Oakdale

📍 Cape Town, South Africa Load Shedding Block 6 🏘️ Near: bellville-cbd, bloemhof, blomtuin

Note: The official Oakdale boundary is a small area. The broader area commonly known as Oakdale includes nearby suburbs. Some schools, clinics and other facilities may appear under:

Schools

6 schools
WCED ·
6 Total Schools
2,166 Total Learners
4 Public
2 Independent
School Name Phase Sector Quintile Learners
BELLPARK PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 807
BELLVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 630
BELLVILLE-NOORD PRIMハRE SKOOL primary public 460
HERBERT STREET SPECIAL SCHOOL special public 83
BELLVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY combined independent 125
OAKDALE MONTESSORI SCHOOL primary independent 61

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA ·
4,744
Population (2022)
5,071
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)

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

14 Parks
2 With play equipment
9.3 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Bellville (1.5 km away) · District Hq - North

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Bellville Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

1 Murder
91 Aggravated robbery
57 Residential burglary
6 Carjacking
8 Rape
18 Assault GBH
34 Vehicle theft
238 Drug-related crime
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1 Murder
2 Attempted murder
8 Rape
0 Sexual assault
58 Common assault
18 Assault GBH
91 Aggravated robbery
54 Common robbery
57 Residential burglary
26 Non-residential burglary
34 Vehicle theft
6 Carjacking
3 Residential robbery
238 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 6
City of Cape Town ·

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 6 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels

City of Cape Town ·

City-wide metric, not suburb-specific.

78% Full

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Location Map

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