Bryanston, Gauteng

Bryanston, Gauteng
Street lined with Jacarandas in Bryanston
Coordinates: 26°2′55″S 28°2′2″E / 26.04861°S 28.03389°E / -26.04861; 28.03389
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceGauteng
MunicipalityCity of Johannesburg
Main PlaceSandton
Area
[1]
 • Total
24.90 km2 (9.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
28,758
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African30.4%
 • Coloured2.2%
 • Indian/Asian5.0%
 • White60.8%
 • Other1.7%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • English68.0%
 • Afrikaans8.9%
 • Zulu5.4%
 • Tswana2.7%
 • Other15.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Area code010 / 011

Bryanston is an affluent, predominantly residential suburb of Sandton, South Africa. First named as an area in 1949, it was established as a suburb of Sandton in 1969, and provided with tarred roads and municipal services.

The multi-lane N1 (Johannesburg Western Bypass) freeway forms the suburb's 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, based in Bryanston, is one of the largest hospitals in the province of Gauteng.

Housing

Average houses in Bryanston used to be fairly large, with gardens that contained many trees. However, over the past decades, many larger properties have been converted into gated communities, featuring multiple houses with small gardens. This shift is likely caused by a combination of security reasons, an ever-increasing lack of residential space (due to the popularity of the suburb), and high property taxes in the area.

Bryanston is likely named after a village in the United Kingdom,[2] or after Bryanston Square, also in the UK.

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 and Google South Africa.[3]

Notable residents past and present

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Bryanston, Gauteng". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "Final Draft, Sandton Urban Development Framework - A Brief History of Sandton". Sandton Central Management District. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  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 "


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