Main Place

Malmesbury

Quick Fact
  • 10,299

  • 2,757

  • 32,5%

  • 95%

  • 99,6%

  • 99,2%

Malmesbury was named by Sir Lowry Cole, Governor of the Cape Colony from 1829 to 1834, after his father-in-law, Sir James Harris, first Earl of Malmesbury, who had died eight years before. (GPS coordinates: 33.4651 S, 18.7338 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 population10,299
Young (0-14)17,1%
Working Age (15-64)72,2%
Elderly (65+)10,7%
Dependency ratio38,5
Sex ratio110,9
Population density789 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+0,5%
Higher education aged 20+32,5%
Matric aged 20+46,8%
Number of households2,757
Average household size2,8
Female headed households27%
Formal dwellings99,1%
Housing owned/paying off53,8%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage99,2%
Weekly refuse removal99,4%
Piped water inside dwelling95%
Electricity for lighting99,6%

Place names

Swartland Municipality