| Brooklyn | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -25.7701°N 28.2366°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Tshwane |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Pretoria |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1902 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.56 |
| Population Total: | 4177 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 18.8% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1.6% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 2.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 74.8% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 2.6% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 51.3% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 33.8% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Northern Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.4% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 1.9% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 10.6% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 0181 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 0011 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Brooklyn is a suburb of the city of Pretoria, South Africa. It is a well-established and wealthy area, lying to the east of the city centre, encompassing high-end residential properties and several upmarket mall developments. It borders the University of Pretoria to its north and the suburbs of Groenkloof and Waterkloof to its south. Brooklyn is also the location of Pretoria Boys High School. The Brooklyn Mall opened in 1989.
The suburb was established on an old farm called Uitval in 1902 and takes its name from the surveyor James Brook.[2]
According to the South African National Census of 2011, 4,177 people lived in Brooklyn.
74.8% were White, 18.8% Black African, 2.2% Indian or Asian and 1.6% Coloured.
51.3% spoke Afrikaans, 33.8% English, 2.4% Northern Sotho, 1.9% Tswana and 10.6% some other language as their first language.