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Neighbourhoods Gauteng Parkhurst
82
/ 100

Parkhurst

Strong

Johannesburg, Gauteng

Residential 5,000–10,000
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Recommended Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
100
Affordability
91
Lifestyle
89
Amenities — 80 amenities mapped nearby
What's happening
Local & city news, notices and alerts
‘We’re terrified all the time’: Fear and anger in South Africa after nine women’s bodies found The Independent
A series of gruesome discoveries in Johannesburg have put renewed focus on gender-based violence in the country. But campaigners tell Maira Butt that women have been raising the alarm for years yet little is being done
2 days ago Read article
England prioritising South Africa Tests: Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue may not play Australia T20Is Hindustan Times
The five-T20I series will be played in November-December, and just a couple of weeks later, the first Test in South Africa kicks off at Johannesburg. | Cricket
2 days ago Read article
Grim discoveries of murdered women spark fear in South Africa The Nation
JOHANNESBURG  -  “What we are going to do, I have no idea,” sobs Nokwanda Matshikiza, reflecting on the murder of her niece Dineo Motapane.
2 days ago Read article
'It has to stop': runners protest women's murders in S.Africa district Bangkok Post
KEMPTON PARK (SOUTH AFRICA) - Hundreds of runners gathered Saturday in South Africa's Kempton Park, near Johannesburg, where the body of a 38-year-old mother was discovered earlier this month -- one of nine woman to be murdered in the district in two months.
3 days ago Read article
Fear and anger in South Africa as bodies of nine women found: What we know Al Jazeera
Police examining ‘all possibilities’ as women in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, fear murders could be linked.
3 days ago Read article
Data confidence
High coverage
95

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
25 pts
demographic alignment
5 pts
Verified schools
17 inside · 54 nearby
official_schools
school · verified 2026-09-22
Source
Score dashboard
SAPS 2022-2023 · OSM Sep 2026 · Stats SA 2024
80
Safety
Top 31%
2022-2023
100
Affordability
Top 2%
Stats SA 2024
82
Schools
Top 27%
2020
58
Transport
Top 10%
Sep 2026
89
Amenities
Top 1%
Sep 2026
91
Lifestyle
Top 1%
Sep 2026
68
Property Confidence
Bottom 48%
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?

Parkhurst scores 82/100 for schools and 80/100 for safety — the two factors families weigh most. Its strongest areas are safety and affordability. No dimension scores in the concerning range.

Generated by AI · 3 weeks ago

Population (Census 2022)

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

4,694,290 people in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Black African 85%
Coloured 5%
Indian or Asian 3%
White 7%
Other 0%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 1,285 households surveyed in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access
88%
Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)
10%
Has electricity
91%
Regular refuse removal
83%
Water interruptions (past yr)
45%
Less happy than last year
43%
What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 17%
Littering 40%
Water pollution 27%
Air pollution 26%
Land degradation 34%
Noise pollution 30%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 128,969 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling
73%
Flush toilet
90%
Bucket toilet (backlog)
3%
Electricity for lighting
91%
Regular refuse removal
88%
Home internet access
18%
No internet access
14%
Owns a motor car
30%
Food security

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

Adult hunger 22%
Child hunger 20%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Quality of life
GCRO Survey · 2023-2024
74
/ 100 overall quality-of-life index
8 residents surveyed
Service delivery 10.0/10
Government satisfaction 5.3/10
Life satisfaction 7.3/10
Health 7.8/10
Perceived safety 6.4/10
Civic participation 5.1/10

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

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