Living in Ysterplaat Airbase
Ysterplaat Airbase is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the west and northwest corridor. The 2011 suburb profile records 838 residents and 123 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
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Ysterplaat Airbase
Ysterplaat Airbase is an official City of Cape Town census suburb in the west and northwest corridor. The 2011 suburb profile records 838 residents and 123 households, which KhayaList uses as the suburb-level baseline before layering in market estimates.
Closest suburbs to Ysterplaat Airbase
- Ysterplaat Airbase0.0 km
- Dunoon0.1 km
- Milnerton Non Urban0.4 km
- Doornbach0.5 km
- Marconi Beam1.7 km
- Phoenix1.9 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
- SEAMOUNT PRIMARYPrimary School; METRO NORTH; 1.1 km away
- MILNERTON HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO NORTH; 1.5 km away
- MILNERTON PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO NORTH; 1.7 km away
- MARCONI BEAM PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO NORTH; 1.8 km away
- SINENJONGO HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO NORTH; 2.1 km away
- TABLE VIEW PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO NORTH; 2.9 km away
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- TABLE VIEW HOËRSKOOLSecondary School; METRO NORTH; 3.0 km away
- BOSMANSDAM HOËRSKOOLSecondary School; METRO NORTH; 3.1 km away
- EDISON CENTURY CITY HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO NORTH; 3.1 km away
- WOLRAAD WOLTEMADE PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO NORTH; 3.4 km away
- BOSMANSDAM PRIMARY SCHOOLPrimary School; METRO NORTH; 3.4 km away
- SUNRIDGE CIRCLE HIGH SCHOOLSecondary School; METRO NORTH; 3.6 km away
Amenities
22 in view
- Woolworths Foodsupermarket; 0.5 km away
- The Paddocks Shopping Centremall; 0.5 km away
- Clickspharmacy; 0.5 km away
- Supersparsupermarket; 0.5 km away
- Quickshopconvenience; 0.6 km away
- Ocean Squaremall; 0.6 km away
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- Cape Grand Chinamall; 0.7 km away
- Milnerton MediClinichospital; 0.9 km away
- MEDICLINIC MILNERTONhealthcare facility; 1.0 km away
- Milnerton Public Librarylibrary; 1.1 km away
- Shell Selectconvenience; 1.5 km away
- Joe Slovo Recreation Centrecommunity centre; 1.8 km away
- Montague Action Arena & Bounce Worldsports centre; 1.9 km away
- Pienaar Road Parkpark; 2.1 km away
- Milnerton Aquatic Clubsports centre; 2.5 km away
- Elegance Road Parkpark; 2.7 km away
- Breezand Parkpark; 2.8 km away
- The Fitness Zonesports centre; 2.8 km away
- Hawk Crescent Parkpark; 2.8 km away
- Study Street Parkpark; 2.9 km away
- Milnerton Community Centrecommunity centre; 3.1 km away
- Leibrandt Van Niekerk Community Hallcommunity centre; 3.1 km away
Transport notes
- The west side can work well for road-based routines, but public transport should be checked route by route.
- Century City and Milnerton-adjacent areas need parking and congestion checks before committing.
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 Ysterplaat Airbase 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.