Gardens

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 7 🏘️ Near: bo-kaap, cape-town-city-centre, district-six

Schools

6 schools

WCED · 2024

6 Total Schools

1,940 Total Learners

3 Public

3 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
GOOD HOPE SEMINARY HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	534
JAN VAN RIEBEECK PRIMﾊRE SKOOL	primary	public	—	520
JAN VAN RIEBEECK HOﾋRSKOOL	secondary	public	—	447
LYCEE FRANCAIS DU CAP FRANCOIS LE VAILL	combined	independent	—	334
GROWING MINDS LEARNING AND THERAPY CENT	primary	independent	—	56
CAPE TOWN TORAH HIGH SCHOOL	combined	independent	—	49

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 0

None in this suburb

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 1

MEDICLINIC CAPE TOWN

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

10 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

8,869

Population (2022)

9,479

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

1.95 Avg household size

100% Piped water

100% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

97.6% Refuse removal

100% Internet access

100% Formal dwelling

36.6% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

65.9% Has vehicle

80.5% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 41 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

6 Parks

2 With play equipment

4.5 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Roeland Street fire station is located in this suburb. (District Hq - West)

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Cape Town Central Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

2 Murder

123 Aggravated robbery

56 Residential burglary

2 Carjacking

15 Rape

37 Assault GBH

48 Vehicle theft

1,598 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

2 Murder

3 Attempted murder

15 Rape

0 Sexual assault

161 Common assault

37 Assault GBH

123 Aggravated robbery

373 Common robbery

56 Residential burglary

25 Non-residential burglary

48 Vehicle theft

2 Carjacking

5 Residential robbery

1,598 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 7

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 7 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

bo-kaap0→cape-town-city-centre106,850 people→district-six0→oranjezicht4,097 people→signal-hill-lions-head0→tamboerskloof3,863 people→vredehoek5,098 people→

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