Rosebank, Gauteng
Rosebank | |
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A hotel in Rosebank, Johannesburg | |
| 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) | |
• 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 , 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.
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, 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.