Eersterivier

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 0 🏘️ Near: eersterivier-south, electric-city, forest-heights

Schools

3 schools

WCED · 2024

3 Total Schools

1,923 Total Learners

2 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
STRATFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,436
BLUE DOWNS HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	418
RENAISSANCE PRIVATE SCHOOL	combined	independent	—	69

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

EERSTE RIVER CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

45,987

Population (2022)

49,150

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

3.63 Avg household size

97.6% Piped water

89.5% Flush toilet

95.3% Grid electricity

93.8% Refuse removal

89.4% Internet access

82.6% Formal dwelling

46.7% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

46.3% Has vehicle

32.2% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 45 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

77 Parks

14 With play equipment

41.6 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Mfuleni (3.4 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Kleinvlei Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

25 Murder

115 Aggravated robbery

87 Residential burglary

20 Carjacking

22 Rape

96 Assault GBH

21 Vehicle theft

586 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

25 Murder

27 Attempted murder

22 Rape

0 Sexual assault

303 Common assault

96 Assault GBH

115 Aggravated robbery

61 Common robbery

87 Residential burglary

8 Non-residential burglary

21 Vehicle theft

20 Carjacking

6 Residential robbery

586 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

eersterivier-south0→electric-city11,963 people→forest-heights2,812 people→forest-village14,236 people→rosedale-klein-vlei0→

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