Thornton

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 9 🏘️ Near: maitland, pinelands, wp-park

Schools

1 schools

WCED · 2024

1 Total Schools

695 Total Learners

1 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
THORNTON PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	695

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 0

None in this suburb

🏨 Public Hospitals 1

CONRADIE CARE CENTRE

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

6,057

Population (2022)

6,474

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

2.63 Avg household size

100% Piped water

100% Flush toilet

100% Grid electricity

98.1% Refuse removal

97.3% Internet access

100% Formal dwelling

28.2% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

81% Has vehicle

79.1% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 41 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

12 Parks

4 With play equipment

27.8 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Epping (1.1 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Pinelands Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

0 Murder

14 Aggravated robbery

21 Residential burglary

2 Carjacking

3 Rape

1 Assault GBH

6 Vehicle theft

14 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

0 Murder

0 Attempted murder

3 Rape

0 Sexual assault

10 Common assault

1 Assault GBH

14 Aggravated robbery

27 Common robbery

21 Residential burglary

3 Non-residential burglary

6 Vehicle theft

2 Carjacking

0 Residential robbery

14 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 9

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 9 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

maitland7,844 people→pinelands12,063 people→wp-park0→wp-showgrounds3 people→

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