Portland

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 4 🏘️ Near: eastridge, lentegeur, mitchells-plain-cbd

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

Schools

10 schools

WCED · 2024

10 Total Schools

9,447 Total Learners

9 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
PORTLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,511
MONDALE HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,303
LIESBEECK PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,104
MONTAGU DRIVE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,082
WESPOORT PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	977
MITCHELL'S PLAIN HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	960
HAZELDENE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	923
JAMAICAWEG PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	797
PORTLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	790
BALCO COLLEGE	secondary	independent	—	0

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

28,273

Population (2022)

30,217

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

4.26 Avg household size

96.1% Piped water

96.7% Flush toilet

98.5% Grid electricity

99.1% Refuse removal

97% Internet access

75.8% Formal dwelling

52.4% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

58.4% Has vehicle

50.8% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 118 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

95 Parks

24 With play equipment

13.9 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Mitchells Plain (2 km away) · Divisional Hq

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Mitchells Plain Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

39 Murder

104 Aggravated robbery

90 Residential burglary

11 Carjacking

27 Rape

96 Assault GBH

27 Vehicle theft

1,748 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

39 Murder

31 Attempted murder

27 Rape

0 Sexual assault

489 Common assault

96 Assault GBH

104 Aggravated robbery

73 Common robbery

90 Residential burglary

13 Non-residential burglary

27 Vehicle theft

11 Carjacking

1 Residential robbery

1,748 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 4

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 4 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

eastridge26,875 people→lentegeur42,201 people→mitchells-plain-cbd14,880 people→rocklands34,755 people→westridge-mitchells-plain24,332 people→woodlands32,836 people→

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