Lakeside

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 8 🏘️ Near: cape-farms-district-h, kirstenhof, muizenberg

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

Schools

1 schools

WCED · 2024

1 Total Schools

105 Total Learners

0 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
LAKESIDE EDUCATION ACADEMY	combined	independent	—	105

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

2,056

Population (2022)

2,197

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

2.5 Avg household size

100% Piped water

99.2% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

97.3% Refuse removal

95.9% Internet access

89.5% Formal dwelling

53.2% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

68.4% Has vehicle

68.3% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 118 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

7 Parks

2 With play equipment

3.8 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Lakeside fire station is located in this suburb. (Divisional Hq)

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Muizenberg Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

22 Murder

57 Aggravated robbery

32 Residential burglary

4 Carjacking

8 Rape

20 Assault GBH

27 Vehicle theft

169 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

22 Murder

14 Attempted murder

8 Rape

0 Sexual assault

103 Common assault

20 Assault GBH

57 Aggravated robbery

31 Common robbery

32 Residential burglary

4 Non-residential burglary

27 Vehicle theft

4 Carjacking

7 Residential robbery

169 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 8

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 8 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

cape-farms-district-h0→kirstenhof4,331 people→muizenberg26,969 people→steenberg7,096 people→westlake0→

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