Fairland is a residential suburb in northern Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The area is neighboured by Northcliff, Cresta and Darrenwood and is one of the most leafy suburbs in the city. Fairland was developed on land that was originally a farm called Weltevreden. Statistics indicate that Fairland has some of the lowest crime statistics within Johannesburg.[2]
Fairland
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| Coordinates: 26°7′44″S 27°56′45″E / 26.12889°S 27.94583°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| District | D10 |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 9,127 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 22.0% |
| • Coloured | 3.4% |
| • Indian/Asian | 6.3% |
| • White | 67.0% |
| • Other | 1.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 55.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 27.9% |
| • Zulu | 3.3% |
| • Tswana | 2.6% |
| • Other | 10.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2170 |
| PO box | 2030 |
Facilities
editMajor shopping centres around Fairland include: Cresta Shopping Centre, Clearwater Shopping Centre, EL Corro Shopping Centre, Fairland Walk Shopping Centre, Trade Centre, Makro etc.
There are a number of schools in the area, namely Laerskool Fairland, and Cliffview Primary School.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Fairland". Census 2011.
- ^ "Joburg's safest area". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 5 November 2020.