Total population and household composition per ward
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Population
5560
6354
6089
3706
4765
Elim - 1333
Napier - 3730
Bredasdorp - 3359
Bredasdorp -6089
Bredasdorp -3706
Struisbaai - 2052
Arniston - 1373
L'Agulhas - 394
Households
1390
1629
1561
1235
1588
Elim - 333
Napier - 933
Bredasdorp - 861
Bredasdorp -1561
Bredasdorp -1235
Struisbaai - 1588
Arniston - 458
L'Agulhas - 131
The above is based on a socio-economic survey that was done based on a sampling method. According to the survey the CAM has a total population of 26 474 which shows a decline from the number reported in 2007 by Provincial Treasury. Ward 2 has the largest population, closely followed by Ward 3. Ward 4 has the smallest population. The majority of the population is Coloured (77,9%). Ward 4 has a large number of white population and Ward 3 shows a small population of Black African population. The average household size in CAM is 4 which is in line with the national, provincial and district numbers. The majority of the households in CAM consist of core family members which are parents with children. In many cases children are unable to move out of their parents' houses, either because they cannot afford to move out or because there is a lack of affordable housing in the area. Single person households and single parent households are also very common in the different wards.
Gender composition per ward
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
48%
51%
47%
52%
46%
53%
48%
51%
49%
50%
The population is fairly equally distributed in terms of gender with 51,9% females and 48,1% males, which is in line with South African, Western Cape and ODM percentages.
Level of Education per ward (age 20 years and older)
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
No Schooling
14%
15%
14,2%
6,5%
13,3%
Some Primary
24%
27,9%
24,3%
19,1%
31,1%
Complete Primary
11%
9,5%
11,3%
4,3%
11,2%
Some Secondary
33%
24,3%
33,5%
24,1%
32,9%
Std 10 / Grade 12
15%
11,5%
14,9%
28,7%
5,5%
Higher
2%
11,7%
1,9%
17,3%
6,1%
The majority of the population have some form of education. Only 16,8% of the population have Grade 12 or higher education while only 22,5% of those aged 20 years or older have Grade 12 or higher education. This means that the majority of the population have a low skills level and would either occupy job employment in low skill sectors, or they must be provided with better education opportunities in order to improve their skills level and income level
