Lotus River

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 16 🏘️ Near: eagle-park, false-bay-coastal-park, grassy-park

Schools

12 schools

WCED · 2024

12 Total Schools

7,987 Total Learners

11 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
DIE DUINE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,141
BUCK ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	918
ZEEKOEVLEI PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	867
PERIVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	774
PLANTATION PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	772
PARKWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	687
LOTUS RIVER PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	562
STEPHENWEG PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	546
MONTAGU'S GIFT PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	471
LOTUS SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	363
ST. CLEMENTS RC PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	295
AL-AZHAR PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	independent	—	591

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

KLIP ROAD CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

11 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

40,863

Population (2022)

43,674

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

3.97 Avg household size

97.9% Piped water

95.7% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

99.3% Refuse removal

87.1% Internet access

76.5% Formal dwelling

55.9% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

48.3% Has vehicle

40.1% Has computer

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

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

45 Parks

18 With play equipment

71.1 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Ottery (2.1 km away) · Divisional Hq

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Grassy Park Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

16 Murder

77 Aggravated robbery

61 Residential burglary

16 Carjacking

12 Rape

33 Assault GBH

11 Vehicle theft

547 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

16 Murder

29 Attempted murder

12 Rape

0 Sexual assault

152 Common assault

33 Assault GBH

77 Aggravated robbery

34 Common robbery

61 Residential burglary

12 Non-residential burglary

11 Vehicle theft

16 Carjacking

3 Residential robbery

547 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 16

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 16 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

eagle-park0→false-bay-coastal-park0→grassy-park18,233 people→ottery4,376 people→parkwood14,999 people→philippi310,320 people→zeekoevlei0→

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