City of Mitcham

City of Mitcham South Australia
Population:	65,315(2009)[1]
• Density:	791/km² (2,048.7/sq mi)
Area:	75.55 km² (29.2 sq mi)
Mayor:	Michael Picton[2]
Council Seat:	Torrens Park
Region:	Metropolitan Adelaide
State District:	Davenport, Elder, Heysen, Waite
Federal Division:	Boothby
Website: http://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au
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 situated in the foothills of eastern Adelaide, South Australia. Within its bounds is Flinders University, South Australia's third largest.

The City of Mitcham was founded in 1853 and was the first local government area formally founded in South Australia after the City of Adelaide.^[3]

Suburbs

Bedford Park - 5042 Belair - 5052 Bellevue Heights - 5050 Blackwood – 5051 Brown Hill Creek – 5062 Clapham - 5062 Clarence Gardens - 5039 Colonel Light Gardens - 5041 Coromandel Valley - 5051 Craigburn Farm - 5051

Cumberland Park - 5041 Daw Park - 5041 Eden Hills - 5050 Glenalta - 5052 Hawthorn - 5062 Hawthorndene - 5051 Kingswood - 5062 Leawood Gardens - 5150 Lower Mitcham - 5062 Lynton - 5062 Melrose Park - 5039

Mitcham - 5062 Netherby - 5062 Panorama - 5041 Pasadena - 5042 Springfield - 5062 St. Marys - 5042 Torrens Park - 5062 Upper Sturt - 5156 Urrbrae - 5064 Westbourne Park - 5041

Wards

The City of Mitcham is divided into 6 wards, each of which elect 2 or 3 representatives to the Council.^[4] They cover suburbs roughly as follows.^[5]

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

• Local Government Areas of South Australia
• List of Adelaide suburbs

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features72008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 4 June 2010. 
2. ^ "Mayor Michael Picton". City of Mitcham. http://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1170&c=18. Retrieved 2011-01-04. 
3. ^ "About Council". City of Mitcham. http://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1069. Retrieved 2008-11-11. 
4. ^ "Elected Members". City of Mitcham. http://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1088. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 
5. ^ "Ward Map". City of Mitcham. http://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1169. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 

External links

• City of Mitcham website
• City of Mitcham community profile
• Mitcham City Brass band website

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