Mfuleni

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 23 🏘️ Near: driftsands, fairdale, fountain-village

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

Schools

7 schools

WCED · 2024

7 Total Schools

11,503 Total Learners

7 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
ITSITSA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,970
MANZOMTHOMBO SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,726
MFULENI PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,601
MFULENI SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,586
NAL'IKAMVA PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,579
MFULENI TECHNICAL ACADEMY	secondary	public	—	1,548
NYAMEKO PRIM	primary	public	—	1,493

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

DR IVAN TOMS CDC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

31 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

99,789

Population (2022)

106,652

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

3.92 Avg household size

63.8% Piped water

58.7% Flush toilet

73.8% Grid electricity

57.1% Refuse removal

69.8% Internet access

38.5% Formal dwelling

26.5% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

10.9% Has vehicle

3.7% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 66 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

36 Parks

9 With play equipment

16.1 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

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

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Mfuleni Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

75 Murder

251 Aggravated robbery

135 Residential burglary

46 Carjacking

50 Rape

160 Assault GBH

36 Vehicle theft

472 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

75 Murder

33 Attempted murder

50 Rape

0 Sexual assault

531 Common assault

160 Assault GBH

251 Aggravated robbery

62 Common robbery

135 Residential burglary

16 Non-residential burglary

36 Vehicle theft

46 Carjacking

24 Residential robbery

472 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 23

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 23 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

driftsands0→fairdale34,646 people→fountain-village7,192 people→hillcrest-heights3,859 people→malibu-village11,836 people→

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