Lavender Hill, Cape Town
Lavender Hill | |
|---|---|
  Lavender Hill Location in Greater Cape Town | |
| Coordinates: 34°4′14″S 18°29′11″E / 34.07056°S 18.48639°E | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Province | Western Cape |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 32,598 |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 3.17% |
| • Coloured | 95.44% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.77% |
| • White | 0.09% |
| • Other | 0.53% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 23.90% |
| • Afrikaans | 74.05% |
| • Other | 0.39% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
Lavender Hill is a suburb on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa,[1] known for its challenging socio-economic conditions and high levels of violence.[2] It's a community with a history marked by apartheid-era forced removals and persistent gang activity.[3][4] Despite these difficulties, Lavender Hill is also home to initiatives focused on community development, arts and culture, and providing safe spaces for young people.[5] Created in the early 1970s, it was designed as a dumping ground for "coloured" people removed from areas designated as "white" under the Group Areas Act, including District Six. This history of displacement and social challenges continues to shape the community today.[6]
References
- ^ "Census 2011: Sub Place: Lavender Hill". census2011.adrianfrith.com.
- ^ "Project 2 / The Gang-Affected Community of Lavender Hill, South Africa". In Place of War.
- ^ Davy, Kate Thompson (28 September 2020). "The gang war next door. How inequality contributes to Cape… | by Kate Thompson Davy | Medium". Medium.
- ^ Hartford, Daniel (November 18, 2015). "Op-Ed: Bringing lavender to the hills – community policing, fear and safety in the Cape". Daily Maverick.
- ^ "Lavender Hill's Community Efforts". Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Building resilience through social cohesion: a case study in Lavender Hill" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-21.
