Tafelsig

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 4 🏘️ Near: bongani, eastridge, endlovini

This suburb falls within a City of Cape Town urban development focus area, indicating prioritised investment in infrastructure and services.

Schools

12 schools

WCED · 2024

12 Total Schools

11,081 Total Learners

12 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
TAFELSIG SEKONDﾊR	secondary	public	—	1,373
MITCHELL HEIGHTS PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,270
YELLOWWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,246
PERSERVERANCE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,205
TAFELSIG PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,157
SEARIDGE PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,102
HUGUENOT PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,024
CASCADE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	980
A.Z. BERMAN HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	777
TAFELSIG NO.2 HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	704
AGAPESKOOL	special	public	—	196
KILIMANJARO HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	47

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

TAFELSIG CDC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

3 taxi routes serve this area.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

64,860

Population (2022)

69,321

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

3.95 Avg household size

100% Piped water

98.6% Flush toilet

98.6% Grid electricity

100% Refuse removal

89.5% Internet access

74.3% Formal dwelling

56% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

24.4% Has vehicle

24.4% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 49 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

87 Parks

34 With play equipment

36.9 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Khayelitsha (4.3 km away) · Community Station

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

bongani0→eastridge26,875 people→endlovini0→good-hope0→khayelitsha518,910 people→rocklands34,755 people→strandfontein19,871 people→

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