Main Place

Buffelsjagrivier

Quick Fact
  • 1,439

  • 355

  • 2%

  • 75,2%

  • 89,9%

  • 83,3%

Buffelsjagrivier is Afrikaans for 'buffalo hunt river', named after the river that flows east of the town. Buffalo hunting was once common in this area. (GPS coordinates: 34.0472 S, 20.5259 E).

Character(s) left.
  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) monitors the quality of the information available on this website and updates the information regularly. However, neither Stats SA nor the Stats SA Website Department (StatsOnline) guarantees, or accepts legal liability whatsoever arising from or connected to, the accuracy, reliability, currency or completeness of any material contained on this website or on any linked site.

Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population1,439
Young (0-14)28,5%
Working Age (15-64)66,6%
Elderly (65+)4,9%
Dependency ratio50,1
Sex ratio94,7
Population density3590 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+6,1%
Higher education aged 20+2%
Matric aged 20+13,8%
Number of households355
Average household size4
Female headed households36,2%
Formal dwellings80,5%
Housing owned/paying off66,9%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage83,3%
Weekly refuse removal96,3%
Piped water inside dwelling75,2%
Electricity for lighting89,9%

Place names

Swellendam Municipality