Lakeside, Cape Town

CountrySouth Africa

Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Postal code (street)

7945

Lakeside
Suburb
Rafts on Sandvlei during the Kon-Tiki Adventure for Scouts and Guides
Interactive map of Lakeside
Coordinates: 34°5′17.6″S 18°27′4.8″E / 34.088222°S 18.451333°E / -34.088222; 18.451333
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Government
• Councillor	Izabel Sherry (Ward 64)[1] (Democratic Alliance)
Area [2]
• Total	1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	2,226
• Density	2,080/km2 (5,390/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [2]
• Black African	5.9%
• Coloured	7.6%
• Indian/Asian	1.4%
• White	83.5%
• Other	1.6%
First languages (2011) [2]
• English	86.8%
• Afrikaans	10.7%
• isiNdebele	0.3%
• isiXhosa	0.3%
• Other	1.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)	7945
Area code	021

Lakeside is a residential suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, located in the city's Southern Suburbs. It is situated about 22 kilometres south of the Cape Town CBD. The suburb is located to the south of Westlake and to the north of Muizenberg. Its name is derived from its close proximity to the Sandvlei wetland, which is a part of the Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve.^[3]

The Lakeside Centre, a small retail centre, is located within the suburb.^[4]