Bishopscourt | |
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Bishopscourt shown within Western Cape | |
Coordinates: 33°59′25″S 18°26′45″E / 33.99028°S 18.44583°ECoordinates: 33°59′25″S 18°26′45″E / 33.99028°S 18.44583°E | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | Western Cape |
Municipality | City of Cape Town |
Area | |
• Total | 2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,603 |
• Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2011) | |
• Black African | 12.7% |
• Coloured | 5.2% |
• Indian/Asian | 5.5% |
• White | 74.0% |
• Other | 2.6% |
First languages (2011) | |
• English | 85.3% |
• Afrikaans | 5.1% |
• Xhosa | 3.0% |
• Other | 6.6% |
Postal code (street) | 7708 |
Bishopscourt is a small, wealthy, residential suburb in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is part of the Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, created in 2000, which includes the greater Cape Town area. It has approximately 350 houses most of which reside on more than 4000 square metres of land.
In 2015, it was ranked the 6th richest suburb in South Africa with an average property value of R11 million.