Main Place

Scarborough

Quick Fact ......
  • 1,075

  • 410

  • 49,9%

  • 91,5%

  • 95,4%

  • 35,8%

Scarborough is thought to take its name from a coastal town of the same name located in north Yorkshire, England. (GPS coordinates: 34.1954 S, 18.38 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 population1,075
Young (0-14)21,6%
Working Age (15-64)66%
Elderly (65+)12,4%
Dependency ratio51,5
Sex ratio90,1
Population density279 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+0,8%
Higher education aged 20+49,9%
Matric aged 20+31,8%
Number of households410
Average household size2,6
Female headed households36,5%
Formal dwellings90,2%
Housing owned/paying off58,4%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage35,8%
Weekly refuse removal98,8%
Piped water inside dwelling91,5%
Electricity for lighting95,4%

Place names

City of Cape Town Municipality