The City of Mitcham is a Local Government Area situated in the foothills of eastern Adelaide

Adelaide

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, South Australia

South Australia

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. Within its bounds is Flinders University

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, 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.

Suburbs

Bedford Park Bedford Park, South Australia Bedford Park is a southern suburb of Adelaide in South Australia.The Hancock family established a homestead and farm at the foot of the Adelaide Hills in the mid 19th century. A family name from an earlier generation lent its name to the property of Bedford which was later changed to Bedford Park...  - 5042 Belair Belair, South Australia Belair is a suburb situated in the southern foothills of Adelaide, South Australia.-Geography:A leafy suburb, Belair was established during the settlement of Adelaide as a source of timber. Parts of Belair have views of the city of Adelaide, the Adelaide Plains and the coast...  - 5052 Bellevue Heights Bellevue Heights, South Australia Bellevue Heights is a suburb in the City of Mitcham local government area. It was originally the rural property of "Windsor Farm" and later "Sturtbrae", and was named after Bellevue in Sydney by the developer Murray Hill....  - 5050 Blackwood Blackwood, South Australia Blackwood is a south eastern suburb located in the foothills of Adelaide, South Australia.-History:The first use of the name "Blackwood" appears to have been before 1880, in relation to the "Blackwood Inn", a small hotel located where the Belair Hotel now stands, and was probably derived from the...  – 5051 Brown Hill Creek Brown Hill Creek, South Australia Brown Hill Creek is a south-eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham in South Australia....  – 5062 Clapham Clapham, South Australia Clapham , located approximately 8km south of the Adelaide CBD, is a primarily residential suburb situated within the City of Mitcham. The suburb is named after Clapham in London, England...  - 5062 Clarence Gardens Clarence Gardens, South Australia Clarence Gardens is an inner southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Mitcham.It is bounded to the north by Cross Road, the west by South Road, the east by Winston Avenue and the south by Edward Street....  - 5039 Colonel Light Gardens Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia Colonel Light Gardens is a model garden suburb, featuring wide, tree-lined streets, rounded street corners, and lots of open space, located within the City of Mitcham in the greater City of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. The area is 1.58 km²....  - 5041 Coromandel Valley Coromandel Valley, South Australia Coromandel Valley is a south-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. Part is in the City of Mitcham and the City of Onkaparinga with the Sturt River being the boundary between the two council areas....  - 5051 Craigburn Farm Craigburn Farm, South Australia Craigburn Farm is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia near the Sturt Gorge Recreation Park, maintaining many parks and reserves throughout the suburb...  - 5051

Cumberland Park Cumberland Park, South Australia Cumberland Park is an inner southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Mitcham.The suburb's borders are Cross Road, Goodwood Road, Edward Street and Winston Avenue....  - 5041 Daw Park Daw Park, South Australia Daw Park is an inner southern suburb of Adelaide, Australia, in the Local Government Area of the City of Mitcham. The suburb is divided into two parts, with a smaller exclave separated from the larger southern part by a section of Colonel Light Gardens...  - 5041 Eden Hills Eden Hills, South Australia Eden Hills is a suburb in the Mitcham Hills area, 12 km. south of Adelaide, South Australia in the local government area of the City of Mitcham.-History:...  - 5050 Glenalta Glenalta, South Australia Glenalta is a southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia located in the Adelaide Hills. The suburb is served by Glenalta railway station on the Belair railway line.-References:...  - 5052 Hawthorn Hawthorn, South Australia Hawthorn is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham. It is bounded to the north by Cross Road, to the south by Grange Road, to the west by Sussex Terrace and to the east by Belair Road.The Belair train line runs through the suburb....  - 5062 Hawthorndene Hawthorndene, South Australia Hawthorndene is a southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia located in the Adelaide Hills.-History:The original subdivision of Hawthorndene was created by A.E. and D.J. Hewett on part sections 871-2, Hundred of Adelaide in 1925; however, it was not until 1988 that its boundaries were completely...  - 5051 Kingswood Kingswood, South Australia Kingswood is a suburb of the Australian city of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham. It is bordered in the west by Belair Road, to the north by Cross Road, to the south by Princess Road and to the east by Smith Dorrien Street....  - 5062 Leawood Gardens Leawood Gardens, South Australia Leawood Gardens is a small suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in both the City of Mitcham and the City of Burnside located in the foothills of the Adelaide Hills....  - 5150 Lower Mitcham Lower Mitcham, South Australia Lower Mitcham is an inner southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the local government area of Mitcham. To the north, it is bounded by Grange Road, to the east by Belair Road, to the south by Murray Street...  - 5062 Lynton Lynton, South Australia Lynton is a suburb located in the southern foothills hills of Adelaide, South Australia. A leafy suburb, it was established during the settlement of Adelaide as a source of timber. Windy Point represents one of the best lookouts over the city and suburbs.-References:...  - 5062 Melrose Park Melrose Park, South Australia Melrose Park is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Mitcham. It is bordered by South Road, Daws Road, Winston Avenue and Edward Street. Until 1989, Melrose Park was part of the suburb of Edwardstown...  - 5039

Mitcham Mitcham, South Australia Mitcham is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham.Created as a village separate from Adelaide , it was ancillary to a sheep station at Brown Hill Creek belonging to the South Australia Company. Prior to European settlement the area was inhabited by the Kaurna aboriginal people...  - 5062 Netherby Netherby, South Australia Netherby is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Mitcham.Unley High School and Urrbrae Agricultural High School are located in the suburb.-References:...  - 5062 Panorama Panorama, South Australia -References:...  - 5041 Pasadena Pasadena, South Australia Pasadena is an inner southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Mitcham.-Facilities:*Centennial Park Cemetery*Naomi Reserve*Pasadena High School, formerly Daws Road High School*Saddie Hill Reserve...  - 5042 Springfield Springfield, South Australia Springfield is an outer suburb of the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. It is located in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges; around south-east of Adelaide's Central Business District. For the most part; the suburb is encompassed on a sloped portion of the Mounty Lofty Ranges,...  - 5062 St. Marys St. Marys, South Australia St Marys is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, located to the south of the Central Business District. It is bordered by Daws Road , South Road , Cashel Street and Mill Terrace . The suburb is located within the City of Mitcham local government authority...  - 5042 Torrens Park Torrens Park, South Australia Torrens Park is a mainly residential inner-southern suburb of Adelaide, incorporating some of the foothills and adjacent to the original "Mitcham Village"....  - 5062 Upper Sturt Upper Sturt, South Australia Upper Sturt is a suburb in the inner south of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is nestled in the lower reaches of the Mount Lofty Ranges with the Western Half located in the City of Mitcham Local Government Area, and the eastern portion located in the Adelaide Hills Council Local Government...  - 5156 Urrbrae Urrbrae, South Australia Urrbrae is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Mitcham.Located at the foot of the Adelaide Hills, it is bordered on the east by the South Eastern Freeway, and the Old Toll House, which marked the traditional entrance to the city of Adelaide in the 19th...  - 5064 Westbourne Park Westbourne Park, South Australia Westbourne Park is an inner southern suburb of the State capital of South Australia, Adelaide. The suburb was named after Westbourne, a village in Sussex, England, and was laid out in 1881.-History:It was originally known as Cottonville and Unley Park... - 5041

Wards

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

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

External links

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