Aberdeen is a small town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Situated on the N9 between Graaff-Reinet and the Garden Route, Aberdeen offers history for the mind and peace and tranquility for the soul. Aberdeen is some 55 km south-east of GraaffReinet, 155 km east-south-east of Beaufort West, 32 km south of the Camdebo Mountains. Laid out on the farm Brakkefontein as a settlement of the Dutch Reformed Church in 1856, it became a municipality in 1858. It is named after Aberdeen in Scotland, birthplace of the Reverend Andrew Murray of Graaff-Reinet, relieving minister. The Kraai River which rises in the Kamdeboberg and flows south and then east past Aberdeen.
Key Statistics 2011
| Total population | 5,133 |
| Young (0-14) | 32,4% |
| Working Age (15-64) | 58,2% |
| Elderly (65+) | 9,4% |
| Dependency ratio | 71,8 |
| Sex ratio | 91 |
| Population density | 345 persons/km2 |
| No schooling aged 20+ | 11,3% |
| Higher education aged 20+ | 6,3% |
| Matric aged 20+ | 16,1% |
| Number of households | 1,407 |
| Average household size | 3,5 |
| Female headed households | 41,9% |
| Formal dwellings | 97,4% |
| Housing owned/paying off | 51,6% |
| Flush toilet connected to sewerage | 96,8% |
| Weekly refuse removal | 98,6% |
| Piped water inside dwelling | 62,5% |
| Electricity for lighting | 92,5% |
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