| Waterkloof | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa#Africa |
| Coordinates: | -25.775°N 28.2417°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 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.73 |
| Population Total: | 4820 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 22.1% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1.0% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 2.5% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 71.7% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 2.7% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 44.4% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 34.4% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Tswana |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 2.8% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Northern Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 2.7% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 15.6% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 0181 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 0145 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
Waterkloof (Afrikaans for "Water Ravine") is an affluent suburb of the city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa, located to the east of the city centre. It is named after the original farm that stood there when Pretoria was founded in the 19th Century.
Waterkloof is a highly sought-after area and has some of the city's most expensive real estate, including hilltop homesteads on Edward and Victoria Streets with views of Pretoria. Like many areas of the city, its streets are lined with jacaranda trees. Many streets are named after British royalty; the main thoroughfares are Crown Avenue, which links Waterkloof with the affluent suburb of Brooklyn to its north, and Albert Street, which runs east–west between the neighbouring areas of Menlo Park and Groenkloof.
Several ambassadorial residences are located in Waterkloof. It is the home of soprano Mimi Coertse, and the location of the upmarket Dube-house in the film Tsotsi. Pretoria Country Club, which has an eighteen-hole golf course, is also located in the area.
According to the South African National Census of 2001, 38.6% spoke Afrikaans, 37.5% English, 4.9% Tswana, 4.8% Northern Sotho, 3.1% Sotho, 2.0% Zulu, 1.9% Southern Ndebele, 1.2% Tsonga, 0.7% Xhosa, 0.5% Venda, 0.4% Swazi and 4.5% some other language as their first language.
| Ethnic group | 2001 population | 2001 (%) | 2011 population | 2011 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,892 | 76.0% | 3,455 | 71.68% | ||
| 829 | 21.8% | 1,066 | 22.12% | ||
| 53 | 1.4% | 120 | 2.49% | ||
| 27 | 0.7% | 48 | 1% | ||
| Other | 4 | 0.1% | 131 | 2.72% | |
| Total | 3,805 | 100% | 4,820 | 100% |