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Gemdene

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Kimberley, Free State

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Worth shortlisting Based on 7 scored dimensions

Best reasons

100

Affordability

Safety — 6,187 reported incidents in the latest period

Schools — 67 schools within range

Trade-offs

Transport

What's happening

Local & city news, notices and alerts

Success of Kimberley youth night spaces labelled a 'blueprint' for region's crime issues ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Community leaders say youth night centres in Broome and Fitzroy Crossing have significantly reduced youth crime. Advocates hope a new temporary hub in Kununurra will deliver the same outcome for young people.

2 days ago Read article

Kimberly Guilfoyle and the MAGA swamp The Spectator

Kimberley Guilfoyle has been fired as an ambassador. Her demands for cash are just the most brazen examples of Trump administration averice.

3 days ago Read article

Olympus Shares Drop by Most Since 2011 After New FDA Warning MarketScreener

By Kimberley Kao Olympus shares suffered their biggest one-day drop in nearly 15 years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new warning following inspections of some facilities....

3 days ago Read article

Woodside, activists face off again as heat rises in latest Browse gas fields bid ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The giant resource basin off WA's Kimberley coast has eluded oil and gas players for decades, and fresh analysis argues it should stay that way, despite a last-ditch bid by Woodside and its partners to seize the prize.

4 days ago Read article

Chinese nationals avoid jail over failed people smuggling attempt near remote air base ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The trio were behind the arrival of a boatload of Chinese nationals found near a remote air base in Western Australia's far northern Kimberley in 2024.

4 days ago Read article

Data confidence

High 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

25 pts

demographic alignment

Primary · 1.1 km away

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Source

Score dashboard

SAPS 2022-2023 · OSM Oct 2026 · modelled

Safety

Top 10%

2022-2023

100

Affordability

Top 2%

modelled

Schools

Top 27%

2020

Transport

Bottom 38%

Oct 2026

Amenities

Top 8%

Oct 2026

Lifestyle

Top 13%

Oct 2026

Property Confidence

Bottom 2%

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?

Gemdene scores 81/100 for schools and 77/100 for safety — the two factors families weigh most. Its strongest areas are safety and affordability. Be mindful of weaker transport scores before committing.

Generated by AI · 3 months ago

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 1,290 households surveyed. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access

78%

Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)

20%

Has electricity

96%

Regular refuse removal

65%

Water interruptions (past yr)

62%

Less happy than last year

39%

What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 60%

Littering 57%

Water pollution 29%

Air pollution 25%

Land degradation 51%

Noise pollution 24%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

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Safety & crime

SAPS Precinct

Kimberley

Total incidents

6,187

Violent crime

1,647 +151

Burglary & robbery

1,202 +266

Property crime

2,635 +338

Vehicle crime

593 +148

Other

110 -34

Most reported crimes

Other Theft

1,390

Common Assault

614

Burglary Res

570

Theft From Vehicle

555

Commercial Crime

482

Malicious Damage

416

Assault Gbh

372

Burglary Nonres

300

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

Transvaal Road Police Station 1.2 km Kimberley 1.2 km

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

278 m

School mix

58 public · 9 independent

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Amenities & transport

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Restaurants 0

Community 0

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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

R15,500

Median income

R52,000

Avg property price

R2,400,000

Price trend YoY

+5%

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Monthly income

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Median household income in Free State (Stats SA GHS 2022) R3,960/mo

