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Neighbourhoods Gauteng Garsfontein
79
/ 100

Garsfontein

Strong

Pretoria, Gauteng

Residential 20,000–50,000 2 months ago
94
Safety
82
Schools
18
Transport
80
Amenities
Score dashboard
SAPS 2022-2023 · OSM Jun 2026 · Stats SA 2024
94
Safety
2022-2023
100
Affordability
Stats SA 2024
82
Schools
2020
18
Transport
Jun 2026
80
Amenities
Jun 2026
79
Lifestyle
Jun 2026
61
Property Confidence
RPPI 2010-2023
Flood & earthquake history
🌊 Flood: None on record
🌍 Earthquake: None on record
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Is this area good for families?

Garsfontein scores 82/100 for schools and 94/100 for safety — the two factors families weigh most. Its strongest areas are safety and affordability. Be mindful of weaker transport scores before committing.

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Population (Census 2022)

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality — for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

3,966,170 people in City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Black African 83%
Coloured 2%
Indian or Asian 2%
White 13%
Other 0%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 1,031 households surveyed in City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access
78%
Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)
19%
Has electricity
94%
Regular refuse removal
57%
Water interruptions (past yr)
33%
Less happy than last year
37%
What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 14%
Littering 24%
Water pollution 13%
Air pollution 10%
Land degradation 20%
Noise pollution 14%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 90,787 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling
69%
Flush toilet
79%
Bucket toilet (backlog)
3%
Electricity for lighting
89%
Regular refuse removal
79%
Home internet access
21%
No internet access
15%
Owns a motor car
40%
Food security

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

Adult hunger 22%
Child hunger 19%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Quality of life
GCRO Survey · 2023-2024
72
/ 100 overall quality-of-life index
29 residents surveyed
Service delivery 9.9/10
Government satisfaction 3.4/10
Life satisfaction 7.4/10
Health 7.1/10
Perceived safety 6.2/10
Civic participation 6.6/10

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

Natural hazards & flood/earthquake history
GDACS
No significant hazards on record
No notable floods or earthquakes recorded near this area since 2006.

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