Mitcham, Victoria

Mitcham is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km east from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2011 Census, Mitcham had a population of 14,811.

History

Mitcham was named after Mitcham Grove, a farm property owned by William Slater, who grew roses and herbs for perfumes and remedies. From its settlement in the 1860s, the Mitcham area was generally used for orchards, brickmaking and pottery. Mitcham Post Office opened on 1 June 1884.

A Heatherdale Post Office opened in 1948 and closed in 1971. The Mitcham North Post Office opened in 1960.

However, since the 1950s post war expansion, Mitcham has become a suburban area.

Demographics

In the 2011 census the population of Mitcham was 14,811, approximately 51.3% female and 48.7% male.

The median/average age of the people in Mitcham is 38 years of age.

68.6% of people living in the suburb of Mitcham were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.2% China , 3.2% England, 2.3% India, 1.6% Malaysia, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.2% Vietnam, 1.2% Italy, 0.9% Hong Kong , 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Sri Lanka, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Indonesia, 0.5% Cambodia, 0.5% South Africa.

Mitcham, London

Coordinates: 51°24′03″N 0°09′06″W / 51.4009°N 0.1517°W / 51.4009; -0.1517

Mitcham is a district in south London, located within the London Borough of Merton. It is centred 7.2 miles (11.6 km) south-west of Charing Cross. A suburban area, Mitcham is located on the border of Inner London and Outer London, and was historically in the county of Surrey. It is both residentially and financially developed and served by train, bus and tram routes. Localities within Mitcham include Mitcham Town Centre and Mitcham Common. Amenities include Mitcham Library and Mitcham Cricket Green. Nearby districts include Wimbledon, Streatham, Croydon, Tooting, Morden and Sutton. Mitcham itself had a population of 63,393 which includes the electrol wards of Cricket Green, Figges Marsh, Graveney, Lavender Fields, Longthornton and Pollards Hill in 2011 but its urban area had a population of 103,298.

Location

Mitcham is in the east of the London Borough of Merton and is bounded by the London Borough of Wandsworth, the London Borough of Croydon, the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Sutton. Mitcham is close to Wimbledon, Croydon, Streatham and Tooting. The River Wandle bounds the town to the southwest. The original village lies in the west, although expansion has pushed the eastern boundary the furthest. Mitcham Common takes up the greater part of the boundary and area to the south.

Mitcham (UK Parliament constituency)

Mitcham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Mitcham suburb of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election from part of the Wimbledon constituency, and abolished for the February 1974 general election.

Boundaries

1918-1945: The Urban Districts of Mitcham; Beddington and Wallington; and Carshalton.

1945-1974: The Municipal Boroughs of Mitcham; and Beddington and Wallington.

Members of Parliament

Election Results

1970s

1960s

1950s

1940s

1930s

1920s

References

Mitcham (disambiguation)

Mitcham is the name of several places:

Mitcham is also a surname:

See also Mitchum (surname)