Kensington

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 2 🏘️ Near: acacia-park, maitland, windermere

Schools

5 schools

WCED · 2024

5 Total Schools

4,034 Total Learners

4 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
KENSINGTON SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,214
KENMERE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,152
WINDERMERE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	832
ST. JOHN'S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	558
HIDAYATUL ISLAM COLLEGE	primary	independent	—	278

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

FACTRETON CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

8 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

11,455

Population (2022)

12,243

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

3.4 Avg household size

100% Piped water

100% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

95.6% Internet access

78% Formal dwelling

50.2% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

85.6% Has vehicle

63.7% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 43 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

16 Parks

8 With play equipment

8.7 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Brooklyn (2.4 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Kensington Police Station

Primary station (92% of suburb area).

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

8 Murder

5 Aggravated robbery

11 Residential burglary

1 Carjacking

3 Rape

6 Assault GBH

6 Vehicle theft

177 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

8 Murder

17 Attempted murder

3 Rape

0 Sexual assault

29 Common assault

6 Assault GBH

5 Aggravated robbery

5 Common robbery

11 Residential burglary

5 Non-residential burglary

6 Vehicle theft

1 Carjacking

0 Residential robbery

177 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 2

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 2 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

acacia-park786 people→maitland7,844 people→windermere12,348 people→ysterplaat0→

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