Firgrove

📍 Cape Town, South Africa Load Shedding Block 0 🏘️ Near: firgrove-rural, macassar

Schools

1 schools
WCED ·
1 Total Schools
953 Total Learners
1 Public
0 Independent
School Name Phase Sector Quintile Learners
FIRGROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 953

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

15 taxi routes serve this area.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA ·
1,974
Population (2022)
2,109
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

4.02 Avg household size
100% Piped water
93.1% Flush toilet
100% Grid electricity
100% Refuse removal
100% Internet access
84.4% Formal dwelling
75.6% Home ownership
0% Food insecure
76.2% Has vehicle
56.3% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 39 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

6 Parks
2 With play equipment
4.1 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Macassar (2.3 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Macassar Police Station

Primary station (88.9% of suburb area).

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

4 Murder
20 Aggravated robbery
52 Residential burglary
0 Carjacking
8 Rape
66 Assault GBH
1 Vehicle theft
28 Drug-related crime
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4 Murder
4 Attempted murder
8 Rape
0 Sexual assault
176 Common assault
66 Assault GBH
20 Aggravated robbery
20 Common robbery
52 Residential burglary
4 Non-residential burglary
1 Vehicle theft
0 Carjacking
1 Residential robbery
28 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

Schedule
City of Cape Town ·

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Load shedding 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 Firgrove's location in Cape Town. The suburb is located at approximately °S, °E.

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