Rosebank | |
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 A hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg | |
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| Coordinates: 26°8′43″S 28°2′26″E / 26.14528°S 28.04056°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| Municipality | City of Johannesburg |
| Main Place | Johannesburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 1,085 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 48.7% |
| • Coloured | 4.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 6.5% |
| • White | 36.6% |
| • Other | 3.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • English | 56.3% |
| • Zulu | 11.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 7.4% |
| • Tswana | 5.0% |
| • Other | 19.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 2196 |
| Area code | 011 |
Rosebank is a cosmopolitan commercial and residential suburb to the north of central Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region B of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, and is the location of a Gautrain station.
Rosebank has undergone a major face-lift in recent years, with the extensive redevelopment of both the Rosebank Mall and The Zone @Rosebank creating a high-end retail and shopping precinct.
Local authorities also identified the node as a priority development area for improved service delivery and infrastructure. As a result, the suburb is estimated to have seen a R7 billion capital injection in recent years.
Rosebank has become a popular destination for corporations. Demand for office space has seen rentals in the suburb increase by 9% in the second quarter [clarification needed], the strongest growth recorded in any Johannesburg office node. Rentals in second-placed Fourways rose by only 3.4%, while in Sandton rentals increased by just 2.5% during the same period.[clarification needed][2]
It has several high-end shopping malls, cafes, bars and clubs around the Design District. The African Craft Market, and the popular Rooftop Market ("Rosebank Flea Market") are popular tourist destinations; various high-end hotels are also located in the suburb.
Rosebank is often dubbed the new Sandton[citation needed], an affluent neighborhood in the Gauteng Province and forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality which is located a mere five km (3.1 mi) from Rosebank.
- ^ a b c d "Sub Place Rosebank". Census 2011.
- ^ "Rosebank contends for JHB's most desirable mixed-use hub title". The Know. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2021-05-08.