Retreat

📍 Cape Town, South Africa Load Shedding Block 11 🏘️ Near: bergvliet, elfindale, grassy-park

Schools

9 schools
WCED ·
9 Total Schools
5,438 Total Learners
9 Public
0 Independent
School Name Phase Sector Quintile Learners
CRESTWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL secondary public 1,136
SQUARE HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 1,004
DELTA PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 818
ST. MARY'S RC PRIMARY SCHOOL(RETREAT) primary public 631
LOURIER PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 452
THOMAS WILDSCHUTT PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 436
THOMAS WILDSCHUTT JUNIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL primary public 421
CAFDA SCHOOL OF SKILLS other public 351
BLOUVLEI SKOOL special public 189

Healthcare

2 facilities
WC Dept of Health ·

🏥 Public Clinics 0

None in this suburb

🏨 Public Hospitals 1

  • D.P. MARAIS SANTA TB HOSPITAL

🏪 Private Hospitals 1

  • MELOMED TOKAI

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

47 taxi routes serve this area.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA ·
31,468
Population (2022)
33,633
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

3.7 Avg household size
99.9% Piped water
99.9% Flush toilet
99.9% Grid electricity
99.9% Refuse removal
88% Internet access
67.4% Formal dwelling
53.1% Home ownership
0% Food insecure
31.7% Has vehicle
29.3% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 48 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

32 Parks
11 With play equipment
79.3 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Lakeside (3.4 km away) · Divisional Hq

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Steenberg Police Station

Primary station (77.8% of suburb area).

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

17 Murder
18 Aggravated robbery
19 Residential burglary
3 Carjacking
9 Rape
19 Assault GBH
4 Vehicle theft
596 Drug-related crime
View all 14 crime categories
17 Murder
25 Attempted murder
9 Rape
0 Sexual assault
78 Common assault
19 Assault GBH
18 Aggravated robbery
9 Common robbery
19 Residential burglary
4 Non-residential burglary
4 Vehicle theft
3 Carjacking
1 Residential robbery
596 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 11
City of Cape Town ·

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 11 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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