Ruyterwacht

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 0 🏘️ Near: elsies-river, goodrail, goodwood-estate

Schools

4 schools

WCED · 2024

4 Total Schools

2,367 Total Learners

4 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
GOODWOOD KOLLEGE	secondary	public	—	833
RUYTERWACHT VOORBEREIDINGSKOOL	primary	public	—	629
DE WAVEREN PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	591
FLORIDA VAARDIGHEIDSKOOL	other	public	—	314

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

RUITERWACHT CDC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

8,719

Population (2022)

9,319

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

3.38 Avg household size

100% Piped water

100% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

91.5% Internet access

93.9% Formal dwelling

49.3% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

82.5% Has vehicle

58.6% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 38 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

22 Parks

4 With play equipment

4.6 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Epping (1.5 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Elsies River Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

22 Murder

62 Aggravated robbery

31 Residential burglary

5 Carjacking

5 Rape

67 Assault GBH

15 Vehicle theft

231 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

22 Murder

30 Attempted murder

5 Rape

0 Sexual assault

191 Common assault

67 Assault GBH

62 Aggravated robbery

109 Common robbery

31 Residential burglary

6 Non-residential burglary

15 Vehicle theft

5 Carjacking

3 Residential robbery

231 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

Schedule

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Load shedding 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

elsies-river19,599 people→goodrail0→goodwood-estate8,961 people→riverton-elsies-river0→wp-park0→wp-showgrounds3 people→

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