Parktown Facts

Area13.0 km²
Population53,460
Male Population26,398 (49.4%)
Female Population27,062 (50.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+382.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+65.3%
Median Age28.2 years (Male: 27.7, Female: 28.7)
NeighborhoodsParktown, Parktown North, Darrenwood, Braamfontein, Dunkeld West
Local Time
TimezoneSouth Africa Standard Time
Lat & Lng-26.18205, 28.02671

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Parktown Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population11,08421,91732,34550,62453,460
Population Density852.6 / km²1,685.9 / km²2,488.1 / km²3,894.2 / km²4,112.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Parktown Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 56.5% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Parktown+356.7%+131%+56.5%
Gauteng+262.9%+103.1%+45.4%
South Africa+111.9%+48.1%+21.4%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Parktown Median Age

Median Age: 28.2 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Parktown28.2 yrs28.7 yrs27.7 yrs
Gauteng28.1 yrs28.2 yrs28.1 yrs
South Africa25.4 yrs26.3 yrs24.5 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Parktown Population Density

Population Density: 4,112 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Parktown53,46013 km²4,112 / km²
Gauteng13.5 million18,178.3 km²744 / km²
South Africa54.3 million1,219,846.5 km²44.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Parktown Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1900 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Parktown

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Parktown

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Parktown

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Parktown CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Parktown561,809 tn10.51 tn43,216.1 tons/km²
Gauteng126,172,862 tn9.33 tn6,940.8 tons/km²
South Africa358,473,408 tn6.6 tn293.9 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Parktown CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)561,809 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita10.51 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)43,216.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtMedium (5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
3/1/194:56 AM4.925.2 km5,000 m6km WSW of Soweto, South Africausgs.gov
6/29/181:17 AM4.549.4 km5,000 m13km SSW of Westonaria, South Africausgs.gov
6/28/184:10 PM4.350.4 km5,000 m16km E of Fochville, South Africausgs.gov
3/17/187:42 PM451.8 km5,000 m11km SW of Westonaria, South Africausgs.gov
3/14/183:55 PM4.553.6 km5,000 m10km NNE of Fochville, South Africausgs.gov
2/20/185:23 PM4.526.2 km5,000 m7km SSW of Soweto, South Africausgs.gov
2/17/185:16 AM4.237.4 km5,000 m8km WNW of Orange Farm, South Africausgs.gov
1/23/187:47 PM4.423.6 km5,000 m4km WSW of Soweto, South Africausgs.gov
7/25/174:18 AM4.450.3 km5,000 m14km E of Fochville, South Africausgs.gov
2/7/172:02 PM4.446.7 km5,000 m7km WNW of Westonaria, South Africausgs.gov

Parktown

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