Official house price index — Free State Stats SA RPPI, 2010–2023

Price index by period: 2010-01: 62.3, 2010-02: 62.4, 2010-03: 62.6, 2010-04: 62.9, 2010-05: 63.5, 2010-06: 64.1, 2010-07: 64.8, 2010-08: 65.4, 2010-09: 65.8, 2010-10: 66.0, 2010-11: 66.2, 2010-12: 66.6, 2011-01: 67.0, 2011-02: 67.8, 2011-03: 68.7, 2011-04: 69.7, 2011-05: 70.5, 2011-06: 70.9, 2011-07: 70.9, 2011-08: 70.8, 2011-09: 70.7, 2011-10: 70.7, 2011-11: 70.9, 2011-12: 71.3, 2012-01: 71.8, 2012-02: 72.3, 2012-03: 72.8, 2012-04: 73.1, 2012-05: 73.3, 2012-06: 73.4, 2012-07: 73.6, 2012-08: 73.9, 2012-09: 74.4, 2012-10: 75.0, 2012-11: 75.6, 2012-12: 75.9, 2013-01: 75.9, 2013-02: 75.7, 2013-03: 75.3, 2013-04: 74.9, 2013-05: 74.9, 2013-06: 75.2, 2013-07: 75.7, 2013-08: 76.4, 2013-09: 77.1, 2013-10: 77.8, 2013-11: 78.4, 2013-12: 78.8, 2014-01: 79.2, 2014-02: 79.3, 2014-03: 79.3, 2014-04: 79.4, 2014-05: 79.6, 2014-06: 79.8, 2014-07: 80.2, 2014-08: 80.4, 2014-09: 80.4, 2014-10: 80.1, 2014-11: 79.8, 2014-12: 79.7, 2015-01: 79.9, 2015-02: 80.5, 2015-03: 81.2, 2015-04: 81.8, 2015-05: 82.2, 2015-06: 82.4, 2015-07: 82.5, 2015-08: 82.7, 2015-09: 83.1, 2015-10: 83.6, 2015-11: 84.2, 2015-12: 84.7, 2016-01: 85.1, 2016-02: 85.3, 2016-03: 85.4, 2016-04: 85.3, 2016-05: 85.3, 2016-06: 85.3, 2016-07: 85.3, 2016-08: 85.2, 2016-09: 84.9, 2016-10: 84.7, 2016-11: 84.5, 2016-12: 84.5, 2017-01: 84.8, 2017-02: 85.5, 2017-03: 86.2, 2017-04: 86.9, 2017-05: 87.4, 2017-06: 87.8, 2017-07: 88.1, 2017-08: 88.6, 2017-09: 89.2, 2017-10: 90.0, 2017-11: 90.6, 2017-12: 91.0, 2018-01: 90.9, 2018-02: 90.6, 2018-03: 90.3, 2018-04: 90.0, 2018-05: 90.0, 2018-06: 90.2, 2018-07: 90.5, 2018-08: 90.8, 2018-09: 91.0, 2018-10: 91.3, 2018-11: 91.5, 2018-12: 91.8, 2019-01: 92.1, 2019-02: 92.4, 2019-03: 92.6, 2019-04: 93.0, 2019-05: 93.2, 2019-06: 93.3, 2019-07: 93.2, 2019-08: 93.0, 2019-09: 92.7, 2019-10: 92.4, 2019-11: 92.2, 2019-12: 92.2, 2020-01: 92.5, 2020-02: 93.0, 2020-03: 93.5, 2020-04: 94.1, 2020-05: 94.8, 2020-06: 95.4, 2020-07: 96.0, 2020-08: 96.6, 2020-09: 97.3, 2020-10: 98.1, 2020-11: 99.1, 2020-12: 100.0, 2021-01: 100.9, 2021-02: 101.7, 2021-03: 102.4, 2021-04: 103.1, 2021-05: 103.8, 2021-06: 104.5, 2021-07: 105.4, 2021-08: 106.2, 2021-09: 106.7, 2021-10: 107.1, 2021-11: 107.0, 2021-12: 107.5, 2022-01: 107.4, 2022-02: 107.5, 2022-03: 107.7, 2022-04: 107.9, 2022-05: 108.0, 2022-06: 108.2, 2022-07: 108.3, 2022-08: 108.3, 2022-09: 108.3, 2022-10: 108.3, 2022-11: 108.4, 2022-12: 108.5, 2023-01: 108.7

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