Bellville South

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 1 🏘️ Near: glenhaven, greenlands, transnet-marshalling-yard

Note: The official Bellville South boundary is a small area. The broader area commonly known as Bellville South includes nearby suburbs. Some schools, clinics and other facilities may appear under:

Schools

5 schools

WCED · 2024

5 Total Schools

3,325 Total Learners

4 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
BELLVILLE-SUID SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	1,128
GOEIE HOOP PRIMﾊRE SKOOL	primary	public	—	899
BELLVILLE-SUID PRIMﾊRE SKOOL	primary	public	—	606
WINSLEY PRIMﾊRE SKOOL	primary	public	—	482
SHILOH CENTRE OF LEARNING	combined	independent	—	210

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

1 taxi routes serve this area.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

131

Population (2022)

140

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

3.15 Avg household size

100% Piped water

92.6% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

85.7% Internet access

80.4% Formal dwelling

57.9% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

50.7% Has vehicle

51.7% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 44 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

8 Parks

5 With play equipment

4 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Bellville (1.2 km away) · District Hq - North

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Bellville South Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

2 Murder

22 Aggravated robbery

19 Residential burglary

0 Carjacking

10 Rape

23 Assault GBH

3 Vehicle theft

54 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

2 Murder

3 Attempted murder

10 Rape

0 Sexual assault

53 Common assault

23 Assault GBH

22 Aggravated robbery

11 Common robbery

19 Residential burglary

5 Non-residential burglary

3 Vehicle theft

0 Carjacking

1 Residential robbery

54 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 1

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 1 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

glenhaven2,222 people→greenlands0→transnet-marshalling-yard0→triangle-farm3 people→

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