Wallacedene

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 0 🏘️ Near: belmont-park, bloekombos, botfontein-smallholdings

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

Schools

8 schools

WCED · 2024

8 Total Schools

9,511 Total Learners

7 Public

1 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
WALLACEDENE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,763
HECTOR PETERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,668
IMVUMELWANO PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,660
WALLACEDENE SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	1,473
ENKULULEKWENI PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,344
SOLOMON MAHLANGU PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	1,010
BLUE RIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	70
EAGLE'S NEST MINISTRIES, SA	primary	independent	—	523

Healthcare

1 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 1

WALLACEDENE CLINIC

🏨 Public Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🏪 Private Hospitals 0

None in this suburb

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

18 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

17,800

Population (2022)

19,025

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

3.44 Avg household size

83.2% Piped water

78.4% Flush toilet

89.2% Grid electricity

75.8% Refuse removal

76.3% Internet access

44.3% Formal dwelling

9.4% Home ownership

0% Food insecure

10.7% Has vehicle

9.4% Has computer

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

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

31 Parks

14 With play equipment

27.2 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Kraaifontein (3.5 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Kraaifontein Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

46 Murder

222 Aggravated robbery

96 Residential burglary

4 Carjacking

48 Rape

134 Assault GBH

22 Vehicle theft

558 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

46 Murder

27 Attempted murder

48 Rape

0 Sexual assault

318 Common assault

134 Assault GBH

222 Aggravated robbery

81 Common robbery

96 Residential burglary

8 Non-residential burglary

22 Vehicle theft

4 Carjacking

18 Residential robbery

558 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

belmont-park5,016 people→bloekombos37,559 people→botfontein-smallholdings0→kleinbegin0→kraaifontein-east0→scottsdene26,498 people→summerville780 people→

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