Businesses in Rayton

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Rayton

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Tractors and farm equipment	10
Restaurants	10
Bridal shops	9
Other accommodation	8
Shopping	7
Beauty salons	6
Unreachable	6
Health and medical	6

Rayton Facts

Area	1.6 km²
Population	3,864
Male Population	1,916 (49.6%)
Female Population	1,948 (50.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+383.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+52.1%
Median Age	35.5 years (Male: 34.5, Female: 36.5)
Neighborhoods	Rayton, Arcadia, Elandshoek, Vaalbank-B
Local Time
Timezone	South Africa Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-25.73917, 28.53338
Postal Codes	1001

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Rayton Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	800	1,672	2,540	3,680	3,864
Population Density	492.3 / km²	1,028.9 / km²	1,563.1 / km²	2,264.6 / km²	2,377.8 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rayton Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 44.9% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Rayton	+360%	+120.1%	+44.9%
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

Rayton Median Age

Median Age: 35.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Rayton	35.5 yrs	36.5 yrs	34.5 yrs
Gauteng	28.1 yrs	28.2 yrs	28.1 yrs
South Africa	25.4 yrs	26.3 yrs	24.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Rayton Population Density

Population Density: 2,378 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Rayton	3,864	1.625 km²	2,378 / km²
Gauteng	13.5 million	18,178.3 km²	744 / km²
South Africa	54.3 million	1,219,846.5 km²	44.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Rayton Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1600 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Rayton

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

Rayton CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Rayton	40,607 tn	10.51 tn	24,988.7 tons/km²
Gauteng	126,172,862 tn	9.33 tn	6,940.8 tons/km²
South Africa	358,473,408 tn	6.6 tn	293.9 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

Rayton CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	40,607 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	10.51 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	24,988.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)

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

Sources:

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.
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

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/1/19	4:56 AM	4.9	94.8 km	5,000 m	6km WSW of Soweto, South Africa	usgs.gov
11/25/18	11:47 PM	4.6	97.1 km	5,000 m	6km WNW of eMbalenhle, South Africa	usgs.gov
2/20/18	5:23 PM	4.5	96.7 km	5,000 m	7km SSW of Soweto, South Africa	usgs.gov
1/23/18	7:47 PM	4.4	93.5 km	5,000 m	4km WSW of Soweto, South Africa	usgs.gov
7/12/15	3:39 PM	4.2	93.2 km	5,000 m	21km NW of Brits, South Africa	usgs.gov
12/2/13	7:18 PM	4.8	90 km	5,000 m	33km E of Warmbaths, South Africa	usgs.gov
11/18/13	7:53 AM	4.3	78 km	5,000 m	8km WSW of Johannesburg, South Africa	usgs.gov
12/18/09	3:12 PM	4.2	63.6 km	2,000 m	South Africa	usgs.gov
5/30/08	2:00 PM	3.6	84.4 km	5,000 m	South Africa	usgs.gov
6/2/06	2:55 PM	3.6	67.1 km	5,000 m	South Africa	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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