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Griekwastad

Moderate

Kimberley, Northern Cape

Mixed Use

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Worth shortlisting Based on 7 scored dimensions

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Property confidence

Affordability

Safety — 238 reported incidents in the latest period

Trade-offs

Schools — 3 schools within range

Transport

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Transport — no source available yet

Amenities — no source available yet

Lifestyle — no source available yet

What's happening

Local & city news, notices and alerts

Boost for Woodside’s Browse LNG project as Japan firm inks deal Australian Financial Review

Osaka Gas’ deal to buy into Woodside’s Browse LNG points to growing traction for the contentious plan to develop the huge gas fields off the Kimberley coast.

4 days ago Read article

profit counselling service with saving career ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A remote area nurse who has previously worked across the Pilbara and Kimberley is encouraging other regional nurses and midwives to seek peer-to-peer counselling if experiencing burnout, anxiety or isolation.

4 days ago Read article

Kimberley Municipal Election Forum Sept. 24 East Kootenay News

Kimberley Municipal Election Forum Sept. 24

5 days ago Read article

City reaches milestone on Kimberley Avenue East Kootenay News

City reaches milestone on Kimberley Avenue

6 days ago Read article

Newcastle post office robbers grabbed woman's neck, threatened her with knife and hit her Evening Chronicle

Kimberley Ridley raided a local shop with an accomplice and left a worker terrified

1 week ago Read article

Data confidence

Moderate coverage

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

20 pts

record coverage

6 pts

demographic alignment

5 pts

Verified schools

2 inside · 1 nearby

Karrikama HoËRskool

Secondary · Inside suburb

inside

Directions official_schools

Anderson PrimÊRe Skool

Primary · Inside suburb

inside

Directions official_schools

Griquatown Intermediate School

Intermediate · 2.3 km away

nearby

Directions official_schools

Data sources

Report incorrect data

official_schools

school · verified 2026-09-22

Source

Score dashboard

SAPS 2022-2023 · modelled

Safety

Top 14%

2022-2023

Affordability

Bottom 1%

modelled

Schools

Bottom 45%

2020

Transport

Bottom 45%

pending

Amenities

Bottom 44%

pending

Lifestyle

Bottom 42%

pending

Property Confidence

Top 14%

RPPI 2010-2023

Flood & earthquake history

🌊 Flood: None on record

🌍 Earthquake: None on record

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AI neighbourhood summary

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Is this area good for families?

Griekwastad scores 43/100 for schools and 82/100 for safety — the two factors families weigh most. Its strongest areas are safety and affordability. Be mindful of weaker schools scores before committing.

Generated by AI · 2 months ago

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 834 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

71%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

24%

Has electricity

94%

Regular refuse removal

60%

Water interruptions (past yr)

79%

Less happy than last year

30%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 38%

Littering 46%

Water pollution 26%

Air pollution 26%

Land degradation 40%

Noise pollution 20%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 996 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling

52%

Flush toilet

75%

Bucket toilet (backlog)

10%

Electricity for lighting

88%

Regular refuse removal

78%

Home internet access

No internet access

40%

Owns a motor car

25%

Food security

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

Adult hunger 22%

Child hunger 22%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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Load-shedding

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National status

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Safety & crime

SAPS Precinct

Griekwastad

Total incidents

238

Violent crime

88 -47

Burglary & robbery

65 +3

Property crime

57 -7

Vehicle crime

10 +4

Other

18 +12

Most reported crimes

Burglary Res

Other Theft

Assault Gbh

Burglary Nonres

Common Assault

Drug Crime

Kidnapping

Stock Theft

Reporting history (2008–2023)

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Total Burglary share Latest period

Source: SAPS crime statistics, SAPACR dataset (2008–2023). South African Police Service.

Nearest police stations

Griekwastad 190 m

Straight-line distances from suburb centre. Source: OpenStreetMap.

Flood & earthquake

🌊 No flood history

🌍 No earthquake history

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Nearby schools

DBE National Masterlist 2020 · within 5km

Schools within 5 km

Closest school

289 m

School mix

3 public · 0 independent

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Amenities & transport

OpenStreetMap

Amenity data is being gathered from OpenStreetMap.

Natural hazards & flood/earthquake history

GDACS

No significant hazards on record

No notable floods or earthquakes recorded near this area since 2006.

Affordability

Estimated

Estimated figures — modelled from NeighbourhoodIQ score and area type. No suburb-level Stats SA survey exists. Use as a rough planning guide, not a valuation.

