Maitland

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 2 🏘️ Near: brooklyn, kensington, maitland-garden-village

Schools

6 schools

WCED · 2024

6 Total Schools

3,361 Total Learners

5 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
MAITLAND HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,046
OUDE MOLEN HTS.	secondary	public	—	830
H.J. KRONEBERG JUNIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	568
KOEBERG PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	563
KOEBERG HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	88
HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL (MAITLAND)	secondary	independent	—	266

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

MAITLAND CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

37 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

7,844

Population (2022)

8,384

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

2.92 Avg household size

100% Piped water

100% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

94% Internet access

95.6% Formal dwelling

19.6% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

44.1% Has vehicle

44.1% Has computer

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

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

10 Parks

4 With play equipment

116.1 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Brooklyn (2 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Maitland Police Station

Primary of 5 stations (49.3% coverage). Secondary: Kensington (31.2%).

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

9 Murder

32 Aggravated robbery

22 Residential burglary

1 Carjacking

1 Rape

23 Assault GBH

20 Vehicle theft

32 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

9 Murder

3 Attempted murder

1 Rape

0 Sexual assault

54 Common assault

23 Assault GBH

32 Aggravated robbery

25 Common robbery

22 Residential burglary

25 Non-residential burglary

20 Vehicle theft

1 Carjacking

0 Residential robbery

32 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. This suburb is served by multiple stations; only the primary station's data is shown.

Source: SAPS Quarterly Crime Statistics 2025/2026

Load Shedding

Block 2

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 2 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

brooklyn10,190 people→kensington11,455 people→maitland-garden-village1,935 people→observatory7,653 people→pinelands12,063 people→salt-river7,860 people→thornton6,057 people→townsend-estate8,505 people→windermere12,348 people→wingfield977 people→wp-showgrounds3 people→ysterplaat0→

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