Salt Rock

Salt Rock is a small seaside village just north of Ballito and Shaka's Rock on the Dolphin Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is a favorite holiday destination for many local South Africans. It is about 40 minutes and 52 kilometres north-east of Durban. Salt Rock owes much of its history to Basil Hulett and his wife Gwen who started not only the Salt Rock Hotel but went on to develop the town of Salt Rock as found today.

For other uses, see Salt Rock (disambiguation).

Salt Rock
Salt Rock Beach
Salt Rock Beach
Salt Rock is located in KwaZulu-Natal
Salt Rock
Salt Rock
Salt Rock is located in South Africa
Salt Rock
Salt Rock
Coordinates: 29°30.183′S 31°14.333′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceKwaZulu-Natal
DistrictiLembe
MunicipalityKwaDukuza
Area
[1]
 • Total4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,806
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African19.0%
 • Coloured1.3%
 • Indian/Asian2.3%
 • White76.4%
 • Other0.9%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • English66.9%
 • Zulu13.5%
 • Afrikaans13.4%
 • Xhosa1.4%
 • Other4.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Geography

Salt Rock is located on a series of hills overlooking the Indian Ocean with the altitude rising from the coastline to Tiffany’s Shopping Centre, adjacent the N2 highway. Salt Rock together with neighbouring seaside villages form part of the Greater Ballito coastal belt otherwise better known as the "Dolphin Coast".

Salt Rock is situated approximately 19 km south-east of KwaDukuza and 5 km north-east of Ballito.[2][3] It is bordered by Sheffield Beach to the north, Shaka’s Rock to the south, Simbithi Eco Estate to the south-west and Umhlali to the west.

Economy

Growth

Over the past twenty years, there has been residential and commercial developments in the greater area of Salt Rock beyond the coastal village's boundaries on land that was previously sugarcane plantations, most notably Brettenwood Coastal Estate (launched in 2004), Dunkirk Estate (launched in 2003) and New Salt Rock City (launched in 2010 with the construction of Mount Richmore Village Estate.[4][5][6] New Salt City, a precinct envisioning to be a "new city" currently includes the Mount Richmore Village Estate, New Salt Rock City Shopping Centre, which launched in 2018 and a private school, Curro Salt Rock (previously Curro Mount Richmore), owned by South Africa’s largest independent school network, Curro have been built within the precinct.[7][8][9][10]

Retail

Within the Greater Salt Rock area there are two retail centres, Salt Rock City Shopping Centre in the New Salt Rock City development, which has Checkers and Woolworths Food as its anchor tenants and Tiffany Centre’s adjacent the N2 Salt Rock interchange, which has Superspar as its anchor tenant. [11][12]

Culture and contemporary life

Fishing

There are plenty of fishing spots along the coast from Salt Rock, through Shaka's Rock to Ballito and Salmon Bay as well as reefs offshore. Nightlife in the village is limited with a handful of pubs and restaurants offering a variety of food and drinks.

Tourism

Salt Rock Beach is the main beach within Salt Rock which has a nearby large tidal pool, which was originally built for guests staying at the hotel. Furthermore the main beach has lifeguards on duty, shark protected and a surfing site.

Infrastructure

Roads

The N2 ‘North Coast Toll Road’ is the main highway running past Salt Rock, bypassing the seaside village to the west. The highway links Salt Rock to KwaDukuza to the north and Durban in the south-west. Access to Salt Rock from the N2 can be obtained through the Salt Rock Road interchange (Exit 214) or alternatively through the Shaka’s Rock interchange (Exit 212) in Shaka’s Rock.

‘Salt Rock Road'/‘Basil Hulett Drive’/‘Ocean Drive’ is a small secondary road and the thoroughfare through Salt Rock which connects the seaside village to Shaka’s Rock and Ballito in the south-west and Umhlali in the north-west.

References
  1. "Main Place Salt Rock, KwaZulu-Natal". Census 2011.
  2. "Distance Salt-Rock, ILembe, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF > Ballito, ILembe, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. "Distance Salt-Rock, ILembe, Kwazulu-Natal, ZAF > KwaDukuza, ILembe-District-Municipality, Natal, ZAF - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. "Cox Yeats - A Memorable Year on Brettenwood Coastal Estate". coxyeats.co.za. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  5. "Dunkirk Estate". Estate Living. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  6. "Mount Richmore, South Africa". Axis Mason. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  7. https://thebugle.co.za/whatshot/view/18103/the-new-salt-rock-city-comes-alive
  8. "Ballito Area Information". www.compropballito.co.za. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  9. juanventer (30 July 2022). "Curro celebrates name change, new mascot and state-of-the-art astro turf". North Coast Courier. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  10. "Independent School Network | South Africa | Curro". www.curro.co.za. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  11. amyjenkins (15 August 2018). "UPDATE: Salt Rock Woolies set to open in September". North Coast Courier. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  12. Publications, Crown. "Tiffany's Shopping Centre and Spar rent the sun". www.crown.co.za. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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