Main Place

Bon Accord

Quick Fact ......
  • 2,270

  • 1,121

  • 11,4%

  • 24,9%

  • 70,1%

  • 36,8%

Bon Accord is a settlement next to the Bon Accord dam on the Apies River. The dam was possibly named by General J C Smuts, former Prime Minister, after an old estate called Bon Accord in Cape Town. (GPS coordinates: 25.6339 S, 28.2059 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 population2,270
Young (0-14)13,6%
Working Age (15-64)81,9%
Elderly (65+)4,5%
Dependency ratio22
Sex ratio173
Population density143 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+5,1%
Higher education aged 20+11,4%
Matric aged 20+28%
Number of households1,121
Average household size1,9
Female headed households18%
Formal dwellings52,1%
Housing owned/paying off14,2%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage36,8%
Weekly refuse removal14,3%
Piped water inside dwelling24,9%
Electricity for lighting70,1%

Place names

City of Tshwane Municipality