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Okavango Park

A suburb with well-connected public transport relative to Cape Town.

Neighbourhood data for Okavango Park
Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.
Healthcare8 facilitiesmore access than most suburbsCouncilAbove avg complaints2d median resolutionTransportMinibus taxi coveragewell-connected area

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Okavango Park is a neighbourhood in Northern Suburbs, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle.

How is the area changing?

In Okavango Park, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. No recent valuation trend data is available for this suburb.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for Okavango Park. 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 Okavango Park safe?

Safety index suppressed
Insufficient data. okavango-park makes up a very small share of the Brackenfell police precinct, so we cannot reliably separate its crime data from the rest of the precinct. Rather than show a score that could be misleading, we have withheld it.

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q4 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Okavango Park?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR RESIDENTS

What do utilities cost in Okavango Park?

Utility billing data is not available for Okavango Park. This area is not individually billed by the City of Cape Town - services may be delivered through communal infrastructure, prepaid meters, or Eskom supply.More about data coverage

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

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

Development activity in Okavango Park

→ Stable

Okavango Park had 3 building plans approved in the last three financial years (FY22/23 to FY24/25), averaging 1 per year. Most were renovations and extensions.

3-year approvals
3
Annual average
1/yr
Avg project value
R333K

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).

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Okavango Park?

Private vehicle dominant

Okavango Park has 15 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (84%).

Taxi connectivityRanks this suburb's taxi route access against all 744 Cape Town suburbs. Based on routes matched by name and within 500m of suburb centre. Large suburbs may have higher actual connectivity than shown.Full methodology ›

Moderate connectivity
15 routes
53rd percentile · 13 destinations
Bellville, Bellville (via wallacedene), Bloekombos, Brackenfell station, Cape gate, Cape gate (via protea heights) +7 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Okavango Park needs a car. The 84% private vehicle share is a socioeconomic profile signal, not a walkability score – in working-class Cape Town suburbs the same walking rate indicates structural necessity. Here it is lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
84%
Walking
9%
Minibus taxi
3%
Cape Town transport context: In South African cities, transport mode is a socioeconomic proxy – high private vehicle = affluent, high minibus taxi = working class, high walking = structural necessity not preference. StreetSignal reports modal share rather than a walkability index, which would misrepresent SA urban mobility. Methodology ›
Dominant mode
Private vehicle (84%)
Source
CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Okavango Park?

Full municipal services

Okavango Park has a service delivery index of 99+ out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 100% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey, Brackenfell survey group (50 households). direct.

› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› High digital connectivity: 94% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

99+City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
100.0%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

100City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
66.6%
Rented
12.1%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

9risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
2.5%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
0.3%
Non-violent crime
4.1%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
18.2%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Affluent, significant discretionary income · 51st percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
13.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R18
Weighted mean per household

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
94.1%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
3.4%
No access
1.3%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
0.4%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.8 people
Avg children per household
0.4

Asset ownership

Computer access
85.6%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.4%
Geyser ownership
85.2%
Borehole access
30.8%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
9.8%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
18.3%
WFH part-time
1.2%

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Brackenfell. direct.

Energy access
0%
Free basic electricity
5.6%
City median

0% of electricity connections in Okavango Park receive free basic electricity under the City's indigent support programme. Free basic electricity is a constitutional entitlement providing a monthly allocation to qualifying households. The proportion reflects the reach of the City's indigent support in this suburb, not a measure of poverty.

Source: CCT prepaid electricity data (2025/11/30 to 2026/01/31). Covers prepaid connections only. Credit-metered households are not included. 344 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Okavango Park?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Okavango Park in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 671 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.
2
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
36th
Percentile
across Cape Town
29%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (10%)Power outage (6%)Other (Enter detailed Fault description) (6%)Street lights out (4%)Stolen Bins - 240L (4%)
Service requests logged
671
Requests resolved
77% (520 of 671)
75% resolved within
7 days
90% resolved within
22 days
Source
CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Above city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated?
402000.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints
670
Unresolved
23.0%

Top issues: Sewerage overflow (68), Power outage (43), Other (Enter detailed Fault description) (38)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

MUNICIPAL FINANCE

Municipal debt in Okavango Park

Data available
Computed from City of Cape Town financial data

Total outstanding municipal debt in Okavango Park is R6.3M as of May 2026.

R6.3M
total
Breakdown as of May 2026
Property rates
R2 039 444
Electricity
R3 010 079
Water
R622 687
Refuse
R156 197
Sewerage
R488 589
City-wide cleaning
-R1 351 (credit)
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 Okavango Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

8 within 5km
Nearest public
Northpine Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.4 km
Nearest private
Mediclinic Cape Gate · Private Hospital · 1.5 km
Public facilities
7
Private facilities
1

This suburb has access to both public and private healthcare within 5 km.

The nearest fire station to Okavango Park is Brackenfell, 2.0 km away. The nearest public pool is Morning Star Swimming Pool, 5.5 km away. The nearest clinic is Northpine Clinic, 1.4 km away.

Nearest clinic
Northpine Clinic · 1.4 km
Nearest library
Scottsdene · 2 km
Nearest park / open space
Wesley Vlei Park · 0.18 km

Fire station

2
km to nearest
fire station
Brackenfell
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

5.5
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
3
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool
Morning Star 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

Scottsville879m · R790K
46→
Morgenster1.0km · R1.9M
100→
Morgenster Heights1.1km · R2.2M
100→
Cape Gate1.2km · R1.9M
→
Vredekloof East1.2km · R1.5M
98→
Explore surrounding areas

Bordering suburbs

6 adjacent

Suburbs that border or sit adjacent to Okavango Park. Each has its own safety profile, property market, and service data.

Cape GateMorgensterMorgenster HeightsScottsvilleVredekloof EastWindsor Estate

Data as of: Household: CCT Survey Feb-Oct 2024 | Facilities: March 2026 | Electricity: Jan 2024 - Feb 2026 | Municipal arrears: Jan 2025 - May 2026

Next refresh: when SAPS publishes Q1 2026/2027 (typically about 3 months after the period closes).

Data sources & legal attribution
SAPS Crime StatsCCT Open DataStats SACCT Household SurveyCCT Service Requests

South African Police Service, via DataFirst (UCT). SAPS crime statistics, 2019-2026 [dataset]. DOI: 10.25828/5MAW-4H90. CC-BY 4.0.

City of Cape Town. City of Cape Town open data, 2022–2025 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

Statistics South Africa. Stats SA Census 2022, 2022 [dataset]. Stats SA standard terms (permissive). Analysis is the user's own and not endorsed by Stats SA.

City of Cape Town. CCT Household Survey 2024, 2024 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

City of Cape Town. CCT Service Requests (C3), 2025–2026 [dataset]. CCT Open Data Policy 27781.

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