Mowbray

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 15 🏘️ Near: hazendal, observatory, pinelands

Schools

4 schools

WCED · 2024

4 Total Schools

2,856 Total Learners

2 Public

2 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
THANDOKHULU SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,273
RHODES HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,014
ST. GEORGE'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL	combined	independent	—	403
HILLCREST SCHOOL	primary	independent	—	166

Healthcare

2 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 0

None in this suburb

🏨 Public Hospitals 1

MOWBRAY MATERNITY HOSPITAL

🏪 Private Hospitals 1

RONDEBOSCH MEDICAL CENTRE

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

38 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

6,642

Population (2022)

7,099

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

2.08 Avg household size

100% Piped water

100% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

95% Refuse removal

95.8% Internet access

99.2% Formal dwelling

30.3% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

50.7% Has vehicle

63.1% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 79 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

5 Parks

2 With play equipment

2.9 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Salt River (2.7 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Mowbray Police Station

Primary station (77.4% of suburb area).

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

0 Murder

11 Aggravated robbery

8 Residential burglary

1 Carjacking

0 Rape

3 Assault GBH

14 Vehicle theft

13 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

0 Murder

0 Attempted murder

0 Rape

0 Sexual assault

7 Common assault

3 Assault GBH

11 Aggravated robbery

6 Common robbery

8 Residential burglary

1 Non-residential burglary

14 Vehicle theft

1 Carjacking

1 Residential robbery

13 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 15

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 15 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

hazendal6,640 people→observatory7,653 people→pinelands12,063 people→rondebosch16,111 people→rosebank7,156 people→sybrand-park0→

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