City of Mitcham
City of Mitcham South Australia |
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Population | 65,315 (2009)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 791/km2 (2,050/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1853 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 75.55 km2 (29.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Glenn Spear | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Torrens Park | ||||||||||||||
Region | Metropolitan Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Davenport, Elder, Heysen, Waite | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Boothby | ||||||||||||||
File:Mitcham Logo.jpg | |||||||||||||||
Website | City of Mitcham | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Mitcham is a local government area in the foothills of eastern Adelaide, South Australia. Within its bounds is Flinders University, South Australia's third largest and the notable, affluent suburb of Springfield which contains some of the city's most expensive properties.
History
The City of Mitcham was founded in 1853 as the District Council of Mitcham and was the first local government area formally founded in South Australia after the City of Adelaide.[2][3]
The part of Mitcham district council west of Goodwood Road was removed and added to the District Council of Brighton (later the City of Marion) on 19 December 1854.[3] Then on 25 October 1883 portions of the Mitcham and Echunga district councils around Stirling were detached to form the new District Council of Stirling.[3]
The Corporate Town of Unley was created in 1871, when Unley and surrounding areas were severed from the Mitcham council to create a separate municipality.[4]
Suburbs
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Wards
The City of Mitcham is divided into 6 wards, each of which elect 2 or 3 representatives to the Council.[5] They cover suburbs roughly as follows.[6]
Ward | Suburbs |
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Overton | Clarence Gardens, Cumberland Park, Melrose Park, Daw Park, (part of) Colonel Light Gardens |
Gault | Westbourne Park, Hawthorn, (most of) Colonel Light Gardens, Lower Mitcham, (part of) Clapham |
Boorman | Kingswood, Netherby, Urrbrae, Torrens Park, Mitcham, Springfield, Brownhill Creek, Leawood Gardens, Lynton |
Babbage | St Marys, Pasadena, Panorama, (part of) Clapham, Bedford Park |
The Park | (most of) Belair, Glenalta, (part of) Crafers West, (part of) Blackwood, Hawthorndene, (part of) Upper Sturt |
Craigburn | Eden Hills, (part of) Belair, (most of) Blackwood, Bellevue Heights, Craigburn Farm, (part of) Coromandel Valley |
See also
- Local Government Areas of South Australia
- List of Adelaide suburbs
- List of Adelaide parks and gardens
References
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