| Oaklands | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.147°N 28.065°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: | 1.01 |
| Population Total: | 1963 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 32.7% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1.7% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 7.8% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 56.7% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.1% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | English |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 72.9% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 5.5% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 4.8% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 3.3% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 13.4% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 4339 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 4345 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 2190 |
Oaklands is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Johannesburg Region E. It is a small suburb surrounded by the suburbs of Houghton Estate, Norwood, Orchards, The Gardens and Highlands North.
Oaklands came into existence in 1896.[2] The lands owner prior to it being surveyed as a township was William Anderson Martin and purchased in 1896, consisting of 18 acres of what is now known as Oaklands and Orchards.[3] Martin would own a large house in suburb called Avonmore a would live there until his death in 1960.[3]
The eastern border of the suburb, bounded by Orchards is separated by a seasonal spruit (stream) that has its source in the Houghton Golf Club and with a possible further source on the ridge above Louis Botha Avenue close to Fellside.[4] Most of the stream through the suburb is now either underground or canalized with it eventually forming up with the Orange Grove Spruit and entering the Sandspruit river.[4]