Main Place

Laingsburg

Quick Fact
  • 5,667

  • 1,512

  • 8,4%

  • 71,8%

  • 97,6%

  • 95,2%

Laingsburg was established in 1881 on the farm Vischkuil aan de Buffelsrivier and was named after John Laing, Commissioner of Crown Lands in the Cabinets of Sprigg and Rhodes. (GPS coordinates: 33.2161 S, 20.7254 E).

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  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population5,667
Young (0-14)29,6%
Working Age (15-64)63%
Elderly (65+)7,4%
Dependency ratio58,8
Sex ratio92,6
Population density8 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+10,4%
Higher education aged 20+8,4%
Matric aged 20+17,6%
Number of households1,512
Average household size3,5
Female headed households40,6%
Formal dwellings97,9%
Housing owned/paying off44%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage95,2%
Weekly refuse removal87,4%
Piped water inside dwelling71,8%
Electricity for lighting97,6%

Place names

Laingsburg Municipality