Athlone

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 12 🏘️ Near: belgravia, crawford, hazendal

Schools

6 schools

WCED · 2024

6 Total Schools

3,480 Total Learners

5 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
GARLANDALE SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	782
ST. RAPHAEL'S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	671
NED DOMAN HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	620
ALICEDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	570
GARLANDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	341
AL-AZHAR HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	independent	—	496

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

34 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

29,090

Population (2022)

31,091

Est. Population (2025)

Census 2022 weighted estimate. 2025 figure projected at 2.2% annual growth — actual rates vary by suburb.

Source: Stats SA Census 2022 (10% sample)

📊 2024 Household Survey

3.44 Avg household size

96.1% Piped water

95.5% Flush toilet

99.4% Grid electricity

99% Refuse removal

97.4% Internet access

91% Formal dwelling

62.4% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

61.3% Has vehicle

77.5% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 84 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

14 Parks

7 With play equipment

10.8 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Wynberg (4.8 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Athlone Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

Recorded Crimes — Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

9 Murder

76 Aggravated robbery

41 Residential burglary

6 Carjacking

9 Rape

46 Assault GBH

28 Vehicle theft

284 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

9 Murder

25 Attempted murder

9 Rape

0 Sexual assault

137 Common assault

46 Assault GBH

76 Aggravated robbery

32 Common robbery

41 Residential burglary

19 Non-residential burglary

28 Vehicle theft

6 Carjacking

0 Residential robbery

284 Drug-related crime

Note: These are station-level totals for the entire policing area, not suburb-specific figures. SAPS does not publish crime data at suburb level.

Source: SAPS Quarterly Crime Statistics 2025/2026

Load Shedding

Block 12

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 12 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

City-wide metric, not suburb-specific.

78% Full

Recent Trend

Neighbouring Suburbs

belgravia6,148 people→crawford3,823 people→hazendal6,640 people→kewtown8,742 people→rondebosch16,111 people→rondebosch-east4,131 people→silvertown9,001 people→sybrand-park0→

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