Austinville has a safety index of 46 out of 100 (Moderate reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Kleinvlei precinct recorded approximately 7,496 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is above the city average.

Is Austinville affordable?

Austinville is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R1M, it falls in the 31st percentile, below most of the city. Note that these figures are based on the City of Cape Town General Valuation 2022 and reflect municipal valuations, not necessarily current market prices.

What are utility costs in Austinville?

The median monthly water cost per account in Austinville is R580, 12% below the city median of R658.

What is the municipal debt in Austinville?

As of May 2026, the average outstanding municipal debt per account in Austinville is R10,420, 18% above the city median of R8,815. Figures include all account types, so may overstate household debt in areas with commercial activity.

Austinville

A suburb with moderate reported crime, below-average property values, and well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Safety46/100Safer than 66% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) · ↑ Worsening Property6-800kTop 69%Schools1nearby Healthcare6 facilitiesmore access than most suburbs CouncilNear avg complaints2d median resolution TransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

Data current as of June 2026

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Austinville is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values are moderate by Cape Town standards. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There is a place of worship in the area.

How is the area changing?

In Austinville, crime is rising based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have grown above inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Austinville is served by schools within reach. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb is well-served by nearby healthcare facilities.

Neighbourhood summary generated from StreetSignal data and reviewed by our team.

These statistics describe the suburb as a whole. Conditions vary between streets and neighbourhoods within any suburb.

For home buyers & families

Is Austinville safe?

Moderate reported crime

Higher crimeModerateLower crime

81st percentile among 744 suburbs · based on precinct-level data shared with 17 suburbs · Data: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026) · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very highAbsolute crime volume

7 496 reported crimes per year · city median: 4 280

↑ 5.9% vs Q3 2024

A middle-of-the-range area where crime has been increasing over the past year. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Review the breakdown below for a clearer picture.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated?: 46 / 100
Contact crime rate: 881,028 per 100k residents
Station population: 107 810
Harm rate (per resident): 32/100
Harm volume (absolute): 66/100
Data period: Q4 2025/2026 (Jan–Mar 2026)
Source: SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kleinvlei precinct, which covers Austinville and surrounding suburbs. Reported crime may differ from actual crime levels.Full methodology

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Austinville?

31st percentile

The median property value in Austinville is R1M. Property values have grown by 6.5% per year since 2018.

A 6.5% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Austinville properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k

4-600k

6-800k ◀

800k-1M

1-1.5M

2-2.5M

Property values are based on the City of Cape Town's 2022 General Valuation roll. GV is an assessed value for municipal rating purposes; transaction prices frequently exceed GV. Recent sales transaction data and rental market data are not available as open data in South Africa.

Median GV2022: R1,000,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022): +6.5% per year↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile: 31st percentile
Dominant value band: 6-800k
Source: CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781
Vintage: General Valuation 2022 (municipal valuation, not current market price)

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR RESIDENTS

What do utilities cost in Austinville?

Computed from City of Cape Town billing data

Water

R580 / month

12% below city median

Electricity

This area is supplied by Eskom. City of Cape Town electricity billing data is not available.

Water trend:Dec 2025: R517Jan 2026: R628Feb 2026: R580

Monthly cost per account from City of Cape Town billing data. Water coverage: 647 suburbs. Electricity coverage: 384 suburbs.

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Austinville

↑ Increasing

Austinville had 8 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 3 per year. Most were other approvals.

3-year approvals: 8
Annual average: 3/yr
Avg project value: R585K

Building plans approved by the City of Cape Town (2014-2025). Approvals indicate planned investment, not completed construction. This data reflects formal building activity only and does not capture informal construction, backyard dwellings, or building work undertaken without a formal plan submission. In areas with high informality, actual construction activity may be substantially higher than these figures suggest. Source: CoCT Building Development Management (DAMS).

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Austinville?

1 school nearby

Austinville has 1 school within reach. Schools include Blackheath Primary School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs.Austinville will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›

Q5
Blackheath Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,362 learners · 35.8:1 learner-educator ratio
Quintile 5School fees apply

Quintile 5 is the highest government-funding category - fees apply, but these are the best-resourced public schools in South Africa. Rankings set by the WCED against community socioeconomic index. Learner-educator ratio (LER) is from EMIS Q2 2025; under 30:1 is favourable by WCED standards, over 40:1 indicates strained capacity. What quintile means ›

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Austinville?

Moderate connectivity

Austinville has 10 minibus taxi routes.

Taxi connectivity

Moderate connectivity

10 routes

40th percentile · 11 destinations

Bellville, Blackheath, Dennegeur, Eerste river, Eersterivier, Khayelitsha +5 more

Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode data is not available for this suburb. The CCT Household Survey covers 163 survey areas; this suburb is outside the surveyed areas.

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Austinville?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Austinville in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 686 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data

Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 2-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

15th

Percentile
across Cape Town

22%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (23%)Single street light out (9%)Stolen Bins - 240L (7%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (6%)Customer : Reconnection Request (5%)

Service requests logged: 686
Requests resolved: 81% (557 of 686)
75% resolved within: 6 days
90% resolved within: 32 days
Source: CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered

Christian

Places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data, supplemented with OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Coverage: 373 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average

Complaint rate How is this calculated?: 1500.2 per 1,000 households
Total complaints: 686
Unresolved: 19.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (157), Single street light out (59), Stolen Bins - 240L (45)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Austinville

18% above city median

Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Municipal debt in Austinville averages R10 420 per account, compared to the city median of R8 815.

R10 420

per account

18% above city median

Trend:Mar 2026: R10 323Apr 2026: R10 781May 2026: R10 420

Breakdown as of May 2026

Property rates: R689 137
Electricity: R0
Water: R1 504 291
Refuse: R408 913
Sewerage: R548 566
City-wide cleaning: R16 633
Improvement district: R0

Outstanding municipal arrears from City of Cape Town financial records. Coverage: 741 suburbs. Per-account figures available for 582 suburbs.

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Austinville?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km

Nearest public: Blue Downs Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1 km
Nearest private: Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 6.9 km
Public facilities: 6
Private facilities: 0

This suburb has public healthcare access but no private facilities within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Austinville is Mfuleni, 2.9 km away. The nearest public pool is Blue Downs Swimming Pool, 1.4 km away. The nearest clinic is Blue Downs Clinic, 1.0 km away.

Nearest clinic: Blue Downs Clinic · 1 km
Nearest library: Melton Rose · 2.2 km
Nearest park / open space: Evergreen Drive Park · 0.1 km

Fire station

2.9

km to nearest
fire station

Mfuleni

community station

within-5km

response
category

Cape Town has 32 fire stations serving 744 suburbs. Source: CCT open data.

Public swimming pools

1.4

km to nearest
public pool

pools
within 5 km

pools
within 10 km

Nearest pool: Blue Downs Swimming Pool

Cape Town operates 35 public swimming pools. Source: CCT open data.

Distances straight-line from suburb centroid.

Source: City of Cape Town facility registry

Nearby suburbs

Greenfields525m · R840K

39→

Gaylee728m · R1.1M

40→

Blue Downs CBD925m · R670K

39→

The Conifers1.0km · R670K

43→

Dennemere1.1km · R770K

34→

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Is Austinville safe?

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What do utilities cost in Austinville?

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How connected is Austinville?

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How responsive are municipal services in Austinville?

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Is Austinville safe?

What do properties cost in Austinville?

What do utilities cost in Austinville?

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How are schools in Austinville?

How connected is Austinville?

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