Bonteheuwel

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 9 🏘️ Near: bridgetown, charlesville, guguletu

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

Schools

16 schools

WCED · 2024

16 Total Schools

10,972 Total Learners

16 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
BONTEHEUWEL SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	1,070
MODDERDAM SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	1,052
ARCADIA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	914
BERGSIG PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	895
NERINA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	895
MIMOSA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	813
E. A. JANARI PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	787
PROTEA PRIMARY SCHOOL (BONTEHEUWEL)	primary	public	—	595
ROSEWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	571
ARCADIA SENIOR SEKONDﾊRE SKOOL	secondary	public	—	548
CEDAR PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	533
DISA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	524
BOUNDARY PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	487
BRAMBLE WAY PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	483
CENTRAL PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	418
KLIPFONTEIN PRIMﾊRE SKOOL	primary	public	—	387

Healthcare

2 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 2

NETREG CLINIC
VANGUARD CDC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

14 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

56,602

Population (2022)

60,495

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

3.71 Avg household size

100% Piped water

97.5% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

84.4% Internet access

67.3% Formal dwelling

56.4% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

40% Has vehicle

39.5% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 43 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

21 Parks

16 With play equipment

12.5 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Epping (2.7 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

Block 9

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 9 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

bridgetown13,479 people→charlesville1,144 people→guguletu110,563 people→heideveld25,837 people→kalksteenfontein6,095 people→langa55,961 people→welcome-estate0→

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