Mulbarton, Johannesburg Explained

Mulbarton
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng#South Africa
Coordinates:-26.2904°N 28.0493°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:Johannesburg
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.77
Population Total:6645
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:26.7%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:4.9%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:13.4%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:52.1%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:2.9%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:64.6%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:12.4%
Demographics2 Title3:Zulu
Demographics2 Info3:6.6%
Demographics2 Title4:Sotho
Demographics2 Info4:4.4%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:12.1%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:2190
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:2059
Area Code Type:Area code

Mulbarton is a suburb that is located in the South of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

It is a scenic residential area with mainly middle-to-higher income residents. The houses are medium to large in size with many hills and open terrain areas. The main road that runs through Mulbarton is True North road. Along this road you will find Mulbarton Shopping Centre and Mulbarton private hospital. Two other shopping centres are located along The Broads. Education-wise there is Mulbarton Primary; Christian Harvest; Mulbarton Remedial and Glenvista High School. Even though the name of the high school is Glenvista it is technically located in Mulbarton.

Building in the suburb of Mulbarton began in 1974; although water and electricity were almost immediately connected, telephone lines were not installed until 1977. Roads were left untarred until 1978/9, after which streetlights followed. The Panorama Drive-In was the only source of movies in this suburb and surrounding ones for many years. The location of this drive-in still exists; however the screen has been removed and a popular flea market now uses it on weekends and holidays. Adjacent to the flea market a mall, the Panorama Shopping Centre, recently opened for business.

All the streets in Mulbarton, including ones such as The Broads, Dereham Drive and King's Lynn are named after places in the English county of Norfolk.

The Maronite Catholic Church in Mulbarton is home to one of two statues of Our Lady of Lebanon.

Community Forum

The community forum was established in November 2008 by Bruce Strachan. The main goal of the forum is to reduce crime in the area as well as improve on other aspects such as service delivery by the municipality.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Mulbarton . Census 2011.