Khayelitsha

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 4 🏘️ Near: bongani, good-hope, tafelsig

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

Healthcare

4 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 3

Khayelitsha (Site B) Community Health Centre
Michael Mapongwana Community Health Centre
Nolungile Clinic

🏨 Public Hospitals 1

Khayelitsha District Hospital

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

Public Transport

City of Cape Town · 2024

🚌 MyCiTi Bus 1

Route N2 Express

🚆 Metrorail 2

Khayelitsha Station (Khayelitsha Line)
Nolungile Station (Khayelitsha Line)

🚍 Golden Arrow 1

Route 500 (City – Khayelitsha)

🚐 Minibus Taxi 3

Spine Road taxi route
Lansdowne Road taxi route
Mew Way taxi route

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

82 taxi routes serve this area.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

518,910

Population (2022)

554,600

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)

Census 2011

Stats SA · 2011

Census 2011 data is now over 14 years old. Demographics may have shifted significantly.

391,749

Population

R1 – R4 800

Median Income

38.7%

Unemployment

Informal dwelling/shack

Main Dwelling

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Khayelitsha (3 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Lingelethu-West Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

25 Murder

153 Aggravated robbery

56 Residential burglary

57 Carjacking

24 Rape

53 Assault GBH

22 Vehicle theft

123 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

25 Murder

14 Attempted murder

24 Rape

0 Sexual assault

185 Common assault

53 Assault GBH

153 Aggravated robbery

30 Common robbery

56 Residential burglary

12 Non-residential burglary

22 Vehicle theft

57 Carjacking

6 Residential robbery

123 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 4

City of Cape Town · 2025-09-01

Stage 1

18:00 – 20:30
06:00 – 08:30

Stage 2

02:00 – 04:30
10:00 – 12:30
18:00 – 20:30

Stage 4

02:00 – 04:30
06:00 – 08:30
10:00 – 12:30
14:00 – 16:30
18:00 – 20:30

⚡ Block 4 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

bongani0→good-hope0→tafelsig64,860 people→

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