It lies on a gentle slope, and is in close proximity to the suburbs of Melville, Brixton, Westdene and Richmond.

[2] Auckland Park is home to a mix of nationalities and cultures,[2] and the suburb is well known as the location of the South African Broadcasting Corporation headquarters.

[3] The suburb was laid out by John Landau in 1896, a New Zealander who named the area due to the similarities he experienced between the region and the city of Auckland, his native home.

[4][5]: 177  It was established in 1888 after the land was purchased from Petrus Lindeque and was part of an old Witwatersrand farm called Braamfontein.

[2] The Country Club Johannesburg, was built by the Auckland Park Real Estate Company on the grounds of the old hotel, opening on 22 December 1906 by Mayor W. Kidger Tucker with the lake fed by the Braamfontein Spruit.