Bryanston, Gauteng Explained

Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.0486°N 28.0339°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Gauteng
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:City of Johannesburg
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Subdivision Name4:Sandton
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:24.90
Population Total:28758
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:30.4%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:2.2%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:5.0%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:60.8%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.7%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:68.0%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:8.9%
Demographics2 Title3:Zulu
Demographics2 Info3:5.4%
Demographics2 Title4:Tswana
Demographics2 Info4:2.7%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:15.0%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:010 / 011

Bryanston is an affluent residential suburb of Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa to the north of Johannesburg. First named as an area in 1949, it was established in 1969 as a suburb of Sandton and provided with tarred roads and municipal services https://web.archive.org/web/20111105112829/http://www.renpropresidential.co.za/property/bryanston, but after municipal boundaries were revised following the end of Apartheid, Sandton was merged with Johannesburg to form part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. The multi-lane N1 (Johannesburg Western Bypass) freeway forms its northern boundary with access at the R511/M81 (Winnie Mandela Drive) off-ramp. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Hospital

Mediclinic Sandton is one of the biggest hospitals in Gauteng. It is a private hospital operating 24-hour emergency services. The hospital is located in the heart of Bryanston, on the corner of Main Road and Peter Place.

Housing

Whilst the houses in Bryanston were once, on average, fairly large with gardens that contained many trees, over the past decades the larger properties are being converted into multi-dwelling complexes, with more houses and smaller gardens. This shift is likely caused by a combination of security reasons, an ever-increasing lack of residential space (since many people want to live in the suburb) and the high cost of city property rates and taxes in the area. Bryanston is likely named after a village in the UK.,[2] or after Bryanston Square, also in the UK.https://web.archive.org/web/20111105112829/http://www.renpropresidential.co.za/property/bryanston

Economy

Many large corporations are based in Bryanston, such as Dimension Data (DiData), which runs a large corporate campus (The Campus), GlaxoSmithKline, which is also based at The Campus, Facebook, Nestle, Microsoft Corporation, Ogilvy & Mather, Tiger Brands, Ipsos andGoogle South Africa.[3]

Notable residents past and present

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Bryanston, Gauteng . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Final Draft, Sandton Urban Development Framework - A Brief History of Sandton. Sandton Central Management District. 2009-02-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20081020000527/http://www.sandtoncentral.co.za/sandton_central.php?articleid=8. 20 October 2008. dead.
  3. "Google locations." Google. Retrieved on 25 May 2016. "Google South Africa Golden Oak House, Bally Oaks Office Park, Ballyclare Drive, Bryanston, Johannesburg 2194, South Africa "