City of Cape Town – 2011 Census Suburb Zonnebloem
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 Zonnebloem includes the following sub-places: Zonnebloem.
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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
Zonnebloem
Population
Households
Average Household Size
2011
5 122
1 638
3.13
In 2011 the population of 2011 Census suburb Zonnebloem was 5 122 and the number of households was
1 638. The average household size was 3.13.
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 Zonnebloem:

The population is predominantly Black African (39%), Coloured (31%) and White (20%).

69% of those aged 20 years and older have completed Grade 12 or higher.

84% of the labour force (aged 15 to 64) is employed.

39% of households have a monthly income of R3 200 or less.

98% 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.

99.8% 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
Zonnebloem
Population
Female
Num
Black African
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
1 132
22.1%
885
17.3%
2 017
39.4%
777
15.2%
831
16.2%
1 608
31.4%
Asian
65
1.3%
49
1.0%
114
2.2%
White
494
9.6%
509
9.9%
1 003
19.6%
Other
203
4.0%
177
3.5%
380
7.4%
Total
2 671
52.1%
2 451
47.9%
5 122
100.0%
Coloured
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
12 10
Zonnebloem
Age
8
6
4
2 0 2 4
% of Population
Black African
Num
%
6
Coloured
Num
8
10 12
Asian
%
Num
White
%
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
0 to 4 years
99
4.9%
124
7.7%
2
1.8%
20
2.0%
30
7.9%
275
5.4%
5 to 14 years
152
7.5%
223
13.9%
8
7.0%
39
3.9%
33
8.7%
455
8.9%
15 to 24 years
739
36.7%
304
18.9%
20
17.5%
269
26.8%
84
22.0%
1 416
27.6%
25 to 64 years
985
48.9%
849
52.7%
77
67.5%
550
54.9%
211
55.4%
2 672
52.2%
40
2.0%
110
6.8%
7
6.1%
124
12.4%
23
6.0%
304
5.9%
65 years and older
Total
Zonnebloem
Adult Education
(for all aged 20+)
2 015 100.0%
1 610 100.0%
Black African
Coloured
Num
%
Num
%
114 100.0%
Asian
Num
1 002 100.0%
White
%
Num
381 100.0%
Other
%
Num
5 122 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
No schooling
9
0.8%
12
1.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
1.1%
24
0.7%
Some primary
21
1.8%
60
6.2%
3
3.2%
15
1.9%
9
3.4%
108
3.3%
Completed primary
15
1.3%
48
4.9%
3
3.2%
6
0.8%
12
4.6%
84
2.6%
Some secondary
156
13.6%
378
38.8%
15
16.1%
132
17.1%
90
34.5%
771
23.7%
Grade 12
570
49.6%
339
34.8%
30
32.3%
249
32.2%
90
34.5%
1 278
39.3%
Higher
372
32.4%
135
13.8%
39
41.9%
363
46.9%
51
19.5%
960
29.5%
6
0.5%
3
0.3%
3
3.2%
9
1.2%
6
2.3%
27
0.8%
Other
Total
1 149 100.0%
975 100.0%
93 100.0%
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774 100.0%
261 100.0%
3 252 100.0%
Economic Profile – 2011 Census
Zonnebloem
Labour Force Indicators
Black African
Population aged 15 to 64 years
Rates %
Unemployment rate
Labour absorption rate
Labour Force participation rate
Asian
White
Other
Total
1 725
1 152
93
819
294
4 083
699
546
153
663
552
111
54
54
0
489
438
51
156
141
15
2 061
1 731
330
1 026
6
1 020
489
15
474
39
0
39
330
0
330
138
9
129
2 022
30
1 992
21.89%
31.65%
40.52%
16.74%
47.92%
57.55%
0.00%
58.06%
58.06%
10.43%
53.48%
59.71%
9.62%
47.96%
53.06%
16.01%
42.40%
50.48%
Labour Force
Employed
Unemployed
Not Economically Active
Discouraged Work-seekers
Other not economically active
Coloured
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.
Zonnebloem
Monthly Household
Income
No income
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
162
25.4%
45
R 1 - R 1 600
81
12.7%
R 1 601 - R 3 200
63
9.9%
R 3 201 - R 6 400
102
R 6 401 - R 12 800
R 12 801 - R 25 600
Asian
Num
%
11.5%
3
33
8.4%
45
11.5%
16.0%
78
19.8%
96
15.0%
84
78
12.2%
66
R 25 601 - R 51 200
45
7.0%
R 51 201 - R 102 400
6
R 102 401 or more
6
Unspecified
0
Total
White
Num
Other
%
Num
Total
%
Num
%
5.3%
99
20.9%
12
16.0%
321
19.6%
3
5.3%
39
8.2%
9
12.0%
165
10.1%
6
10.5%
30
6.3%
6
8.0%
150
9.2%
3
5.3%
48
10.1%
15
20.0%
246
15.0%
21.4%
6
10.5%
105
22.2%
15
20.0%
306
18.7%
16.8%
18
31.6%
81
17.1%
15
20.0%
258
15.8%
36
9.2%
15
26.3%
57
12.0%
3
4.0%
156
9.5%
0.9%
6
1.5%
3
5.3%
12
2.5%
0
0.0%
27
1.6%
0.9%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
9
0.5%
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
639 100.0%
393 100.0%
57 100.0%
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474 100.0%
75 100.0%
1 638 100.0%
Dwelling Profile – 2011 Census
Zonnebloem
Type of Dwelling
Formal Dwelling
Black African
Num
%
622 98.1%
Coloured
Num
%
389 98.0%
Asian
Num
White
%
56 100.0%
Num
Other
%
467 98.1%
Num
Total
%
74 100.0%
Num
%
1 608 98.2%
Informal dwelling /
shack in backyard
2
0.3%
3
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
5
0.3%
Informal dwelling /
shack NOT in
backyard
1
0.2%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
1
0.1%
Other
Total
Zonnebloem
