.2%
471
8.7%
Coloured
159
2.9%
193
3.6%
352
6.5%
Asian
59
1.1%
62
1.1%
121
2.2%
White
2 055
38.0%
2 250
41.6%
4 305
79.5%
Other
72
1.3%
94
1.7%
166
3.1%
Total
2 587
47.8%
2 828
52.2%
5 415
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
8
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Vredehoek
Age
6
5
4
3
2 1 0 1 2
% of Population
Black African
Num
%
3
Coloured
Num
4
5
6
7
8
Asian
%
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
0 to 4 years
24
5.1%
24
6.8%
5
4.1%
215
5.0%
14
8.4%
282
5.2%
5 to 14 years
35
7.4%
40
11.3%
9
7.4%
264
6.1%
21
12.6%
369
6.8%
15 to 24 years
78
16.6%
61
17.3%
28
23.1%
602
14.0%
19
11.4%
788
14.5%
25 to 64 years
303
64.3%
207
58.6%
72
59.5%
2 649
61.5%
87
52.1%
3 318
61.3%
31
6.6%
21
5.9%
7
5.8%
575
13.4%
26
15.6%
660
12.2%
65 years and older
Total
Vredehoek
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
471 100.0%
353 100.0%
Black African
Coloured
Num
%
Num
%
121 100.0%
Asian
Num
4 305 100.0%
White
%
Num
167 100.0%
Other
%
Num
5 417 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
3
0.8%
6
2.3%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
12
0.3%
Some primary
3
0.8%
9
3.4%
3
2.9%
9
0.3%
0
0.0%
24
0.5%
Completed primary
0
0.0%
12
4.6%
0
0.0%
18
0.5%
3
2.3%
33
0.8%
Some secondary
42
11.5%
51
19.5%
9
8.8%
198
5.6%
21
16.3%
321
7.3%
Grade 12
114
31.1%
69
26.4%
18
17.6%
798
22.5%
30
23.3%
1 029
23.4%
Higher
198
54.1%
114
43.7%
72
70.6%
2 463
69.6%
72
55.8%
2 919
66.4%
6
1.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
51
1.4%
3
2.3%
60
1.4%
Other
Total
366 100.0%
261 100.0%
102 100.0%
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3 540 100.0%
129 100.0%
4 398 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Vredehoek
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
381
267
99
3 252
102
4 101
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
306
291
15
213
195
18
69
69
0
2 670
2 580
90
81
81
0
3 339
3 216
123
75
0
75
54
0
54
30
0
30
582
6
576
21
0
21
762
6
756
4.90%
76.38%
80.31%
8.45%
73.03%
79.78%
0.00%
69.70%
69.70%
3.37%
79.34%
82.10%
0.00%
79.41%
79.41%
3.68%
78.42%
81.42%
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.
Vredehoek
Monthly Household
Income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
No income
30
12.7%
15
10.9%
9
17.6%
204
9.4%
15
22.7%
273
10.3%
R 1 - R 1 600
12
5.1%
9
6.5%
0
0.0%
63
2.9%
3
4.5%
87
3.3%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
12
5.1%
9
6.5%
0
0.0%
63
2.9%
6
9.1%
90
3.4%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
30
12.7%
12
8.7%
9
17.6%
123
5.7%
6
9.1%
180
6.8%
R 6 401 - R 12 800
45
19.0%
21
15.2%
6
11.8%
312
14.4%
9
13.6%
393
14.8%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
42
17.7%
27
19.6%
6
11.8%
465
21.4%
6
9.1%
546
20.5%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
42
17.7%
24
17.4%
12
23.5%
519
23.9%
9
13.6%
606
22.8%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
21
8.9%
18
13.0%
6
11.8%
297
13.7%
9
13.6%
351
13.2%
R 102 401 or more
3
1.3%
3
2.2%
3
5.9%
123
5.7%
3
4.5%
135
5.1%
Unspecified
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Total
237 100.0%
138 100.0%
51 100.0%
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2 169 100.0%
66 100.0%
2 661 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Vredehoek
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
241 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
137 100.0%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
46
95.8%
2 146
99.2%
Num
Total
%
63 100.0%
Num
%
2 633
99.3%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
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%
2
4.2%
14
0.6%
0
0.0%
16
0.6%
Total
Vredehoek
Tenure Status
241 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
137 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
48 100.0%
Asian
Num
2 163 100.0%
White
%
Num
63 100.0%
Other
%
Num
2 652 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
Owned and fully
paid off
34
14.3%
11
8.1%
10
20.4%
598
27.6%
24
38.1%
677
25.5%
Owned but not yet
paid off
42
17.6%
24
17.6%
10
20.4%
481
22.2%
13
20.6%
570
21.5%
146
61.3%
88
64.7%
24
49.0%
947
43.8%
22
34.9%
1 227
46.3%
6
2.5%
5
3.7%
3
6.1%
19
0.9%
3
4.8%
36
1.4%
10
4.2%
8
5.9%
2
4.1%
119
5.5%
1
1.6%
140
5.3%
Rented
Occupied rent-free
Other
Total
238 100.0%
136 100.0%
49 100.0%
