City of Mitcham

City of Mitcham
South Australia
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
Website City of Mitcham
LGAs around City of Mitcham:
City of Unley City of Burnside
City of Marion City of Mitcham Adelaide Hills Council
City of Onkaparinga

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

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
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

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "About Council". City of Mitcham. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  3. 1 2 3 Marsden, Susan (2012). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNCILS to 1936" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Overview History of the Unley District" (PDF). City of Unley. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Elected Members". City of Mitcham. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  6. ↑ "Ward Map". City of Mitcham. Retrieved 2011-05-28.

External links

Coordinates: 35°1′S 138°38′E / 35.017°S 138.633°E / -35.017; 138.633


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