City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Welgemoed
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 Welgemoed includes the following sub-places: Blomvlei, De Bron, Door De Kraal,
Hoheizen, Kanonberg, Kenridge 1, Loevenstein, Oude Westhof, Proteavallei, Selborne, Van Riebeeckshof,
Welgedacht, Welgemoed, Welgemoed Greens.
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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
Welgemoed
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
19 739
7 533
2.62
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Welgemoed was 19 739 and the number of households was
7 533. The average household size was 2.62.
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 Welgemoed:

The population is predominantly White (83%).

89% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

97% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

12% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

99% of households live in formal dwellings.

99.8% 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.

99.9% 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
Welgemoed
Population
Female
Num
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
Black African
439
2.2%
561
2.8%
1 000
5.1%
Coloured
619
3.1%
957
4.8%
1 576
8.0%
Asian
200
1.0%
191
1.0%
391
2.0%
White
7 946
40.3%
8 485
43.0%
16 431
83.2%
Other
176
0.9%
166
0.8%
342
1.7%
Total
9 380
47.5%
10 360
52.5%
19 740
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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Welgemoed
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
52
5.2%
101
6.4%
22
5.6%
946
5.8%
38
11.0%
1 159
5.9%
5 to 14 years
82
8.2%
173
11.0%
47
12.0%
1 910
11.6%
51
14.8%
2 263
11.5%
15 to 24 years
108
10.8%
222
14.1%
75
19.2%
1 820
11.1%
20
5.8%
2 245
11.4%
25 to 64 years
680
67.8%
1 029
65.3%
235
60.1%
9 716
59.1%
201
58.3%
11 861
60.1%
81
8.1%
51
3.2%
12
3.1%
2 038
12.4%
35
10.1%
2 217
11.2%
65 years and older
Total
Welgemoed
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
1 003 100.0%
1 576 100.0%
Black African
Coloured
Num
%
Num
%
391 100.0%
Asian
Num
16 430 100.0%
White
%
Num
345 100.0%
Other
%
Num
19 745 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
12
2.0%
21
1.8%
0
0.0%
18
0.1%
3
1.3%
54
0.4%
Some primary
30
4.9%
69
6.0%
9
3.2%
66
0.5%
0
0.0%
174
1.2%
Completed primary
12
2.0%
39
3.4%
6
2.1%
6
0.0%
0
0.0%
63
0.4%
Some secondary
108
17.7%
222
19.3%
21
7.4%
819
6.6%
27
11.7%
1 197
8.1%
Grade 12
141
23.2%
297
25.8%
75
26.6%
3 432
27.5%
57
24.7%
4 002
27.2%
Higher
294
48.3%
501
43.5%
168
59.6%
7 980
64.0%
132
57.1%
9 075
61.6%
12
2.0%
3
0.3%
3
1.1%
141
1.1%
12
5.2%
171
1.2%
Other
Total
609 100.0%
1 152 100.0%
282 100.0% 12 462 100.0%
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231 100.0% 14 736 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Welgemoed
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Coloured
Asian
White
Other
Total
Population aged 15 to 64 years
789
1 251
306
11 532
216
14 094
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
480
465
15
966
942
24
171
168
3
8 550
8 334
216
138
135
3
10 305
10 044
261
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
309
0
309
285
3
282
135
3
132
2 982
33
2 949
78
3
75
3 789
42
3 747
3.13%
58.94%
60.84%
2.48%
75.30%
77.22%
1.75%
54.90%
55.88%
2.53%
72.27%
74.14%
2.17%
62.50%
63.89%
2.53%
71.26%
73.12%
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.
Welgemoed
Monthly Household
Income
Black African
Num
%
Num
%
No income
42
R 1 - R 1 600
21
5.5%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
63
16.4%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
33
8.6%
42
R 6 401 - R 12 800
36
9.4%
R 12 801 - R 25 600
63
16.4%
R 25 601 - R 51 200
54
R 51 201 - R 102 400
R 102 401 or more
Unspecified
Total
10.9%
Coloured
Num
White
%
5.7%
15
13.9%
54
8.6%
0
138
21.9%
3
6.7%
45
72
14.1%
114
51
13.3%
21
5.5%
0
0.0%
384 100.0%
36
Asian
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
339
5.4%
6
6.9%
438
5.8%
0.0%
66
1.0%
3
3.4%
144
1.9%
2.8%
105
1.7%
6
6.9%
315
4.2%
6
5.6%
225
3.6%
3
3.4%
309
4.1%
7.1%
18
16.7%
699
11.1%
15
17.2%
813
10.8%
11.4%
21
19.4%
1 203
19.0%
18
20.7%
1 377
18.3%
18.1%
21
19.4%
1 641
25.9%
21
24.1%
1 851
24.6%
90
14.3%
15
13.9%
1 383
21.9%
12
13.8%
1 551
20.6%
39
6.2%
9
8.3%
660
10.4%
3
3.4%
732
9.7%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
630 100.0%
108 100.0%
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6 324 100.0%
87 100.0%
7 533 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Welgemoed
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
%
376
98.7%
624
99.4%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
0
0.0%
2
0.3%
0
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Other
5
1.3%
2
0.3%
Total
Welgemoed
Tenure Status
381 100.0%
Black African
Num
Owned and fully
paid off
%
628 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
White
113 100.0%
Num
Other
%
Num
%
6 289
99.4%
0.0%
5
0.1%
0
0
0.0%
5
0.1%
0
0.0%
25
0.4%
113 100.0%
Asian
Num
6 324 100.0%
White
