Population 66,347 (2015 est) Mayor Glenn Spear City of Mitcham Adelaide Hills Council Founded 1853 Region Adelaide University Flinders University | Established 1853 Website City of Mitcham Area 75.55 km² Council seat Torrens Park Federal division Division of Boothby | |
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State electorate(s) Davenport, Elder, Heysen, Waite Points of interest Carrick Hill, Wittunga Botanic Garden, Belair National Park, Blackwood Forest Recreatio, Brownhill Creek Recreatio | ||
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.
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Map of Mitcham, SA, Australia
History
The council was founded on 10 May 1853 as the District Council of Mitcham and was the first local government area formally founded in South Australia after the City of Adelaide. It lost the part of the council west of Goodwood Road to the District Council of Brighton (later the City of Marion) on 19 December 1854. In 1871, Unley and surrounding areas were severed from the Mitcham council to create the Corporate Town of Unley. It lost another area on 25 October 1883, when portions of the council around Stirling were detached to form the new District Council of Stirling. It gained city status in 1947, becoming the City of Mitcham.
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.