Businesses in Simon's Town

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Simon's Town

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	51
Restaurants	27
Cafes	19
Shopping	19
Museums	15
Real estate	13
Travel agencies	13
Clothing stores	13
Corporate management	11
Sports and recreation	8
Holiday homes, cabins and resorts	8
Health and medical	7
Travel and transportation	7
Hotels and motels	7

Simon's Town Facts

Area	2.4 km²
Population	1,160
Male Population	557 (48.0%)
Female Population	603 (52.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+137.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-1.4%
Median Age	56.3 years (Male: 56.3, Female: 56.3)
Neighborhoods	Simon's Town, Simons Town, Glencairn Heights, Simons Kloof, Glencairn
Local Time
Timezone	South Africa Standard Time
Lat & Lng	-34.17467, 18.41952

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Simon's Town Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	489	850	1,177	1,671	1,160	1,272	1,359
Population Density	205.9 / km²	357.9 / km²	495.6 / km²	703.6 / km²	488.4 / km²	535.6 / km²	572.2 / km²

* Projected

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

Simon's Town Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 1.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Simon's Town	+137.2%	+36.5%	-1.4%
Western Cape	—	—	—
South Africa	—	—	—

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

Simon's Town Median Age

Median Age: 56.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Simon's Town	56.3 yrs	56.3 yrs	56.3 yrs
Western Cape	28.2 yrs	28.8 yrs	27.7 yrs
South Africa	25.4 yrs	26.3 yrs	24.5 yrs

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

Simon's Town Population Density

Population Density: 488 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Simon's Town	1,160	2.375 km²	488 / km²
Western Cape	6.3 million	129,462.2 km²	49 / 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

Simon's Town Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1870 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.

Neighborhoods in Simon's Town

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Simon's Town

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Simon's Town

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Simon's Town

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Simon's Town

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

Simon's Town CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Simon's Town	12,085 tn	10.42 tn	5,088.3 tons/km²
Western Cape	47,665,323 tn	7.51 tn	368.2 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

Simon's Town CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	12,085 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	10.42 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	5,088.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

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