Kalkfontein

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 1 🏘️ Near: belhar-ext-22, gersham, kuilsrivier-south-smallholdings

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

This suburb falls within a City of Cape Town urban development focus area, indicating prioritised investment in infrastructure and services.

Schools

1 schools

WCED · 2024

1 Total Schools

1,339 Total Learners

1 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
KALKFONTEIN PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,339

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

8 taxi routes serve this area.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

19,353

Population (2022)

20,685

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

3.37 Avg household size

97.2% Piped water

98% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

85.8% Internet access

79.9% Formal dwelling

65.5% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

53% Has vehicle

26.7% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 49 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

4 Parks

1 With play equipment

6 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Kuilsriver (1.8 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Kuilsrivier Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

9 Murder

79 Aggravated robbery

71 Residential burglary

8 Carjacking

16 Rape

39 Assault GBH

16 Vehicle theft

191 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

9 Murder

21 Attempted murder

16 Rape

0 Sexual assault

132 Common assault

39 Assault GBH

79 Aggravated robbery

36 Common robbery

71 Residential burglary

21 Non-residential burglary

16 Vehicle theft

8 Carjacking

7 Residential robbery

191 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 1

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 1 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

belhar-ext-220→gersham1,359 people→kuilsrivier-south-smallholdings0→sarepta10,684 people→

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