Living in Tamboerskloof
Tamboerskloof is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the City Bowl and inner-city corridor. The 2011 suburb profile records 2 984 residents and 1 506 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
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Tamboerskloof
Tamboerskloof is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the City Bowl and inner-city corridor. The 2011 suburb profile records 2 984 residents and 1 506 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
Closest suburbs to Tamboerskloof
- Tamboerskloof0.0 km
- Gardens0.6 km
- Cape Town CBD1.0 km
- Schotschekloof1.2 km
- Atlantis Non Urban1.5 km
- Knole Park1.6 km
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Census context
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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
- TAMBOERSKLOOF PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.3 km away
- JAN VAN RIEBEECK PRIMÊRE SKOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.4 km away
- VISTA HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.6 km away
- JAN VAN RIEBEECK HOËRSKOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.6 km away
- ST. PAUL'S PRIMARY SCHOOL (BO-KAAP)Primary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.8 km away
- CAPE TOWN HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.9 km away
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- GARDENS COMMERCIAL HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 0.9 km away
- GOOD HOPE SEMINARY HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.1 km away
- ST. MARY'S PRIMARY SCHOOL (GARDENS)Primary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.2 km away
- SCHOTSCHEKLOOF MOS PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.3 km away
- GOOD HOPE SEMINARY JUNIORPrimary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.7 km away
- HAROLD CRESSY HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO CENTRAL; 1.7 km away
Amenities
23 in view
- Burnside Road Parkpark; 0.1 km away
- Kloof Nek Grocerconvenience; 0.2 km away
- Doctors on Kloofdoctors; 0.3 km away
- Woolworths Foodsupermarket; 0.4 km away
- Lifestyles on Kloofmall; 0.4 km away
- Wellness Warehousesupermarket; 0.4 km away
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- The Zone Fitness Gym for Womensports centre; 0.4 km away
- Bloomschemist; 0.5 km away
- Checkerssupermarket; 0.5 km away
- Sparsupermarket; 0.6 km away
- Kloofnek Superetteconvenience; 0.7 km away
- FreshStopconvenience; 0.7 km away
- Dr. Lionel Jedeikin Alchimia Clinicclinic; 0.7 km away
- Long Street Swimming Poolswimming pool; 0.7 km away
- Long Street Bathssports centre; 0.7 km away
- Kloof Street Librarylibrary; 0.7 km away
- Kloof Street Parkpark; 0.7 km away
- The Paddocksgarden; 0.9 km away
- Centre for the Booklibrary; 0.9 km away
- Spes Bona Girls Residence gardengarden; 0.9 km away
- Lower De Waal Parkpark; 0.9 km away
- Mediclinic Cape Townhospital; 1.0 km away
- PathCare MediClinic Cape Townhospital; 1.0 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 Tamboerskloof 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.