Lower Mitcham, South Australia
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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. To the west, the suburb is bordered by a line running from Murray Street along View Street and continuing north to Grange Road.
There is only one institution in the suburb, the former Mitcham Primary School, which is now a Community Centre. There may be one surviving shop, on Murray Street, there is a Guild Hall on Wattle Street, and there is the Mitcham Railway Station
. There is a small sports (tennis) centre on Mitcham Avenue. All other buildings in the suburb are private residences. Many of the homes were built in the 1920s in the California Bungalow
style.
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
in the local government area of Mitcham
City of Mitcham
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....
. To the north, it is bounded by Grange Road, to the east by Belair Road, to the south by Murray Street. To the west, the suburb is bordered by a line running from Murray Street along View Street and continuing north to Grange Road.
There is only one institution in the suburb, the former Mitcham Primary School, which is now a Community Centre. There may be one surviving shop, on Murray Street, there is a Guild Hall on Wattle Street, and there is the Mitcham Railway Station
Mitcham railway station, Adelaide
Mitcham railway station is located on the Belair railway line in Adelaide, South Australia. It is located 8.5 km by rail from Adelaide Railway Station, and is actually located in Lower Mitcham...
. There is a small sports (tennis) centre on Mitcham Avenue. All other buildings in the suburb are private residences. Many of the homes were built in the 1920s in the California Bungalow
California Bungalow
California bungalows, known as Californian bungalows in Australia and are commonly called simply bungalows in America, are a form of residential structure that were widely popular across America and, to some extent, the world around the years 1910 to 1939.-Exterior features:Bungalows are 1 or 1½...
style.