Brooklyn

📍 Cape Town, South Africa Load Shedding Block 15 🏘️ Near: maitland, paarden-eiland, rugby

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

Schools

3 schools
WCED ·
3 Total Schools
2,394 Total Learners
3 Public
0 Independent
School Name Phase Sector Quintile Learners
BUREN HOヒRSKOOL secondary public 857
YSTERPLAAT PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 792
YSTERPLAAT JUNIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 745

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

1 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA ·
10,190
Population (2022)
10,891
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

2.72 Avg household size
100% Piped water
97.2% Flush toilet
100% Grid electricity
99.7% Refuse removal
92% Internet access
89.8% Formal dwelling
16.2% Home ownership
0% Food insecure
34.2% Has vehicle
53.8% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 74 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

13 Parks
8 With play equipment
14.4 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Brooklyn fire station is located in this suburb. (Community Station)

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Maitland Police Station

Primary station (75.7% of suburb area).

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

9 Murder
32 Aggravated robbery
22 Residential burglary
1 Carjacking
1 Rape
23 Assault GBH
20 Vehicle theft
32 Drug-related crime
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9 Murder
3 Attempted murder
1 Rape
0 Sexual assault
54 Common assault
23 Assault GBH
32 Aggravated robbery
25 Common robbery
22 Residential burglary
25 Non-residential burglary
20 Vehicle theft
1 Carjacking
0 Residential robbery
32 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. This suburb is served by multiple stations; only the primary station's data is shown.

Source: SAPS Quarterly Crime Statistics 2025/2026

Load Shedding

Block 15
City of Cape Town ·

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 15 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels

City of Cape Town ·

City-wide metric, not suburb-specific.

78% Full

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Location Map

Interactive map showing Brooklyn's location in Cape Town. The suburb is located at approximately °S, °E.

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