Hout Bay

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 11 🏘️ Near: cape-farms-district-h, constantia, llandudno

Schools

12 schools

WCED · 2024

12 Total Schools

5,983 Total Learners

8 Public

4 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
ORANJEKLOOF MOR PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,017
SENTINEL PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	985
SILIKAMVA HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	932
DISA PRIMARY SCHOOL (HOUT BAY)	primary	public	—	685
HOUT BAY PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	629
HOUTBAAI SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	439
KRONENDAL PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	346
NOWERS HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY	secondary	public	—	281
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF HOUT BAY	combined	independent	—	445
AMBLESIDE SCHOOL OF HOUT BAY	combined	independent	—	146
THE ACADEMY HOUT BAY T/A THE BAY ACADEM	combined	independent	—	78
VALENTURE INSTITUTE	combined	independent	—	0

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

HOUT BAY CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

Public Transport

City of Cape Town · 2024

🚌 MyCiTi Bus 1

Route 108 (Civic Centre – Hout Bay via Camps Bay)

🚆 Metrorail 0

Not available

🚍 Golden Arrow 1

Route 110 (City – Hout Bay)

🚐 Minibus Taxi 2

Main Road taxi route
Imizamo Yethu taxi route

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

11 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

23,812

Population (2022)

25,450

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

2.55 Avg household size

96.5% Piped water

89.4% Flush toilet

96.5% Grid electricity

92.3% Refuse removal

96.5% Internet access

78.2% Formal dwelling

44.7% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

61.6% Has vehicle

68.1% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 38 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

53 Parks

9 With play equipment

141.6 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

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

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Hout Bay Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

10 Murder

13 Aggravated robbery

32 Residential burglary

0 Carjacking

8 Rape

39 Assault GBH

0 Vehicle theft

24 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

10 Murder

2 Attempted murder

8 Rape

0 Sexual assault

124 Common assault

39 Assault GBH

13 Aggravated robbery

10 Common robbery

32 Residential burglary

3 Non-residential burglary

0 Vehicle theft

0 Carjacking

2 Residential robbery

24 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 11

City of Cape Town · 2025-09-01

Stage 1

22:00 – 00:30
10:00 – 12:30

Stage 2

06:00 – 08:30
14:00 – 16:30
22:00 – 00:30

Stage 4

02:00 – 04:30
06:00 – 08:30
10:00 – 12:30
14:00 – 16:30
22:00 – 00:30

⚡ Block 11 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels

City of Cape Town · 2025-10-12

City-wide metric, not suburb-specific.

78.4% Full

Recent Trend

Neighbouring Suburbs

cape-farms-district-h0→constantia765 people→llandudno733 people→oudekraal0→

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