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Tuinsig

Strong

Stellenbosch, Western Cape

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Worth shortlisting Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
94
Affordability
82
Property confidence
80
Safety — 2,373 reported incidents in the latest period
Trade-offs
50
Transport
50
Amenities
Unknowns
Transport — no source available yet
Amenities — no source available yet
Lifestyle — no source available yet
What's happening
Local & city news, notices and alerts
Why financial literacy matters for small business owners Mail & Guardian
A study by Stellenbosch University highlights how practical financial literacy workshops empower small business owners in South Africa, addressing key hurdles like budgeting, record-keeping, and cash flow management.
1 week ago Read article
From student digs to PSG buyout: How ButtaNutt was built News24
In his second year of studying mechanical engineering at Stellenbosch University, Antoine van Heerden started a health food brand that would go on to be sold in 1 500 stores around the country.
3 weeks ago Read article
SA’s first Einstein fellow: Stellenbosch lecturer’s journey from Delft to Germany News24
A Stellenbosch University lecturer has become the first South African academic to be selected for the prestigious Albert Einstein Fellowship in Germany – and she will use the opportunity to tell stories rooted in the lives, histories, and identities of people from communities such as the Cape Flats.
3 weeks ago Read article
Data confidence
Moderate coverage
70

Coverage confidence reflects geographic matching, source authority, freshness, record coverage, and demographic alignment. It is not a liveability score.

geography
25 pts
source authority
20 pts
freshness
10 pts
record coverage
10 pts
demographic alignment
5 pts
Reliable enriched schools, amenity details, ratings, and official area demographics are not available for this suburb yet. Existing evidence elsewhere on this page remains visible; missing facts are not estimated.
Score dashboard
SAPS 2022-2023 · modelled
80
Safety
Top 31%
2022-2023
94
Affordability
Top 37%
modelled
65
Schools
Top 47%
2020
50
Transport
Bottom 45%
pending
50
Amenities
Bottom 44%
pending
50
Lifestyle
Bottom 42%
pending
82
Property Confidence
Top 25%
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 1,772 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access
96%
Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)
2%
Has electricity
98%
Regular refuse removal
88%
Water interruptions (past yr)
22%
Less happy than last year
36%
What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 9%
Littering 27%
Water pollution 10%
Air pollution 11%
Land degradation 14%
Noise pollution 14%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 2,949 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling
72%
Flush toilet
81%
Bucket toilet (backlog)
3%
Electricity for lighting
92%
Regular refuse removal
73%
Home internet access
15%
No internet access
25%
Owns a motor car
31%
Food security

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

Adult hunger 17%
Child hunger 16%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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