Macassar has a safety index of 88 out of 100 (Lower reported crime). This is a relative measure comparing reported crime across Cape Town suburbs, not an absolute safety guarantee. The Macassar precinct recorded approximately 6,628 crimes in the most recent annual period. Absolute crime volume is below the city average.

Is Macassar affordable?

Macassar is among the more affordable suburbs in Cape Town. With a median property value of R680K, it falls in the 21st 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.

Macassar

Safety 88/100 Safer than 92% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 4-600k Top 79% Schools 3 82% matric pass rate Healthcare 4 facilities moderate access Council Below avg complaints 3d median resolution Transport Minibus taxi coverage well-connected area

Data current as of March 2026

#19 Affordable & Safe

The neighbourhood

What's it like to live here?

Macassar is a neighbourhood in Helderberg, Cape Town, where property values place it among the more affordable areas in Cape Town. The area's safety profile is below the city average for reported safety. There are several places of worship in the area. The dominant commuter mode is minibus taxi. Policing falls under the Macassar SAPS precinct.

How is the area changing?

In Macassar, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property values have broadly tracked inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

Macassar is served by schools within reach, and matric results sit below the city average. In this area, service complaints are generally resolved within a few days. The suburb has several healthcare facilities within reasonable distance.

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 Macassar safe?

Lower reported crime

Higher crime Moderate Lower crime

68th percentile among 744 suburbs · relative index, not an absolute safety measure

Very low Absolute crime volume

6 628 reported crimes per year · city median: 10 468

↓ 8.9% vs Q3 2024

Crime is low and falling. This is one of the safer parts of Cape Town, with violent crime well below the city average and a positive year-on-year trend. Contact crime (assault, robbery) dominates the reported crime profile.

Detailed data

Safety index (resident-adjusted) How is this calculated? 88 / 100

Contact crime rate 291,081 per 100k residents

Station population 63 388

Harm rate (per resident) 93/100

Harm volume (absolute) 83/100

Data period Q3 2025/2026 (Oct–Dec 2025)

Source SAPS via DataFirst · CC-BY 4.0

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

Disagree with this score? Challenge the methodology ›

Source: SAPS via DataFirst · Q3 2025/2026

FOR BUYERS & INVESTORS

What do properties cost in Macassar?

21st percentile

Planned development

477 hectares of land in Macassar are earmarked for new development across 20 parcels, primarily Low Density Residential (182ha) and Mixed Use (151ha), and 4 other categories.

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

The median property value in Macassar is R680K. Property values have grown by 4.1% per year since 2018.

A 4.1% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.

Value band distribution – Macassar properties (GV2022)

0-200k

2-400k

4-600k ◀

6-800k

800k-1M

1-1.5M

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 R680,000

Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +4.1% per year ↑ Growing

City-wide value percentile 21st 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 Macassar?

3 schools nearby

Macassar has 3 schools within reach. The area matric pass rate is 81.7%, below the city median of 90.0%. Schools include Marvin Park Primary School.

Adjusted pass rate

81.7%

City median: 90.0%

Schools contributing

287 candidates

Median quintile

Q4-Q5

Marvin Park Primary School

Public · Grades R–7 · 1,357 learners · 33.9:1 learner-educator ratio

Macassar Sek

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,178 learners · 30.2:1 learner-educator ratio

Quintile 5School fees apply

Zandvliet Hoërskool

Public · Grades 8–12 · 1,245 learners · 33.6:1 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 Macassar?

Taxi-connected

Macassar has 29 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (44%).

Taxi connectivity

Connected

29 routes

72nd percentile · 23 destinations

Blackheath, Eerste river, Eerste rivier stasie, Firgrove, Firgrove (via r102), Khayelitsha +17 more

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 44% share reflects a working-class commuter profile – taxi connectivity is a critical economic lifeline, not a lifestyle choice.

Private vehicle

29%

Walking

17%

MyCiTi bus

Minibus taxi

44%

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 (44%)

Source CCT Household Survey 2024

Source: City of Cape Town Open Data · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

What are living conditions in Macassar?

