Lwandle

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 3 🏘️ Near: broadlands, broadlands-park, broadlands-village

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

Schools

2 schools

WCED · 2024

2 Total Schools

3,076 Total Learners

2 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
UMNQOPHISO PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,540
KHANYOLWETHU SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,536

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

23 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

24,206

Population (2022)

25,871

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

3.42 Avg household size

79.9% Piped water

82.4% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

74.8% Refuse removal

76.5% Internet access

45.2% Formal dwelling

23.5% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

0% Has vehicle

7.5% Has computer

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

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

10 Parks

4 With play equipment

1.3 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Strand (1.8 km away) · District Hq - East

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Lwandle Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

26 Murder

87 Aggravated robbery

48 Residential burglary

4 Carjacking

30 Rape

86 Assault GBH

22 Vehicle theft

149 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

26 Murder

22 Attempted murder

30 Rape

0 Sexual assault

111 Common assault

86 Assault GBH

87 Aggravated robbery

20 Common robbery

48 Residential burglary

10 Non-residential burglary

22 Vehicle theft

4 Carjacking

22 Residential robbery

149 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 3

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 3 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

broadlands8,215 people→broadlands-park0→broadlands-village0→nomzamo47,457 people→stellenbosch-farms0→strand52,355 people→

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