Rocklands

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 4 🏘️ Near: eastridge, philippi, portland

Schools

13 schools

WCED · 2024

13 Total Schools

14,340 Total Learners

13 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
CEDAR SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,512
ROCKLANDS SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,439
GLENDALE SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,424
SPINE ROAD HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,282
ROCKLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,190
CARAVELLE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,092
EISLEBEN ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,082
CARADALE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,047
SEAVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,018
WAVECREST PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	942
SPINE VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	918
HILLSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL (M/PLAIN)	primary	public	—	806
MITCHELL'S PLAIN SCHOOL OF SKILLS	other	public	—	588

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

ROCKLANDS CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

1 taxi routes serve this area.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

34,755

Population (2022)

37,145

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

101 Parks

30 With play equipment

50.7 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Mitchells Plain (2.6 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→philippi310,320 people→portland28,273 people→strandfontein19,871 people→tafelsig64,860 people→westgate3,389 people→westridge-mitchells-plain24,332 people→

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