Mitcham, formerly known as Mitcham Village, is an inner-southern suburb of
Adelaide in the
City of Mitcham.
History
Created as a village separate from Adelaide known as "Mitcham Village", it was ancillary to a
sheep station at
Brown Hill Creek belonging to the
South Australia Company. Prior to
British colonisation, the area was inhabited by the
Kaurna, an
Aboriginal people. A group of about 150 Kaurna formerly camped at "Wirraparinga", now Mitcham Reserve (known for many years as "Brown Hill Creek reserve").[2] The reserve area occupies what was used as the
village green.[3]
Mitcham is located in the federal electorate of
Boothby and the state electorate of
Waite, which have been considered safe
Liberal seats. Both are currently held by the Australian Labor Party.[citation needed]
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