Living in Kuils River
Kuils River is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the northern suburbs. The 2011 suburb profile records 69 515 residents and 19 053 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
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Kuils River
Kuils River is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the northern suburbs. The 2011 suburb profile records 69 515 residents and 19 053 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
Closest suburbs to Kuils River
- Kuils River0.0 km
- Bellville Non Urban1.6 km
- Kuils River Small Holdings1.7 km
- Bellville Park1.7 km
- Bellville Teachers' Training College1.7 km
- Fisantekraal1.7 km
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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
12 in view
- VREDEKLOOF PRIMARYPrimary School; METRO EAST; 0.8 km away
- STELLENBERG HOËRSKOOLSecondary School; METRO NORTH; 0.9 km away
- BRACKENFELL PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 1.6 km away
- BRACKENFELL HOËRSKOOLSecondary School; METRO EAST; 1.7 km away
- EVERSDAL PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO NORTH; 1.8 km away
- GENE LOUW PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO NORTH; 1.9 km away
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- SCOTTSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 3.1 km away
- FAIRMONT HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO NORTH; 3.1 km away
- BELLPARK PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 3.3 km away
- BELLVILLE HOËRSKOOLSecondary School; METRO EAST; 3.3 km away
- KENRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO NORTH; 3.4 km away
- BASTION PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO EAST; 3.4 km away
Amenities
22 in view
- Montague Parkpark; 0.5 km away
- Lancia Parkpark; 0.8 km away
- Chateau Parkpark; 0.9 km away
- Haarlem Parkpark; 0.9 km away
- Peperboom Parkpark; 0.9 km away
- Olyf Parkpark; 1.0 km away
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- Wessel Lourens Parkpark; 1.0 km away
- Lista Parkpark; 1.0 km away
- Vredekloof Sentrummall; 1.1 km away
- Glengarry Retail villagemall; 1.3 km away
- Pick n Paysupermarket; 1.3 km away
- Quickshopconvenience; 1.4 km away
- Clickspharmacy; 1.4 km away
- Woolworths Foodssupermarket; 1.4 km away
- Doctors Surgerydoctors; 1.4 km away
- Millennium Mallmall; 1.4 km away
- Talha Supermarketsupermarket; 1.4 km away
- Sparsupermarket; 1.6 km away
- Brackenfell Librarylibrary; 1.9 km away
- BRACKENFELL CLINIChealthcare facility; 2.0 km away
- Brackenfell Civic Centrecommunity centre; 2.0 km away
- Danie de Villiers Surgerydoctors; 2.6 km away
Transport notes
- Useful for N1 and northern-corridor routines, but still check route-by-route public transport before selling car-free living.
- The northern suburbs are best treated as a road and school-network decision first.
Safety notes
- No unsupported safety score is published here. Use official SAPS or precinct-level context and local review before drawing conclusions.
Sources
- 2011 Census Suburb Kuils River 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.
- 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.
* Source grading and estimate notes live in Methodology.