Vrygrond

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 8 🏘️ Near: false-bay-coastal-park, muizenberg

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

Schools

1 schools

WCED · 2024

1 Total Schools

762 Total Learners

1 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
CAPRICORN PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	762

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

5 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

13,702

Population (2022)

14,644

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

2.85 Avg household size

81% Piped water

70.8% Flush toilet

87% Grid electricity

91.2% Refuse removal

81% Internet access

31.8% Formal dwelling

14.5% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

8.5% Has vehicle

2% Has computer

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey · 46 households surveyed

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

10 Parks

1 With play equipment

4.3 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Lakeside (2.8 km away) · Divisional Hq

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Muizenberg Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

22 Murder

57 Aggravated robbery

32 Residential burglary

4 Carjacking

8 Rape

20 Assault GBH

27 Vehicle theft

169 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

22 Murder

14 Attempted murder

8 Rape

0 Sexual assault

103 Common assault

20 Assault GBH

57 Aggravated robbery

31 Common robbery

32 Residential burglary

4 Non-residential burglary

27 Vehicle theft

4 Carjacking

7 Residential robbery

169 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 8

City of Cape Town · 2026-02-20

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 4

⚡ Block 8 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

false-bay-coastal-park0→muizenberg26,969 people→

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