Plumstead

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 11 🏘️ Near: constantia, diep-river, ottery

Schools

9 schools

WCED · 2024

9 Total Schools

5,360 Total Learners

7 Public

2 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
PLUMSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,101
NORMAN HENSHILWOOD HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,070
SOUTH PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,030
TIMOUR HALL PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	750
PLUMSTEAD PREPARATORY	primary	public	—	581
JOHN GRAHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	508
ST. ANNE'S PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	277
KHANYISA SCHOOL	primary	independent	—	43
CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE ACADEMY	combined	independent	—	0

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 0

None in this suburb

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 1

MEDICLINIC CONSTANTIABERG

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

3 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

19,386

Population (2022)

20,719

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

22 Parks

7 With play equipment

24.3 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Wynberg (2.1 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Dieprivier Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

0 Murder

25 Aggravated robbery

20 Residential burglary

1 Carjacking

4 Rape

10 Assault GBH

8 Vehicle theft

42 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

0 Murder

1 Attempted murder

4 Rape

0 Sexual assault

24 Common assault

10 Assault GBH

25 Aggravated robbery

18 Common robbery

20 Residential burglary

3 Non-residential burglary

8 Vehicle theft

1 Carjacking

0 Residential robbery

42 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 11

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 11 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

constantia765 people→diep-river3,360 people→ottery4,376 people→southfield6,273 people→wynberg15,241 people→

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