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New Macassar

Safety 88/100 Safer than 92% of Cape Town suburbs (relative) Property 4-600k Top 84% Healthcare 2 facilities within 5 km Council Below 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?

New 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 is a place 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 New Macassar, crime is declining based on the most recent quarterly comparison. Property value growth has lagged behind inflation between valuation rolls.

What should buyers know?

School and matric pass rate data is limited for New Macassar. In this area, the City typically resolves service complaints promptly. 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 New Macassar safe?

Lower reported 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 New Macassar 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 New Macassar?

16th percentile

The median property value in New Macassar is R550K. Property values have grown by 2.4% per year since 2018.

A 2.4% annual growth rate (CAGR) over the valuation period.
Value band distribution – New Macassar 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 R550,000
Value growth (CAGR 2018–2022) +2.4% per year
City-wide value percentile 16th percentile
Dominant value band 4-600k
Source CCT GV 2022 · Open Data Policy 27781

Source: City of Cape Town GV2022

Source: DBE EMIS · Q2 2025

FOR COMMUTERS

How connected is New Macassar?

Taxi-connected

New Macassar has 19 minibus taxi routes. The most common way people get to work is by minibus taxi (44%).

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
19 routes
60th percentile · 18 destinations
Blackheath, Eerste river, Eerste rivier stasie, Firgrove, Khayelitsha, Kramat +12 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
9%
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 New Macassar?

Partial service delivery

New 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
2
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 New 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.

Source: City of Cape Town household survey · 2024

FOR RESIDENTS

How responsive are municipal services in New Macassar?

Highly responsive

The City of Cape Town resolves service requests in New Macassar in a median of 1 day, compared to the city-wide median of 1 day. This is based on 1,074 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 New Macassar residents experience responsive municipal service – a signal of well-maintained infrastructure and efficient complaint routing.
1
Median days to resolve
City median: 1
78th
Percentile
across Cape Town
32%
Resolved
same day
Sewerage overflow (21%)Customer reconnection request (8%)Customer : Reconnection Request (6%)Leak at meter/stopcock 20mm below (6%)Indigent Application (6%)
Service requests logged 1 074
Requests resolved 79% (849 of 1 074)
75% resolved within 5 days
90% resolved within 13 days
Source CCT service request database
Community & faith

Places of worship

1 registered
Christian
1

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 1 074
Unresolved 21.0%

Top issues: SEW: Blocked/Overflow (221), MTR: Customer Reconnection Request (85), Customer : Reconnection Request (67)

Source: City of Cape Town C3 service requests

FOR FAMILIES

What services are near New Macassar?

Well served

Healthcare access

2 within 5km
Nearest public Macassar Clinic · Clinic · 0.7 km
Nearest private Mediclinic Strand · Private Hospital · 9.7 km
Public facilities 2
Private facilities 0

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

The nearest fire station to New Macassar is Macassar, 0.7 km away. The nearest public pool is Khayelitsha Swimming Pool, 7.7 km away. The nearest clinic is Macassar Clinic, 0.7 km away.

Nearest clinic Macassar Clinic · 0.7 km
Nearest library Macassar · 0.8 km
Nearest park / open space Brighton 2 · 0.11 km

Fire station

0.7
km to nearest
fire station
Macassar
community station
within-5km
response
category

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

Public swimming pools

7.7
km to nearest
public pool
0
pools
within 5 km
2
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

1 adjacent

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

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