Dunkeld | |
Image Caption: | Suburb of Dunkeld |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.1361°N 28.0392°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | City of Johannesburg |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Subdivision Name4: | Randburg |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.38 |
Population Total: | 1473 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 28.6% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 1.8% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 2.9% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 64.4% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 2.4% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | English |
Demographics2 Info1: | 65.1% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 11.3% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
Demographics2 Info3: | 5.4% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Northern Sotho |
Demographics2 Info4: | 2.8% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 15.4% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal Code: | 2196 |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Dunkeld is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3. It is bordered by the suburbs of Hyde Park and Illovo to the north, Melrose to the east, Rosebank in the south and to the west, Dunkeld West.
The Dunkeld suburbs name has it origin in a small town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[2] The township was laid out in 1904.[3] The main street through the suburb, Bompass Street, is named after accountant and real estate pioneer Frank W.R. Bompass.[3]