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Neighbourhoods Gauteng Kookrus
52
/ 100

Kookrus

Moderate

Vereeniging, Gauteng

Residential
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49
Safety
74
Schools
50
Transport
18
Amenities
Mixed fit Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
86
Affordability
74
Schools — 10 schools within range
Trade-offs
17
Lifestyle
18
Amenities — 5 amenities mapped nearby
Unknowns
Safety — based on limited evidence
Score dashboard
OSM Jun 2026 · modelled
49
Safety
estimated
86
Affordability
modelled
74
Schools
2020
50
Transport
Jun 2026
18
Amenities
Jun 2026
17
Lifestyle
Jun 2026
68
Property Confidence
RPPI 2010-2023
Flood & earthquake history
🌊 Flood: None on record
🌍 Earthquake: None on record
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Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 4,714 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access
85%
Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)
11%
Has electricity
91%
Regular refuse removal
77%
Water interruptions (past yr)
39%
Less happy than last year
42%
What residents are complaining about

% of households reporting each problem as present in their area.

Illegal rubbish dumping 16%
Littering 30%
Water pollution 15%
Air pollution 17%
Land degradation 21%
Noise pollution 19%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 2,648 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling
80%
Flush toilet
89%
Bucket toilet (backlog)
6%
Electricity for lighting
88%
Regular refuse removal
83%
Home internet access
22%
No internet access
13%
Owns a motor car
43%
Food security

% of households reporting hunger at least sometimes in the past year.

Adult hunger 15%
Child hunger 13%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Quality of life
GCRO Survey · 2023-2024
71
/ 100 overall quality-of-life index
9 residents surveyed
Service delivery 9.9/10
Government satisfaction 4.2/10
Life satisfaction 6.8/10
Health 7.6/10
Perceived safety 6.8/10
Civic participation 6.7/10

Source: GCRO, person-weighted. Perceived safety ≠ measured crime data (see Safety tab).

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Data sources
What each score is built from, and how current it is
Safety
49 Seeded
No SAPS station data for this suburb yet — safety is estimated from data-backed suburbs nearby.
Estimated from nearby areas ·estimated
Affordability
86 Moderate
Average rent as a share of median monthly income.
Stats SA income & rental index ·modelled
Schools
74 Moderate
Real schools within range by phase (primary/secondary/pre-primary), weighted toward secondary.
DBE National Masterlist of Schools (2020) ·2020
Transport
50 Strong
Density of public-transport stops and stations.
OpenStreetMap transport nodes ·Jun 2026
Amenities
18 Strong
Daily-convenience density: shops, food, healthcare, community.
OpenStreetMap & Google Places ·Jun 2026
Lifestyle
17 Strong
Parks, food culture, and community sentiment once reviews accrue.
OSM green space + resident sentiment ·Jun 2026
Property Confidence
68 Strong
Directional year-on-year price movement — not a valuation.
Stats SA Residential Property Price Index ·RPPI 2010-2023