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2 164 100.0%
63 100.0%
2 650 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Vredehoek
Access to Piped
Water
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
Piped water inside
dwelling
237
98.8%
Piped water inside
yard
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
0
0.0%
0
No access to piped
water
3
1.3%
0
Total
Vredehoek
Toilet Facility
240 100.0%
Black African
Num
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
%
135 100.0%
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.3%
3
4.5%
9
0.3%
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
%
48 100.0%
Asian
Num
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
Chemical toilet
Pit toilet with
ventilation (VIP)
Pit toilet without
ventilation
Bucket toilet
3
1.3%
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
6
0.3%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
3
2.2%
0
0.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
%
240 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
135 100.0%
2 652 100.0%
Total
%
0.0%
135 100.0%
48 100.0%
Num
66 100.0%
99.4%
Num
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
White
%
0
2 163 100.0%
2 148
Black African
%
99.2%
97.8%
240 100.0%
Num
2 631
132
Vredehoek
Refuse Disposal
%
95.5%
98.8%
Total
Num
63
237
None
%
Total
99.3%
Coloured
48 100.0%
Num
Other
2 148
135 100.0%
Num
White
%
2 628
99.3%
0.0%
6
0.2%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
48 100.0%
Asian
Num
2 160 100.0%
White
%
48 100.0%
Num
63 100.0%
Num
63 100.0%
Other
%
2 151
99.3%
Num
2 646 100.0%
Total
%
63 100.0%
Num
%
2 637
99.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.3%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
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%
6
0.3%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
Total
240 100.0%
135 100.0%
48 100.0%
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2 166 100.0%
63 100.0%
2 652 100.0%
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Vredehoek
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Num
%
Num
White
%
%
Num
Total
%
%
2 136
98.6%
2 619
98.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
18
0.8%
0
0.0%
18
0.7%
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
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.3%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
None
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.3%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
Vredehoek
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
48 100.0%
Asian
Num
2 166 100.0%
White
%
Num
63 100.0%
Num
0.0%
135 100.0%
48 100.0%
Num
Other
0
237 100.0%
135 100.0%
Asian
Gas
Total
237 100.0%
Coloured
63 100.0%
Other
%
Num
2 649 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
210
87.5%
120
87.0%
42
87.5%
1 827
84.6%
54
85.7%
2 253
85.1%
24
10.0%
15
10.9%
6
12.5%
300
13.9%
9
14.3%
354
13.4%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Wood
0
0.0%
3
2.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
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
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Other
6
2.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
24
1.1%
0
0.0%
30
1.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.3%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
Gas
None
Total
Vredehoek
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
240 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
138 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
48 100.0%
Asian
Num
2 160 100.0%
White
%
Num
63 100.0%
Other
%
Num
2 649 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
198
84.6%
123
89.1%
42
93.3%
1 791
82.9%
51
85.0%
2 205
83.6%
Gas
6
2.6%
3
2.2%
0
0.0%
126
5.8%
0
0.0%
135
5.1%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Wood
6
2.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
54
2.5%
0
0.0%
60
2.3%
Coal
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.3%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
0
0.0%
3
2.2%
0
0.0%
12
0.6%
0
0.0%
15
0.6%
Other
3
1.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.2%
None
21
9.0%
9
6.5%
3
6.7%
168
7.8%
9
15.0%
210
8.0%
Total
234 100.0%
138 100.0%
45 100.0%
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2 160 100.0%
60 100.0%
2 637 100.0%