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Centurion : Growth in Population
Rapid Growth!
Centurion has come a long way from being a sleepy southern suburb of Pretoria, with smallholdings and large open spaces. Having experienced stupendous growth since 1994, like the rest of urban South Africa, many businesses have relocated there, and property development is boosting the ever expanding city limits. This development has meant there is now little break between the outskirts of Pretoria to the north, and Midrand and Johannesburg to the south. The Gauteng Provincial Government envisages that, according to current growth trends, much of the Gauteng province will be city by 2015.
The tables below shows the rapid growth in population in Centurion over the last 5 decades. An increase in population means a greater demand for housing, explaining why Centurion mostly consists of Urban Lifestyle complexes.
What would the reason be for this rapid growth? Would it be because of the eruption of businesses? Or the nice atmosphere? Read some of our other articles about Centurion to find out why people prefer to live in Centurion...
Centurion: Growth in Population, 1960 - 2010 |
1960 |
7116 |
1970 |
19969 |
1980 |
53944 |
1990 |
84267 |
2000 |
194659 |
2010 |
348605 |
Note:
Numbers for 2000 to 2010 based on projected growth of 6% groei per year. |
Centurion Total Population 1960 - 2010 |
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Note:
Numbers for 2000 to 2010 based on projected growth of 6% per year. |
Centurion: Composition and Growth of Population, 1990 - 2010 |
Year |
Residents |
Informal |
Defense Force |
Total |
Avg. Growth per Year |
1990 |
64146 |
9621 |
10500 |
90600 |
3,9% |
1991 |
66306 |
9946 |
10500 |
94050 |
3,8% |
1992 |
69648 |
10447 |
10500 |
98395 |
4,6% |
1993 |
71901 |
10785 |
2000 |
92823 |
-5,7% |
1994 |
75419 |
11312 |
2000 |
97397 |
4,9% |
1995 |
77672 |
11650 |
2000 |
102298 |
5,0% |
1996 |
116504 |
15637 |
2000 |
134141 |
31,1% |
1997 |
119228 |
24572 |
2000 |
145800 |
8,7% |
1998 |
139182 |
15680 |
2000 |
156862 |
7,6% |
1999 |
160466 |
11992 |
2000 |
174458 |
11,2% |
2000 |
161324 |
31335 |
2000 |
194659 |
11,6% |
2001 |
171123 |
33215 |
2000 |
206339 |
6,0% |
2002 |
181511 |
35208 |
2000 |
218719 |
6,0% |
2003 |
192521 |
37320 |
2000 |
231842 |
6,0% |
2004 |
204193 |
39560 |
2000 |
245753 |
6,0% |
2005 |
216564 |
41933 |
2000 |
260498 |
6,0% |
2006 |
229678 |
44449 |
2000 |
276128 |
6,0% |
2007 |
243579 |
47116 |
2000 |
292695 |
6,0% |
2008 |
258314 |
49943 |
2000 |
310257 |
6,0% |
2009 |
273932 |
52940 |
2000 |
328872 |
6,0% |
2010 |
290488 |
56116 |
2000 |
348605 |
6,0% |
Note:
Numbers for 2000 tot 2010 based on projected growth of 6% per year. |
Centurion Composition and Growth of Population, 1990 - 2005 |
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Note:
Numbers for 2000 to 2010 based on projected growth of 6% per year. |
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