Brooklyn is a suburb of

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with a population of 10,941 people. It lies to the north of

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, east of the

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and Paarden Eiland, and west of

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. The Black River flows through a section of Brooklyn.

Governance

Brooklyn is situated within Ward 55 of the

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality The City of Cape Town ( af, Stad Kaapstad; xh, IsiXeko saseKapa) is the metropolitan municipality which governs the city of Cape Town, South Africa and its suburbs and exurbs. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,740,026. The rem ...

. The incumbent ward councillor is Fabian Ah-Sing of the Democratic Alliance. Ward 55 is also part of Subcouncil 15.

Demographics

The 2011 census recorded that the population of Brooklyn consists of 10,941. Of these, 50.37% are female and 49.63% are male. 35.60% described themselves as "

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", 31.46% as "

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", 30.28% as "

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", 1.17% as "

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...

" or "

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" and 1.49% as other. 52.62% of people spoke

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as their first language, 22.25% spoke

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, 5.05% spoke

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and 20.08 spoke other languages.

Education

Schools in the suburb are: *Buren High School *Holy Cross Convent School *Ysterplaat Primary School *Ysterplaat Junior Primary School

Transport

The M5 goes through Brooklyn. The N1 is situated to the south of Brooklyn.

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has routes that go through Brooklyn, so busses pass regularly through the suburb. Major roads in the suburb include Section Street and Koeberg Road.

Shopping

The Northgate Estate is located in Brooklyn. It is situated directly on the intersection between the N1 and M5. The estate has more than 150 tenants including major retail chain stores.

References

{{Cape Town, communities Suburbs of Cape Town