%
Num
Total
90 100.0%
%
7 492
99.4%
0.0%
7
0.1%
0
0.0%
5
0.1%
0
0.0%
32
0.4%
90 100.0%
Other
%
Num
Num
7 536 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
89
23.4%
105
16.7%
29
25.9%
2 230
35.3%
30
33.3%
2 483
33.0%
Owned but not yet
paid off
121
31.8%
246
39.2%
38
33.9%
2 533
40.1%
26
28.9%
2 964
39.3%
Rented
104
27.3%
141
22.5%
41
36.6%
1 413
22.3%
25
27.8%
1 724
22.9%
Occupied rent-free
55
14.4%
114
18.2%
4
3.6%
84
1.3%
6
6.7%
263
3.5%
Other
12
3.1%
22
3.5%
0
0.0%
64
1.0%
3
3.3%
101
1.3%
Total
381 100.0%
628 100.0%
112 100.0%
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6 324 100.0%
90 100.0%
7 535 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Welgemoed
Access to Piped
Water
Black African
Num
Piped water inside
dwelling
%
378 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
621
98.6%
111
97.4%
6 291
99.5%
87
93.5%
7 488
99.4%
Piped water inside
yard
0
0.0%
6
1.0%
3
2.6%
18
0.3%
3
3.2%
30
0.4%
Piped water outside
yard: < 200m
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Piped water outside
yard: > 200m
0
0.0%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
9
0.1%
No access to piped
water
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
3
3.2%
9
0.1%
Total
Welgemoed
Toilet Facility
378 100.0%
Black African
Num
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
%
630 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
114 100.0%
Asian
Num
97.7%
618
98.6%
3
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
Chemical toilet
Pit toilet with
ventilation (VIP)
Pit toilet without
ventilation
Bucket toilet
3
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0
0.0%
0
Other
None
Total
Welgemoed
Refuse Disposal
%
Num
6
0.1%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.5%
0
0.0%
3
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.8%
6
1.0%
Num
%
381 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
627
99.5%
7 536 100.0%
Total
%
0.0%
Black African
Removed by local
authority/private
company less often
Communal refuse
dump
Other
99.4%
627 100.0%
111 100.0%
Num
93 100.0%
6 291
384 100.0%
Removed by local
authority/private
company at least
once a week
White
%
375
6 321 100.0%
%
7 485
99.3%
0.0%
9
0.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
0
0.0%
24
0.4%
0
0.0%
33
0.4%
111 100.0%
Asian
Num
6 327 100.0%
White
%
111 100.0%
Num
90 100.0%
Num
90 100.0%
Other
%
6 312
99.9%
Num
7 539 100.0%
Total
%
90 100.0%
Num
%
7 521
99.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
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%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Total
381 100.0%
630 100.0%
111 100.0%
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6 318 100.0%
90 100.0%
7 530 100.0%
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Welgemoed
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
%
Num
Total
%
%
369
96.9%
621
99.0%
6 270
99.2%
7 461
99.1%
6
1.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
21
0.3%
0
0.0%
27
0.4%
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%
15
0.2%
0
0.0%
15
0.2%
None
6
1.6%
6
1.0%
0
0.0%
15
0.2%
0
0.0%
27
0.4%
Welgemoed
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
381 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
627 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
111 100.0%
Asian
Num
6 321 100.0%
White
%
Num
90 100.0%
Num
Gas
Total
111 100.0%
Num
Other
90 100.0%
Other
%
Num
7 530 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
324
85.7%
543
86.6%
90
83.3%
5 316
84.1%
72
75.0%
6 345
84.3%
42
11.1%
72
11.5%
18
16.7%
966
15.3%
15
15.6%
1 113
14.8%
Paraffin
3
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.0%
Wood
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
3.1%
3
0.0%
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%
3
0.0%
3
3.1%
6
0.1%
Solar
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Other
3
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
24
0.4%
0
0.0%
27
0.4%
6
1.6%
12
1.9%
0
0.0%
6
0.1%
3
3.1%
27
0.4%
Gas
None
Total
Welgemoed
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
378 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
627 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
108 100.0%
Asian
Num
6 318 100.0%
White
%
Num
96 100.0%
Other
%
Num
7 527 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
279
73.8%
480
75.5%
90
81.1%
4 716
74.7%
69
74.2%
5 634
74.8%
36
9.5%
48
7.5%
6
5.4%
591
9.4%
6
6.5%
687
9.1%
0
0.0%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
12
0.2%
0
0.0%
15
0.2%
Wood
15
4.0%
21
3.3%
0
0.0%
300
4.8%
6
6.5%
342
4.5%
Coal
0
0.0%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
18
0.3%
0
0.0%
21
0.3%
Animal dung
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Solar
3
0.8%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
75
1.2%
0
0.0%
81
1.1%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
None
45
11.9%
78
12.3%
15
13.5%
603
9.5%
12
12.9%
753
10.0%
Gas
Paraffin
Total
378 100.0%
636 100.0%
111 100.0%
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6 315 100.0%
93 100.0%
7 533 100.0%