Partial service delivery

Macassar has a service delivery index of 94.7 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 , Macassar survey group (49 households). direct.

Food insecurity affects 29% of households - 1.6× the city average

› Adult food insecurity (29.2%) is 1.6× the city average of 18.3%.› Monthly accommodation expenditure (R439) is 0.3× the city median of R1,674.› Social grants reach 66% of households, providing a critical income safety net.

Food security

Adult food insecurity

29.2%

City median: 18.3%

Child food insecurity

22.9%

City median: 13.0%

Food insecurity prevalence

27.4%

City median: 22.3%

Access to basic services

95 City median: 85

Piped water

88.3%

Flush toilet

95.5%

Weekly refuse

95.0%

Grid electricity

100.0%

Housing & tenure – Mixed tenure community

67 City median: 68

Formal dwellings

67.3%

Owner-occupied

51.6%

Rented

9.8%

Environmental risk – Moderate risk exposure

12 risk index · higher = greater risk · City median: 26

Flooding risk

2.8%

Fire risk

5.9%

Violent crime

1.8%

Non-violent crime

1.8%

Economic structure – Significant material pressure

Food spending share

52.1%

Share of income spent on food
City median: 35.3%
Under pressure, limited discretionary income · 18th percentile

Hardship dimensions

Areas of material need (out of 8)

Grant income share

66.0%

of households receiving grants

Monthly savings

R157

Weighted mean per household

Spending priorities – top priority: Food

Food

68.6%

of households prioritise

Electricity

65.5%

of households prioritise

Petrol/transport

18.4%

of households prioritise

Rent/bond

11.2%

of households prioritise

School fees

7.7%

of households prioritise

Digital inclusion – Mixed-access suburb

Home fibre

35.8%

City median: 46.5%

Mobile only

44.0%

No access

14.8%

Demographics & community

Avg household size

4.5 people

Avg children per household

1.7

Asset ownership

Computer access

25.1%

Fridge ownership

91.9%

Property ownership

0.0%

Geyser ownership

19.7%

Borehole access

0.0%

Home-based economy

Home-based business

21.1%

of households operate a home-based business

How Macassar compares

Food insecurity 1.6× the city average for adult food insecurity

Material hardship 1.5× the city average for material hardship

Income 50% below the city average for median household income

Food spend share 48% above the city average for food expenditure share

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

Energy access

87%

Free basic electricity

5.6%

City median

87% of electricity connections in Macassar 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. 5,373 connections.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in Macassar?

Responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in Macassar in a median of 3 days, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 7,231 service requests to the City of Cape Town.

Computed from City of Cape Town service request data

Below-average municipal responsiveness. A 3-day median resolution is slower than the city median – infrastructure complaints take meaningfully longer to resolve.

Median days to resolve
City median: 1

11th

Percentile
across Cape Town

25%

Resolved
same day

Sewerage overflow (8%)PPM KRN Fault (5%)Plumbing (5%)Power outage (4%)Carpentry (4%)

Service requests logged 7 231

Requests resolved 53% (3 864 of 7 231)

75% resolved within 10 days

90% resolved within 22 days

Source CCT service request database

Community & faith

Places of worship

4 registered

Christian

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? 543.5 per 1,000 households

Total complaints 7 223

Unresolved 47.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (548), PPM KRN Fault (383), Plumbing (382)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near Macassar?

Well served

Healthcare access

4 within 5km

Nearest public Macassar Clinic · Clinic · 1.7 km

Nearest private Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 10.7 km

Public facilities 4

Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to Macassar is Macassar, 1.8 km away. The nearest public pool is Khayelitsha Swimming Pool, 6.6 km away. The nearest clinic is Macassar Clinic, 1.7 km away.

Nearest clinic Macassar Clinic · 1.7 km

Nearest library Macassar · 1.8 km

Nearest park / open space Carnation Greenbelt · 0.19 km