Halfway House Estate Explained

Halfway House Estate
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-25.993°N 28.132°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:Midrand
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.74
Population Total:541
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:77.1%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:6.7%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:4.8%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:10.2%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.3%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:26.6%
Demographics2 Title2:Zulu
Demographics2 Info2:12.9%
Demographics2 Title3:Northern Sotho
Demographics2 Info3:8.9%
Demographics2 Title4:Tswana
Demographics2 Info4:8.1%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:43.5%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code

Halfway House Estate is a suburb of Midrand, South Africa. It is located in Region A of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Town some 27 km north of Johannesburg and 18 km north-west of Kempton Park. It was laid out in 1890 and called thus because it was the stop halfway between Johannesburg and Pretoria for the Zeederberg coach service.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Halfway House Estate . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Dictionary of Southern African Place Names (Public Domain). Human Science Research Council. 195.