Observatory

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 15 🏘️ Near: maitland, maitland-garden-village, mowbray

Schools

7 schools

WCED · 2024

7 Total Schools

1,671 Total Learners

4 Public

3 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
OBSERVATORY JUNIOR	primary	public	—	819
SALT RIVER SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	636
MARY KIHN SCHOOL	special	public	—	85
GROOTE SCHUUR HOSPITAAL SKOOL	other	public	—	0
GAIA WALDORF SCHOOL	primary	independent	—	103
PINELANDS MONTESSORI	primary	independent	—	28
THEMBALITSHA FOUNDATION TRADING AS SCHO	special	independent	—	0

Healthcare

4 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 0

None in this suburb

🏨 Public Hospitals 2

GROOTE SCHUUR HOSPITAL
VALKENBERG PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL

🏪 Private Hospitals 2

LIFE VINCENT PALLOTTI HOSPITAL
UCT PRIVATE ACADEMIC HOSPITAL

Public Transport

City of Cape Town · 2024

🚌 MyCiTi Bus 0

Not available

🚆 Metrorail 1

Observatory Station (Southern Line)

🚍 Golden Arrow 2

Route 102 (City – Claremont)
Route 105 (City – Wynberg)

🚐 Minibus Taxi 1

Main Road taxi route

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

7,653

Population (2022)

8,180

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)

Census 2011

Stats SA · 2011

Census 2011 data is now over 14 years old. Demographics may have shifted significantly.

10,946

Population

R19 601 – R38 200

Median Income

14.2%

Unemployment

Flat or apartment

Main Dwelling

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

8 Parks

4 With play equipment

15.8 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Salt River (1.2 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Woodstock Police Station

Primary station (74.3% of suburb area).

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

2 Murder

57 Aggravated robbery

27 Residential burglary

10 Carjacking

6 Rape

15 Assault GBH

47 Vehicle theft

145 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

2 Murder

9 Attempted murder

6 Rape

0 Sexual assault

42 Common assault

15 Assault GBH

57 Aggravated robbery

77 Common robbery

27 Residential burglary

16 Non-residential burglary

47 Vehicle theft

10 Carjacking

2 Residential robbery

145 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 · 2025-09-01

Stage 1

06:00 – 08:30
18:00 – 20:30

Stage 2

06:00 – 08:30
14:00 – 16:30
22:00 – 00:30

Stage 4

02:00 – 04:30
06:00 – 08:30
14:00 – 16:30
18:00 – 20:30
22:00 – 00:30

⚡ Block 15 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels

City of Cape Town · 2025-10-12

City-wide metric, not suburb-specific.

78.4% Full

Recent Trend

Neighbouring Suburbs

maitland7,844 people→maitland-garden-village1,935 people→mowbray6,642 people→pinelands12,063 people→salt-river7,860 people→

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