Retreat

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

Schools

9 schools

WCED · 2024

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 · 2024

🏥 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.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

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 · 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

bergvliet4,536 people→elfindale2,521 people→grassy-park18,233 people→heathfield5,076 people→kirstenhof4,331 people→lavender-hill37,605 people→southfield6,273 people→steenberg7,096 people→tokai2,047 people→

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