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Mabille Park

Safety 29/100 Safer than 28% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 1-1.5M Top 53% Schools 1 nearby Healthcare 9 facilities more access than most suburbs Council Near avg complaints 1d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Mabille Park 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. The dominant commuter mode is private vehicle. Policing falls under the Kuilsrivier SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Mabille Park, crime levels are stable based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Mabille Park is served by schools within reach. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. 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 Mabille Park safe?

Higher reported crime

92nd percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

High Absolute crime volume
12 316 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468
↑ 2.2% vs Q3 2024
Crime is higher than most of Cape Town. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile. Check the breakdown below for specifics.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 29 / 100
Contact crime rate 793,277 per 100k residents
Station population 83 576
Harm rate (per resident) 29/100
Harm volume (absolute) 29/100
Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)
Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

This data reflects crimes reported to SAPS Kuilsrivier precinct, which covers Mabille Park 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 Mabille Park?

47th percentile

The median property value in Mabille Park is R1.7M. Property values have grown by 5.3% per year since 2018.

A 5.3% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – Mabille 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 R1,700,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +5.3% per year ↑ Growing
City-wide value percentile 47th percentile
Dominant value band 1-1.5M
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

FOR PARENTS

How are schools in Mabille Park?

1 school nearby

Mabille Park has 1 school within reach. Schools include Mabille Soneike Private School.

Matric results: pass rate data currently covers 157 of 744 suburbs. Mabille Park will surface when DBE suburb-level data is processed in the next pipeline run. About coverage ›
IND
Mabille Soneike Private School
Independent · Grades R–7 · 163 learners · 23.3:1 learner-educator ratio
PrivateFavourable class size

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 Mabille Park?

Private vehicle dominant

Mabille Park has 33 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by private vehicle (76%).

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 ›

Connected
33 routes
76th percentile · 26 destinations
Routes pass through Mabille Park but may not originate or terminate here. Connectivity index reflects geographic proximity to route corridors.
7th avenue mitchells plain, Atlantis(wesfleur), Bellville, Bellville railway station, Blackheath, Bloekombos +20 more
Based on CCT minibus taxi route data. Routes matched by name and spatial proximity (500m). Methodology ›

Commute mode share

Anyone relocating to Mabille Park needs a car. The 76% 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
76%
Walking
3%
MyCiTi bus
2%
Minibus taxi
18%
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 (76%)
Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Mabille Park?

Full municipal services

Mabille Park has a service delivery index of 100 out of 100, above the city median of 84.5. 97% of dwellings are formal structures.

Computed from the City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey , Goodwood survey group (48 households). Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Zero households report food insecurity across all measured dimensions
› Zero households report hunger or food deprivation across all measured dimensions.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R4,502) is 2.7× the city median of R1,674.› High digital connectivity: 84% of households have home internet access.

Access to basic services

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

Housing & tenure – Informal or family-compound housing

97 City median: 68
Formal dwellings
97.3%
Owner-occupied
38.7%
Rented
35.1%

Environmental risk – Low risk exposure

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

Economic structure – Moderate material pressure

Food spending share
21.4%
Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Comfortable, moderate discretionary income · 93rd percentile
Hardship dimensions
0
Areas of material need (out of 8)
Grant income share
3.0%
of households receiving grants
Monthly savings
R2,051
Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food
92.1%
of households prioritise
Electricity
89.0%
of households prioritise
Petrol/transport
84.4%
of households prioritise
School fees
37.5%
of households prioritise
Rent/bond
37.4%
of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Fibre-connected suburb

Home fibre
84.1%
City median: 46.5%
Mobile only
15.9%
No access
0.0%

Food security

Adult food insecurity
0.0%
City median: 18.3%
Child food insecurity
2.5%
City median: 13.0%
Food insecurity prevalence
2.2%
City median: 22.3%

Demographics & community

Avg household size
3.1 people
Avg children per household
0.9

Asset ownership

Computer access
81.1%
Fridge ownership
100.0%
Property ownership
0.0%
Geyser ownership
87.5%
Borehole access
4.3%

Home-based economy

Home-based business
2.2%
of households operate a home-based business
WFH full-time
2.7%

How Mabille Park compares

Food insecurity 100% 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 39% below the city average for food expenditure share

Source: City of Cape Town 2024 Household Survey. Survey group: Goodwood. Indicative: nearest survey group used.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Mabille Park?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Mabille Park in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,040 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 Mabille Park residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
74th
Percentile
across Cape Town
29%
Resolved
same day
Single street light out (13%)Power outage (10%)Low pressure (7%)Sewerage overflow (6%)No supply (6%)
Service requests logged 1 040
Requests resolved 79% (825 of 1 040)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 13 days
Source CCT service request database
Municipal complaints

Complaints & top issues

Near city average
Complaint rate How is this calculated? 3038.0 per 1,000 households
Total complaints 1 038
Unresolved 21.0%

Top issues: Street Lights - Single Light Out (131), No Power (106), WAT: Low Pressure (73)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Mabille Park?

Well served

Healthcare access

9 within 5km
Nearest public Kuilsriver Clinic · Community Day Centre · 1.3 km
Nearest private Netcare Kuils River Hospital · Private Hospital · 0.5 km
Public facilities 7
Private facilities 2

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

The nearest fire station to Mabille Park is Kuilsriver, 2.3 km away. The nearest public pool is Bellville South Swimming Pool, 2.8 km away. The nearest clinic is Netcare Kuils River Hospital, 0.5 km away.

Nearest clinic Netcare Kuils River Hospital · 0.5 km
Nearest library Kuilsriver · 1.2 km
Nearest park / open space Naude Street Pos · 0.14 km

Fire station

2.3
km to nearest
fire station
Kuilsriver
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

2.8
km to nearest
public pool
1
pools
within 5 km
8
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

6 adjacent

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

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Mabille Park · -33.9187°S, 18.6697°E

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