Bishop Lavis

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 0 🏘️ Near: adriaanse, clarkes-estate, kalksteenfontein

This suburb falls within a City of Cape Town urban development focus area, indicating prioritised investment in infrastructure and services.

Schools

10 schools

WCED · 2024

10 Total Schools

6,684 Total Learners

10 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
BISHOP LAVIS SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	1,426
JOHN RAMSAY HOﾋRSKOOL	secondary	public	—	1,105
GREENLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	873
HELDERBERG PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	676
BISHOP LAVIS PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	607
HILLSIDE PRIMﾊRE SKOOL	primary	public	—	500
LAVISRYLAAN PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	481
BERGVILLE PRIMﾊRE SKOOL	primary	public	—	431
BISHOPS SCHOOL OF SKILLS	other	public	—	305
RIVERTON PRIMﾊRE SKOOL	primary	public	—	280

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

BISHOP LAVIS CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

5 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

28,057

Population (2022)

29,987

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

3.57 Avg household size

97.8% Piped water

95.7% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

80.9% Internet access

63.2% Formal dwelling

86.5% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

38.3% Has vehicle

11.9% Has computer

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

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

24 Parks

12 With play equipment

9.1 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Epping (4.2 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Bishop Lavis Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

30 Murder

66 Aggravated robbery

33 Residential burglary

6 Carjacking

12 Rape

96 Assault GBH

8 Vehicle theft

411 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

30 Murder

35 Attempted murder

12 Rape

0 Sexual assault

186 Common assault

96 Assault GBH

66 Aggravated robbery

146 Common robbery

33 Residential burglary

15 Non-residential burglary

8 Vehicle theft

6 Carjacking

3 Residential robbery

411 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

Schedule

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Load shedding 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

adriaanse7,170 people→clarkes-estate0→kalksteenfontein6,095 people→matroosfontein24,205 people→modderdam1,431 people→nooitgedacht5,005 people→valhalla-park18,657 people→

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