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What's it like to live here?

Kuilsrivier Golf Course is a neighbourhood in Cape Flats, Cape Town. The area's safety profile is well above the city average for reported safety. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Brackenfell SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Kuilsrivier Golf Course, crime is rising 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 Kuilsrivier Golf Course. 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 Kuilsrivier Golf Course safe?

Lower reported crime

90th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume
5 308 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↓ 1.0% vs Q3 2024
Crime is low by Cape Town standards. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 87 / 100
Contact crime rate 250,434 per 100k residents
Station population 53 147
Harm rate (per resident) 86/100
Harm volume (absolute) 88/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

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

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Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Kuilsrivier Golf Course?

No property valuation data available for this suburb.

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is Kuilsrivier Golf Course?

Private vehicle dominant

Kuilsrivier Golf Course has 4 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (91%).

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 ›

Limited connectivity
4 routes
20th percentile · 8 destinations
Bellville, Bottelary rd,kuilsriver, Brackenfell, Cape gate (via protea heights), Crammix rd,brackenfell, Kuilsriver +2 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Kuilsrivier Golf Course needs a car. The 91% 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
91%
Walking
8%
MyCiTi bus
2%
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 (91%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Kuilsrivier Golf Course?

Full municipal services

Kuilsrivier Golf Course has a service delivery index of 99.8 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 , Kuils River survey group (47 households). direct.

Home internet in 98% of households - among the top 4% in Cape Town
› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R5,616) is 3.4× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 98% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

100 City median: 85
Piped water
100.0%
Flush toilet
99.3%
Weekly refuse
100.0%
Grid electricity
100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

100 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
100.0%
Owner-occupied
57.8%
Rented
25.0%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

14 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26
Flooding risk
0.0%
Fire risk
0.0%
Violent crime
0.0%
Non-violent crime
9.4%

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
24.2%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 88th percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
12.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R1,092
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
72.2%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
71.9%
of households prioritise
Electricity
64.0%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
23.8%
of households prioritise
School fees
23.5%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
97.6%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
0.5%
No access
1.9%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.6%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
0.7%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
5.4%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
2.8 people
Avg children per household
0.6

Asset ownership

Computer access
75.6%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.7%
Geyser ownership
86.3%
Borehole access
13.5%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
9.5%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
0.6%
WFH part-time
8.3%

How Kuilsrivier Golf Course compares

Food insecurity 97% below the city average for adult food insecurity
Material hardship 87% below the city average for material hardship
Income 4.0× the city average for median household income
Food spend share 31% below the city average for food expenditure share

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

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Kuilsrivier Golf Course?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Kuilsrivier Golf Course in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 8 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data
Infrastructure problems get fixed fast. The median resolution under one day means Kuilsrivier Golf Course residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
71st
Percentile
across Cape Town
40%
Resolved
same day
No supply (50%)Sewerage overflow (13%)Restrictions: Investigation (13%)Reposition move lower meter 25mm up (13%)No water 20mm and below (13%)
Service requests logged 8
Requests resolved 63% (5 of 8)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 163 days
Source CCT service request database

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Kuilsrivier Golf Course?

Well served

Healthcare access

6 within 5km
Nearest public Kuilsriver Clinic · Community Day Centre · 3.5 km
Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 3.6 km
Public facilities 5
Private facilities 1

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

The nearest fire station to Kuilsrivier Golf Course is Brackenfell, 3.1 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 6.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Kuilsriver Clinic, 3.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Kuilsriver Clinic · 3.5 km
Nearest library Brackenfell · 3.8 km
Nearest park / open space Hoopenberg Canal Lark · 0.61 km

Fire station

3.1
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

6.7
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
5
pools
within 10 km
Nearest pool Bellville South 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

3 adjacent

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

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Kuilsrivier Golf Course · -33.9054°S, 18.7108°E

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