Living in Oranjezicht
Oranjezicht is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the City Bowl and inner-city corridor. The 2011 suburb profile records 3 580 residents and 1 638 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
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Oranjezicht
Oranjezicht is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the City Bowl and inner-city corridor. The 2011 suburb profile records 3 580 residents and 1 638 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
Closest suburbs to Oranjezicht
- Oranjezicht0.0 km
- Vredehoek0.8 km
- Gardens1.3 km
- Cape Town CBD1.7 km
- Atlantis Non Urban1.9 km
- Tamboerskloof1.9 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
- GOOD HOPE SEMINARY JUNIORPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.0 km away
- GOOD HOPE SEMINARY HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.2 km away
- JAN VAN RIEBEECK HOËRSKOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.3 km away
- CAPE TOWN HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.3 km away
- GARDENS COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.5 km away
- JAN VAN RIEBEECK PRIMÊRE SKOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.7 km away
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- HAROLD CRESSY HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.7 km away
- TRAFALGAR SECONDARY SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.7 km away
- TAMBOERSKLOOF PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.7 km away
- ST. MARY'S PRIMARY SCHOOL (GARDENS)Primary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.7 km away
- RAHMANIYEH PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 2.2 km away
- VISTA HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 2.3 km away
Amenities
21 in view
- Oranjezicht City Farmgarden; 0.2 km away
- Homestead Parkpark; 0.2 km away
- Will'sconvenience; 0.3 km away
- Van Riebeeck Parkpark; 0.3 km away
- Rocklands Avenue Parkpark; 0.5 km away
- Booth Memorial Hospitalhospital; 0.7 km away
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- Yeoville Sports Groundsports centre; 0.7 km away
- Rugley Road Parkpark; 0.8 km away
- De Waal Parkpark; 0.8 km away
- Gardens Lawn Tennis Clubsports centre; 0.9 km away
- MEDICLINIC CAPE TOWNhealthcare facility; 0.9 km away
- PathCare MediClinic Cape Townhospital; 0.9 km away
- Woolworths Foodsupermarket; 1.1 km away
- Pick n Paysupermarket; 1.1 km away
- Gardens Centremall; 1.1 km away
- Clickspharmacy; 1.1 km away
- Chinn's Corner Pharmacypharmacy; 1.2 km away
- Kloof Street Librarylibrary; 1.3 km away
- OK Minimarksupermarket; 1.3 km away
- Dr. Lionel Jedeikin Alchimia Clinicclinic; 1.3 km away
- Vredehoek Kwiksparconvenience; 1.3 km away
Transport notes
- Good for central trips, but verify parking, congestion, and rail or MyCiTi options before recommending it.
- Use current commute checks because the inner-city corridor changes faster than suburb census baselines.
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 Oranjezicht 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.