Main Place

Hawston

Quick Fact ......
  • 8,214

  • 1,931

  • 3,8%

  • 90,4%

  • 96,8%

  • 81,3%

Hawston is named after Mr Haw, who was a civil commissioner at Caledon. (GPS coordinates: 34.389 S, 19.1381 E).

Character(s) left.
  • Coombe E & Slingsby P. 2000. Beard Shaver's Bush: Place Names in the Cape. Baardskeerder.

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population8,214
Young (0-14)27,7%
Working Age (15-64)67,5%
Elderly (65+)4,8%
Dependency ratio48,2
Sex ratio94,6
Population density1767 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+2,1%
Higher education aged 20+3,8%
Matric aged 20+23,7%
Number of households1,931
Average household size4,2
Female headed households39,1%
Formal dwellings91,5%
Housing owned/paying off69,8%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage81,3%
Weekly refuse removal99,5%
Piped water inside dwelling90,4%
Electricity for lighting96,8%

Place names

Overstrand Municipality