Avg monthly rent

R8,502

Median income

R23,980

Avg property price

R850,200

Price trend YoY

+2.5%

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Monthly income

Deposit available

Median household income in Northern Cape (Stats SA GHS 2022) R4,730/mo

Official house price index — Northern Cape Stats SA RPPI, 2010–2023

Price index by period: 2010-01: 51.6, 2010-02: 51.4, 2010-03: 51.1, 2010-04: 50.8, 2010-05: 50.3, 2010-06: 50.1, 2010-07: 50.2, 2010-08: 51.1, 2010-09: 52.6, 2010-10: 54.2, 2010-11: 55.6, 2010-12: 56.4, 2011-01: 56.8, 2011-02: 56.9, 2011-03: 56.9, 2011-04: 57.2, 2011-05: 57.7, 2011-06: 58.4, 2011-07: 58.9, 2011-08: 59.1, 2011-09: 59.2, 2011-10: 59.4, 2011-11: 59.9, 2011-12: 60.5, 2012-01: 61.1, 2012-02: 61.5, 2012-03: 61.6, 2012-04: 61.5, 2012-05: 61.3, 2012-06: 61.3, 2012-07: 61.4, 2012-08: 61.5, 2012-09: 61.5, 2012-10: 61.4, 2012-11: 61.5, 2012-12: 62.0, 2013-01: 62.8, 2013-02: 64.0, 2013-03: 65.1, 2013-04: 65.8, 2013-05: 66.1, 2013-06: 66.1, 2013-07: 66.1, 2013-08: 66.3, 2013-09: 66.9, 2013-10: 67.8, 2013-11: 68.8, 2013-12: 69.5, 2014-01: 69.9, 2014-02: 70.4, 2014-03: 71.2, 2014-04: 72.1, 2014-05: 73.2, 2014-06: 74.5, 2014-07: 76.1, 2014-08: 77.6, 2014-09: 78.8, 2014-10: 79.7, 2014-11: 80.3, 2014-12: 80.6, 2015-01: 80.8, 2015-02: 80.9, 2015-03: 81.2, 2015-04: 81.8, 2015-05: 82.7, 2015-06: 83.3, 2015-07: 83.6, 2015-08: 83.8, 2015-09: 83.9, 2015-10: 84.0, 2015-11: 83.9, 2015-12: 84.0, 2016-01: 84.3, 2016-02: 84.8, 2016-03: 85.6, 2016-04: 86.4, 2016-05: 87.1, 2016-06: 87.5, 2016-07: 87.6, 2016-08: 87.1, 2016-09: 86.2, 2016-10: 85.5, 2016-11: 85.5, 2016-12: 86.3, 2017-01: 87.6, 2017-02: 88.8, 2017-03: 89.5, 2017-04: 89.7, 2017-05: 89.6, 2017-06: 89.4, 2017-07: 89.7, 2017-08: 90.8, 2017-09: 92.4, 2017-10: 94.2, 2017-11: 95.1, 2017-12: 95.2, 2018-01: 94.5, 2018-02: 93.7, 2018-03: 93.1, 2018-04: 92.9, 2018-05: 93.3, 2018-06: 93.9, 2018-07: 94.4, 2018-08: 94.4, 2018-09: 93.9, 2018-10: 92.9, 2018-11: 92.0, 2018-12: 91.5, 2019-01: 91.2, 2019-02: 91.3, 2019-03: 91.9, 2019-04: 92.6, 2019-05: 93.3, 2019-06: 93.7, 2019-07: 94.1, 2019-08: 94.2, 2019-09: 94.2, 2019-10: 94.4, 2019-11: 94.8, 2019-12: 95.5, 2020-01: 96.2, 2020-02: 96.2, 2020-03: 95.6, 2020-04: 94.7, 2020-05: 94.0, 2020-06: 93.6, 2020-07: 93.8, 2020-08: 94.9, 2020-09: 96.5, 2020-10: 98.1, 2020-11: 99.3, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.5, 2021-02: 101.2, 2021-03: 101.8, 2021-04: 102.1, 2021-05: 102.2, 2021-06: 102.0, 2021-07: 101.4, 2021-08: 100.5, 2021-09: 99.7, 2021-10: 99.3, 2021-11: 100.2, 2021-12: 99.9, 2022-01: 99.4, 2022-02: 100.6, 2022-03: 102.1, 2022-04: 103.9, 2022-05: 105.3, 2022-06: 106.2, 2022-07: 106.5, 2022-08: 106.5, 2022-09: 106.7, 2022-10: 107.4, 2022-11: 108.4, 2022-12: 109.3, 2023-01: 109.6

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