Macassar

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 0 🏘️ Near: bell-glen, brandwacht, chris-hani-park

Schools

4 schools

WCED · 2024

4 Total Schools

5,750 Total Learners

4 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
FALSE BAY PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,970
MARVIN PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,357
ZANDVLIET HOﾋRSKOOL	secondary	public	—	1,245
MACASSAR SEK	secondary	public	—	1,178

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

MACASSAR CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

29 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

53,162

Population (2022)

56,818

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

4.45 Avg household size

96.8% Piped water

95.5% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

95% Refuse removal

79.8% Internet access

67.3% Formal dwelling

51.6% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

25.1% Has vehicle

25.1% Has computer

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

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

7 Parks

3 With play equipment

6.2 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Macassar fire station is located in this suburb. (Community Station)

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Macassar Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

4 Murder

20 Aggravated robbery

52 Residential burglary

0 Carjacking

8 Rape

66 Assault GBH

1 Vehicle theft

28 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

4 Murder

4 Attempted murder

8 Rape

0 Sexual assault

176 Common assault

66 Assault GBH

20 Aggravated robbery

20 Common robbery

52 Residential burglary

4 Non-residential burglary

1 Vehicle theft

0 Carjacking

1 Residential robbery

28 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

Schedule

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Load shedding schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels