Walmer Estate is a suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It lies at the foot of Table Mountain and is bordered to the south by Table Mountain National Park, to the north-east by Woodstock and to the west by Zonnebloem. It covers an area of 0.47 km2.
History
Walmer Estate was part of the former
District Six area of Cape Town, which was subject to forced removals under the now repealed Group Areas Act.
Demographics
The current population of Walmer estate is cosmopolitan, with a population of 17.9%
Black people, 55.6%
Coloureds, 10%
Indian people/
Asian people and 8.8%
White people. The main languages spoken are
English language and
Afrikaans.
The suburb has been experiencing urban renewal.
Education
The suburb is home to the Walmer Estate Primary School,
Walmer Secondary School
and the Holy Cross RC Primary School.
Religion
Places of worship in the area include The Parish of Saint Bartholomew, St Marks Church, and the Walmer Estate Mosque.
