Elfindale

📍 Cape Town, South Africa Load Shedding Block 16 🏘️ Near: diep-river, heathfield, retreat

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

Schools

3 schools
WCED ·
3 Total Schools
893 Total Learners
1 Public
2 Independent
School Name Phase Sector Quintile Learners
HEATHFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 642
CRESCENT PRIMARY SCHOOL NPC primary independent 194
YESHUA CHRISTIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL primary independent 57

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA ·
2,521
Population (2022)
2,695
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)

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

19 Parks
3 With play equipment
30.8 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Constantia (3.9 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Steenberg Police Station

Primary station (81% of suburb area).

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

17 Murder
18 Aggravated robbery
19 Residential burglary
3 Carjacking
9 Rape
19 Assault GBH
4 Vehicle theft
596 Drug-related crime
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17 Murder
25 Attempted murder
9 Rape
0 Sexual assault
78 Common assault
19 Assault GBH
18 Aggravated robbery
9 Common robbery
19 Residential burglary
4 Non-residential burglary
4 Vehicle theft
3 Carjacking
1 Residential robbery
596 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 16
City of Cape Town ·

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 16 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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