Living in Pelikan Park
Pelikan Park is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the Cape Flats and metro east. The 2011 suburb profile records 12 552 residents and 3 261 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
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Pelikan Park
Pelikan Park is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the Cape Flats and metro east. The 2011 suburb profile records 12 552 residents and 3 261 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
Closest suburbs to Pelikan Park
- Pelikan Park0.0 km
- Lotus River2.8 km
- Grassy Park3.6 km
- Vrygrond4.5 km
- Lavender Hill4.6 km
- Parkwood5.0 km
What to check before viewing homes in Pelikan Park
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Budget fit
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Daily routine
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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
- PELICAN PARK PRIMARYPrimary School; METRO SOUTH; 0.7 km away
- STRANDFONTEIN PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO SOUTH; 2.1 km away
- STRANDFONTEIN SEKONDERSecondary School; METRO SOUTH; 2.2 km away
- PELICAN PARK HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO SOUTH; 2.3 km away
- DENNEGEUR PRIMARY SCHOOL (STRANDFONTEIN)Primary School; METRO SOUTH; 2.6 km away
- ZEEKOEVLEI SECONDARY SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO SOUTH; 2.7 km away
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- ZEEKOEVLEI PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO SOUTH; 2.9 km away
- ST. CLEMENTS RC PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO SOUTH; 3.3 km away
- BUCK ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO SOUTH; 3.3 km away
- SID G. RULE PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO SOUTH; 3.4 km away
- LOTUS RIVER PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO SOUTH; 3.7 km away
- DIE DUINE PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO SOUTH; 3.7 km away
Amenities
23 in view
- Pearl Street Parkpark; 0.2 km away
- Pelikan Park Satellite Clinicclinic; 0.5 km away
- Pelican Park Community Hallcommunity centre; 0.6 km away
- Pelikan Park Librarylibrary; 0.7 km away
- Pelikan Park CDCclinic; 1.1 km away
- Shopritesupermarket; 1.4 km away
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- #OneHealthCaredoctors; 1.4 km away
- Pelikan Park Mallmall; 1.4 km away
- Tristan Crescent Parkpark; 1.4 km away
- Clickspharmacy; 1.5 km away
- St Helena Close Parkpark; 1.6 km away
- Dr Hassan Goolamdoctors; 1.6 km away
- Dr Hayley Jamesdentist; 1.6 km away
- Dr J Lalloodoctors; 1.6 km away
- Clipper Road Parkpark; 1.7 km away
- KwikSPARsupermarket; 1.7 km away
- 18 14th Avepark; 1.7 km away
- Fair Dealsupermarket; 1.7 km away
- 7 Sterretjiepark; 1.8 km away
- Wavecrest Avenue Parkpark; 1.8 km away
- JEQ Gardengarden; 1.8 km away
- Strandfontein Librarylibrary; 2.1 km away
- Strandfontein Community Hallcommunity centre; 2.2 km away
Transport notes
- Use Metrorail, MyCiTi, and road-corridor checks route by route before recommending the area for commuting.
- These pages are most useful as a decision baseline, not a live safety or affordability verdict.
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 Pelikan Park 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.