Stanger / KwaDukuza in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Stanger / KwaDukuza in context

34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
34567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Stanger / KwaDukuzaKwaZulu-Natal (Region)South Africa (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Stanger / KwaDukuza plotted against KwaZulu-Natal and South Africa. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Stanger / KwaDukuza's incremental SNDi rose from 4.92 to 7.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Stanger / KwaDukuza ranked 4th out of 8 cities in KwaZulu-Natal and 72nd out of 81 in South Africa as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.15
Rank in South Africa
77th of 81
Rank in KwaZulu-Natal
6th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.85
Rank in South Africa
72nd of 81
Rank in KwaZulu-Natal
4th of 8

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Stanger / KwaDukuzaLambayequeChivilcoy

While Lambayeque and Chivilcoy both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Stanger / KwaDukuza built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Stanger / KwaDukuza and Chivilcoy both became progressively more disconnected, while Lambayeque grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved.