Living in Hout Bay
Hout Bay is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in a mixed-use Cape Town suburb. The 2011 suburb profile records 17 329 residents and 5 709 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
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Hout Bay
Hout Bay is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in a mixed-use Cape Town suburb. The 2011 suburb profile records 17 329 residents and 5 709 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
Closest suburbs to Hout Bay
- Hout Bay0.0 km
- Imizamo Yethu1.7 km
- Llandudno4.0 km
- Constantia5.8 km
- Noordhoek6.9 km
- Tokai8.2 km
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Budget fit
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Census context
Current area-level census data uses the latest official City of Cape Town precinct profile where available. The 2011 suburb profile remains the named suburb source for comparison.
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Last updated 2026-06-21. Source band C.
* Source grading and estimate notes live in Methodology.
Schools nearby
9 in view
- KRONENDAL PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.6 km away
- HOUT BAY PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.5 km away
- SILIKAMVA HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.5 km away
- HOUTBAAI SEKONDÊRSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.6 km away
- SENTINEL PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.7 km away
- DISA PRIMARY SCHOOL (HOUT BAY)Primary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.8 km away
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- ORANJEKLOOF MOR PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 2.4 km away
- NOWERS HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMYSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 2.7 km away
- LLANDUDNO PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 3.9 km away
Amenities
22 in view
- Woolworthssupermarket; 0.1 km away
- Clickspharmacy; 0.2 km away
- Mainstream Shopping Centremall; 0.2 km away
- Pick n Paysupermarket; 0.2 km away
- Hout Bay Public Librarylibrary; 0.3 km away
- Wheelers Pharmacypharmacy; 0.3 km away
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- Hout Bay Shopping Centremall; 0.3 km away
- Checkerssupermarket; 0.3 km away
- Fresh Stopconvenience; 0.4 km away
- Body Solidsports centre; 0.5 km away
- Shell Selectconvenience; 0.5 km away
- Hout Bay Family Medical Centerdoctors; 0.5 km away
- Shopping Mallmall; 0.6 km away
- Sentinal Pharmacypharmacy; 0.6 km away
- Albert Road Parkpark; 1.2 km away
- Dr. G. Stocktonclinic; 1.3 km away
- Imizamo Yethu Community Hall (Yellow Hall)community centre; 1.4 km away
- Tradtional Healerpharmacy; 1.6 km away
- HOUT BAY CLINIChealthcare facility; 1.6 km away
- Imizamo Yethu Librarylibrary; 1.6 km away
- Hout Bay Civic Centrecommunity centre; 1.7 km away
- Hout Bay Recreation Centrecommunity centre; 1.7 km away
Transport notes
- Use route-level transport, utility, and live-market checks before making a final decision.
- This profile is a research baseline, not a replacement for active listing verification.
Safety notes
- No unsupported safety score is published here. Use official SAPS or precinct-level context and local review before drawing conclusions.
Sources
- City of Cape Town open data layer 82City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 164City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- OpenStreetMap named amenitiesOpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- 2011 Census Suburb Hout Bay ProfileCity of Cape Town / Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- Census 2022: Cape Town ProfileCity of Cape Town / Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- WCED public ordinary schoolsWestern Cape Government. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town MyCiTi stopsCity of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 21City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 24City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 27City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 28City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 44City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- City of Cape Town open data layer 81City of Cape Town. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
* Source grading and estimate notes live in Methodology.