Lavender Hill

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 8 🏘️ Near: false-bay-coastal-park, grassy-park, retreat

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

Schools

4 schools

WCED · 2024

4 Total Schools

4,070 Total Learners

4 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
LAVENDER HILL HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,182
HILLWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,040
LEVANA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,026
PRINCE GEORGE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	822

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

LAVENDER HILL CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

3 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

37,605

Population (2022)

40,192

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

4.07 Avg household size

94.4% Piped water

94.7% Flush toilet

98.1% Grid electricity

98.7% Refuse removal

84.3% Internet access

66.6% Formal dwelling

53.8% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

18.5% Has vehicle

22.6% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 44 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

19 Parks

11 With play equipment

11.1 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Lakeside (3.3 km away) · Divisional Hq

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Steenberg Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

17 Murder

18 Aggravated robbery

19 Residential burglary

3 Carjacking

9 Rape

19 Assault GBH

4 Vehicle theft

596 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

17 Murder

25 Attempted murder

9 Rape

0 Sexual assault

78 Common assault

19 Assault GBH

18 Aggravated robbery

9 Common robbery

19 Residential burglary

4 Non-residential burglary

4 Vehicle theft

3 Carjacking

1 Residential robbery

596 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

false-bay-coastal-park0→grassy-park18,233 people→retreat31,468 people→seawinds7,746 people→steenberg7,096 people→

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