Woodstock

📍 Cape Town, South Africa ⚡ Load Shedding Block 15 🏘️ Near: district-six, foreshore, paarden-eiland

Schools

5 schools

WCED · 2024

5 Total Schools

2,310 Total Learners

5 Public

0 Independent

School Name	Phase	Sector	Quintile	Learners
MOUNTAIN ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	675
ST. AGNES'S PRIMARY SCHOOL	primary	public	—	547
QUEENS PARK HIGH SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	488
WALMER SECONDARY SCHOOL	secondary	public	—	486
ALPHA SKOOL	special	public	—	114

Healthcare

4 facilities

WC Dept of Health · 2024

🏥 Public Clinics 2

Woodstock Community Health Centre
Salt River Clinic

🏨 Public Hospitals 1

Groote Schuur Hospital 4.2km

🏪 Private Hospitals 1

Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital 2.8km

Public Transport

City of Cape Town · 2024

🚌 MyCiTi Bus 1

Route N2 Express

🚆 Metrorail 1

Woodstock Station (Southern Line)

🚍 Golden Arrow 2

Route 101 (City – Salt River)
Route 104 (City – Mowbray)

🚐 Minibus Taxi 2

Victoria Road taxi route
Albert Road taxi route

🚐 Minibus Taxi Routes

2 taxi routes serve this area.

Connected to:

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data — Taxi Routes

Demographics

Census 2022

Stats SA · 2022

9,276

Population (2022)

9,914

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)

Census 2011

Stats SA · 2011

Census 2011 data is now over 14 years old. Demographics may have shifted significantly.

14,283

Population

R9 601 – R19 600

Median Income

22.8%

Unemployment

House or brick structure on separate stand

Main Dwelling

🌳 Parks & Green Spaces

12 Parks

6 With play equipment

12 Hectares green space

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚒 Fire Service

Nearest fire station: Salt River (1.2 km away) · Community Station

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data Portal

🚔 SAPS Station Crime Statistics

Woodstock Police Station

This suburb falls entirely within this station's jurisdiction.

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

2 Murder

57 Aggravated robbery

27 Residential burglary

10 Carjacking

6 Rape

15 Assault GBH

47 Vehicle theft

145 Drug-related crime

View all 14 crime categories

2 Murder

9 Attempted murder

6 Rape

0 Sexual assault

42 Common assault

15 Assault GBH

57 Aggravated robbery

77 Common robbery

27 Residential burglary

16 Non-residential burglary

47 Vehicle theft

10 Carjacking

2 Residential robbery

145 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 15

City of Cape Town · 2025-09-01

Stage 1

10:00 – 12:30
22:00 – 00:30

Stage 2

02:00 – 04:30
10:00 – 12:30
18:00 – 20:30

Stage 4

02:00 – 04:30
06:00 – 08:30
10:00 – 12:30
18:00 – 20:30
22:00 – 00:30

⚡ Block 15 schedule. Times shown are when power will be OFF.

Dam Levels

City of Cape Town · 2025-10-12

City-wide metric, not suburb-specific.

78.4% Full

Recent Trend

Neighbouring Suburbs

district-six0→foreshore3 people→paarden-eiland3 people→salt-river7,860 people→

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