| Booysens | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Booysens's location in Gauteng |
| Pushpin Label: | Booysens |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Name2: | Johannesburg |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] ref sb-201 |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.83 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.3 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3811 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 9870.4 |
| Population Est: | 3163 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2011 |
| Demographics Type1: | Races |
| Demographics1 Title1: | White |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 7.2% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Asian |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 14.9% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Cape Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 4.0% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | Black |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 73.5% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 0.5% |
| Demographics Type2: | Languages |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 23.7% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 17.1% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 10.8% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 6.8% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 41.7% |
Boysens is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located around 3.2 km southwest of city hall.
Booysens is bordered on the southwest by Robertsham, on the northwest by Framton, on the north by Ophirton, on the east by the Robinson Deep mine, and on the south from east to west by Turffontein, West Turffontein, and Southdale. North of Booysens Road, the area is predominantly industrial on its border with Ophirton, and most residents live to the south of that road.
Booysens was laid out in 1887 on the eponymous farm of J.A. Booysens.[2] Over the course of the 20th century, the population grew more Afrikaans-speaking over time, from 442 Afrikaans to 754 English-speakers in 1934 to a 383:241 ratio in 1949 to a 1,017:387 in 1961. Emigration left it only 7.2% white by 2011.