| Brooklyn | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Western Cape#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -33.9103°N 18.4828°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Western Cape |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | City of Cape Town |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Subdivision Name4: | Cape Town |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Party: | DA |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Leader Name: | Fabian Ah-Sing[1] |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.58 |
| Population Total: | 10941 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 35.6% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 31.5% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.2% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 30.3% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.5% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 52.6% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 22.3% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 5.1% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 20.1% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 7405[3] |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 021 |
Brooklyn is a suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape with a population of 10,941 people. It lies to the north of Maitland, east of the Atlantic Ocean and Paarden Eiland, and west of Air Force Base Ysterplaat. The Black River flows through a section of Brooklyn.[4]
Brooklyn is situated within Ward 55 of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. The incumbent ward councillor is Fabian Ah-Sing of the Democratic Alliance. Ward 55 is also part of Subcouncil 15.
The 2011 census recorded that the population of Brooklyn consists of 10,941. Of these, 50.37% are female and 49.63% are male. 35.60% described themselves as "Black African", 31.46% as "Coloured", 30.28% as "White", 1.17% as "Indian" or "Asian" and 1.49% as other. 52.62% of people spoke English as their first language, 22.25% spoke Afrikaans, 5.05% spoke Xhosa and 20.08 spoke other languages.
Schools in the suburb are:
The M5 goes through Brooklyn. The N1 is situated to the south of Brooklyn. MyCiTi has routes that go through Brooklyn, so busses pass regularly through the suburb. Major roads in the suburb include Section Street and Koeberg Road.[5]
The Northgate Estate is located in Brooklyn. It is situated directly on the intersection between the N1 and M5. The estate has more than 150 tenants including major retail chain stores.[6]