Tenure Status
9 1.4%
634 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
5 1.3%
397 100.0%
0 0.0%
56 100.0%
Coloured
Asian
Num
%
Num
9 1.9%
476 100.0%
White
%
Num
0 0.0%
74 100.0%
Other
%
Num
23 1.4%
1 637 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
Owned and fully
paid off
22
3.5%
93
23.4%
8
14.3%
61
12.8%
21
28.4%
205
12.5%
Owned but not yet
paid off
11
1.7%
49
12.3%
8
14.3%
75
15.8%
5
6.8%
148
9.0%
581
91.5%
241
60.6%
40
71.4%
331
69.7%
46
62.2%
1 239
75.6%
4
0.6%
6
1.5%
0
0.0%
4
0.8%
1
1.4%
15
0.9%
17
2.7%
9
2.3%
0
0.0%
4
0.8%
1
1.4%
31
1.9%
Rented
Occupied rent-free
Other
Total
635 100.0%
398 100.0%
56 100.0%
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475 100.0%
74 100.0%
1 638 100.0%
Household Services Profile – 2011 Census
Zonnebloem
Access to Piped
Water
Black African
Num
Piped water inside
dwelling
%
633 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
393
98.5%
Asian
Num
White
%
54 100.0%
Num
Other
%
477 100.0%
Num
Total
%
72 100.0%
Num
%
1 629
99.6%
Piped water inside
yard
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%
0
0.0%
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
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
No access to piped
water
0
0.0%
6
1.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.4%
Total
Zonnebloem
Toilet Facility
633 100.0%
Black African
Num
Flush toilet
(connected to
sewerage system)
Flush toilet (with
septic tank)
%
399 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
54 100.0%
Asian
Num
477 100.0%
White
%
Other
%
396
99.2%
9
1.4%
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
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
Other
3
0.5%
3
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Zonnebloem
Refuse Disposal
636 100.0%
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
%
636 100.0%
399 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
396 100.0%
1 635 100.0%
Total
%
98.1%
Total
%
99.1%
0.0%
9
0.5%
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
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
6
0.4%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Asian
Num
477 100.0%
White
%
54 100.0%
Num
75 100.0%
Num
1 626
54 100.0%
477 100.0%
Num
624
None
54 100.0%
Num
72 100.0%
75 100.0%
Other
%
471
99.4%
Num
1 641 100.0%
Total
%
75 100.0%
Num
%
1 632
99.8%
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%
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%
3
0.6%
0
0.0%
3
0.2%
Total
636 100.0%
396 100.0%
54 100.0%
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474 100.0%
75 100.0%
1 635 100.0%
Household Services Profile continued – 2011 Census
Zonnebloem
Energy used for
Lighting
Electricity
Black African
Num
%
Coloured
Num
%
Asian
Num
White
%
%
%
Num
%
630
99.5%
396
99.2%
72
96.0%
1 626
99.4%
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
4.0%
6
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%
3
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.2%
Solar
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
None
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Zonnebloem
Energy used for
Cooking
Electricity
633 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
399 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
54 100.0%
Asian
Num
474 100.0%
Num
Total
Gas
Total
54 100.0%
Num
Other
474 100.0%
White
%
Num
75 100.0%
Other
%
Num
1 635 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
624
98.1%
363
91.0%
51
89.5%
441
91.9%
63
84.0%
1 542
93.6%
Gas
3
0.5%
27
6.8%
3
5.3%
30
6.3%
6
8.0%
69
4.2%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Wood
0
0.0%
3
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
4.0%
6
0.4%
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%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Other
9
1.4%
6
1.5%
0
0.0%
9
1.9%
3
4.0%
27
1.6%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
5.3%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.2%
None
Total
Zonnebloem
Energy used for
Heating
Electricity
636 100.0%
Black African
Num
%
399 100.0%
Coloured
Num
%
57 100.0%
Asian
Num
480 100.0%
White
%
Num
75 100.0%
Other
%
Num
1 647 100.0%
Total
%
Num
%
540
84.5%
303
75.9%
48
80.0%
372
78.5%
45
60.0%
1 308
79.4%
Gas
6
0.9%
9
2.3%
3
5.0%
12
2.5%
3
4.0%
33
2.0%
Paraffin
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Wood
0
0.0%
3
0.8%
0
0.0%
9
1.9%
3
4.0%
15
0.9%
Coal
3
0.5%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
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
0.8%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
3
0.2%
Other
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
None
90
14.1%
81
20.3%
9
15.0%
81
17.1%
24
32.0%
285
17.3%
Total
639 100.0%
399 100.0%
60 100.0%
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474 100.0%
75 100.0%
1 647 100.0%