Pella

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 14 🏘️ Near: cape-farms-district-b, malmesbury-farms

Schools

1 schools

WCED · 2024

1 Total Schools

374 Total Learners

1 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
PELLA MOR PRIMﾊRE SKOOL	primary	public	—	374

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

PELLA SATELLITE CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

12 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

3,430

Population (2022)

3,666

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

3.68 Avg household size

89.7% Piped water

94.8% Flush toilet

96.1% Grid electricity

94.8% Refuse removal

69.9% Internet access

77.4% Formal dwelling

66.1% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

18.1% Has vehicle

13.7% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 37 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

5 Parks

1 With play equipment

2 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Atlantis (6.2 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Atlantis Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

7 Murder

28 Aggravated robbery

59 Residential burglary

0 Carjacking

9 Rape

51 Assault GBH

2 Vehicle theft

796 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

7 Murder

12 Attempted murder

9 Rape

0 Sexual assault

341 Common assault

51 Assault GBH

28 Aggravated robbery

31 Common robbery

59 Residential burglary

8 Non-residential burglary

2 Vehicle theft

0 Carjacking

2 Residential robbery

796 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 14

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 14 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

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Neighbouring Suburbs

cape-farms-district-b0→malmesbury-farms0→

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