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Neighbourhoods Eastern Cape KwaMagxaki
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KwaMagxaki

Moderate

Gqeberha, Eastern Cape

Residential
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71
Safety
82
Schools
41
Transport
37
Amenities
Worth shortlisting Based on 7 scored dimensions
Best reasons
86
Affordability
82
Schools — 56 schools within range
72
Property confidence
Trade-offs
37
Amenities — 16 amenities mapped nearby
41
Transport
Unknowns
Safety — based on limited evidence
Score dashboard
OSM Jun 2026 · modelled
71
Safety
estimated
86
Affordability
modelled
82
Schools
2020
41
Transport
Jun 2026
37
Amenities
Jun 2026
44
Lifestyle
Jun 2026
72
Property Confidence
RPPI 2010-2023
Flood & earthquake history
🌊 Flood: None on record
🌍 Earthquake: None on record
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Population (Census 2022)

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality — for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

1,187,335 people in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Black African 63%
Coloured 19%
Indian or Asian 1%
White 16%
Other 1%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

Municipal service delivery

Real Stats SA General Household Survey (GHS 2022) — based on 461 households surveyed in Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Flush toilet access
96%
Pit/bucket toilet (backlog)
3%
Has electricity
98%
Regular refuse removal
87%
Water interruptions (past yr)
70%
Less happy than last year
30%
What residents are complaining about

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

Illegal rubbish dumping 35%
Littering 42%
Water pollution 15%
Air pollution 11%
Land degradation 2%
Noise pollution 4%

Source: Stats SA GHS 2022.

Households (Census 2022)

Real Stats SA Census 2022 — full count, based on 22,145 households. for the wider municipality/province this suburb sits in.

Piped water inside dwelling
78%
Flush toilet
90%
Bucket toilet (backlog)
5%
Electricity for lighting
94%
Regular refuse removal
87%
Home internet access
12%
No internet access
22%
Owns a motor car
28%
Food security

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

Adult hunger 37%
Child hunger 35%

Source: Stats SA Census 2022.

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Data sources
What each score is built from, and how current it is
Safety
71 Seeded
No SAPS station data for this suburb yet — safety is estimated from data-backed suburbs nearby.
Estimated from nearby areas ·estimated
Affordability
86 Moderate
Average rent as a share of median monthly income.
Stats SA income & rental index ·modelled
Schools
82 Moderate
Real schools within range by phase (primary/secondary/pre-primary), weighted toward secondary.
DBE National Masterlist of Schools (2020) ·2020
Transport
41 Strong
Density of public-transport stops and stations.
OpenStreetMap transport nodes ·Jun 2026
Amenities
37 Strong
Daily-convenience density: shops, food, healthcare, community.
OpenStreetMap & Google Places ·Jun 2026
Lifestyle
44 Strong
Parks, food culture, and community sentiment once reviews accrue.
OSM green space + resident sentiment ·Jun 2026
Property Confidence
72 Strong
Directional year-on-year price movement — not a valuation.
Stats SA Residential Property Price Index ·RPPI 2010-2023