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Ilitha Park

Neighbourhood data for Ilitha Park
Safety data not available. Property, school, and service data shown below.
Property 4-600k Top 81% Schools 3 97% matric pass rate Healthcare 17 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Below avg complaints 2d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage 3 routes serving the area
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The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Ilitha Park is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi.

How is the area changing?

Crime trend data is not available for Ilitha Park. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Ilitha Park is served by schools within reach, and matric results exceed the city average by a comfortable margin. 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 Ilitha Park safe?

Safety index suppressed
The precinct population is too small for a reliable per-capita calculation.

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Ilitha Park?

19th percentile

Planned development

22 hectares of land in Ilitha Park are earmarked for new development across 16 parcels, primarily High Density Residential (11ha) and Commercial (6ha), and 2 other categories.

Source: CCT District Spatial Development Framework (January 2023). Development areas indicate planning designation, not construction timelines.

The median property value in Ilitha Park is R650K. Property values have grown by 4.8% per year since 2018.

A 4.8% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Ilitha Park properties (GV2022)

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 R650,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +4.8% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 19th percentile
Dominant value band 4-600k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Ilitha Park?

3 schools nearby

Ilitha Park has 3 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 97.2%, above the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Centre Of Science And Technology.

Adjusted pass rate
97.2%
City median: 90.0%
Schools contributing
2
325 candidates
Median quintile
Q3
Q3
Q3
Centre Of Science And Technology
Public · Grades 8–12 · 879 learners · 31.4:1 learner-educator ratio
No-fee school
Q3
Intshayelelo Primary School
Public · Grades R–7 · 1,235 learners · 37.4:1 learner-educator ratio
No-fee school
Q3
Manyano High School
Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,907 learners · 38.1:1 learner-educator ratio
No-fee school

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

Read more: Cape Town schools and education data 2026

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Ilitha Park?

Taxi-connected

Ilitha Park has 3 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (46%).

Taxi connectivity Ranks 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 ›

Low connectivity
3 routes
15th percentile · 5 destinations
Harare, Khayelitsha (makhaza), Kuwait, Langa, Mitchells plain
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Minibus taxis are the primary transport mode. The 46% share reflects a working-class commuter profile – taxi connectivity is a critical economic lifeline, not a lifestyle choice.
Private vehicle
21%
Walking
7%
MyCiTi bus
27%
Minibus taxi
46%
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 Minibus taxi (46%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Ilitha Park?

Partial service delivery

Ilitha Park has a service delivery index of 88.8 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 67% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Ilitha Park survey group (44 households). direct.

Food insecurity affects 45% of households - 2.5× the city average
› Adult food insecurity (45.3%) is 2.5× the city average of 18.3%.› Mobile-dependent: 60% of households rely on mobile data as their primary internet access.› Violent crime victimisation reported by 9% of households (distinct from SAPS-reported statistics).

Food security

Adult food insecurity
45.3%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
24.0%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
40.9%
City median: 22.3%

Access to basic services

89 City median: 85
Piped water
55.0%
Flush toilet
100.0%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

67 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
67.2%
Owner-occupied
21.3%
Rented
27.3%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

28 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
3.9%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
8.8%
Non-violent crime
13.8%

Economic structure – Significant material pressure

Food spending share
36.9%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 53rd percentile
Hardship dimensions
3
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
35.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R161
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
64.1%
of households prioritise
Electricity
44.2%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
11.9%
of households prioritise
Debt repayment
9.4%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
8.8%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre
35.6%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
59.9%
No access
0.0%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.2 people
Avg children per household
0.9

Asset ownership

Computer access
32.0%
Fridge ownership
96.1%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
21.8%
Borehole access
2.5%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
6.9%
of households operate a home-based business

How Ilitha Park compares

Food insecurity 2.5× the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 1.9× the city average for material hardship
Income 2.0× the city average for median household income
Digital access 23% below the city average for home internet access

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

Read more: Cape Town household conditions 2026: what the survey data reveals

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Ilitha Park?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Ilitha Park in a median of 2 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 5,411 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
29th
Percentile
across Cape Town
24%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (19%)Stolen Bins - 240L (11%)Customer : Reconnection Request (6%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (5%)Damaged Bin - 240L (5%)
Service requests logged 5 411
Requests resolved 84% (4 557 of 5 411)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 13 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

6 registered
Christian
6

Registered places of worship per suburb from City of Cape Town open data. Coverage: 299 of 744 suburbs.

Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Below city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 0.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 5 392
Unresolved 16.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (1 006), Stolen Bins - 240L (592), Customer : Reconnection Request (325)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Ilitha Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

17 within 5km
Nearest public Zakhele Clinic · Community Day Centre · 0.9 km
Nearest private Melomed Mitchells Plain · Private Hospital · 3.6 km
Public facilities 16
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Ilitha Park is Khayelitsha, 1.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Khayelitsha Swimming Pool, 1.2 km away. The nearest clinic is Zakhele Clinic, 0.9 km away.

Nearest clinic Zakhele Clinic · 0.9 km
Nearest library Masakhane · 0.6 km
Nearest park / open space Ilitha Park Greenbelt · 0.02 km

Fire station

1.7
km to nearest
fire station
Khayelitsha
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

1.2
km to nearest
public pool
3
pools
within 5 km
8
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Khayelitsha 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

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Bordering suburbs

7 adjacent

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

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