Clapham, South Australia

Clapham
Suburb
Clapham Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide
Coordinates: 34°59′24″S138°36′11″E / 34.99°S 138.603°E / -34.99; 138.603
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
City	Adelaide
LGA	City of Mitcham
Location	8 km (5.0 mi) from Adelaide
Government
•  State electorate	Elder
•  Federal division	Boothby
Population
• Total	1,685 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	5062
Suburbs around Clapham Colonel Light Gardens Lower Mitcham Torrens Park Colonel Light Gardens Panorama Clapham Torrens Park Panorama Panorama Lynton Torrens Park Lynton

Clapham (postcode 5062), located approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the Adelaide city centre, is a primarily residential suburb situated within the City of Mitcham, incorporating some of the foothills. The suburb is named after Clapham in London, England. Neighbouring suburbs are Colonel Light Gardens, Panorama, Lynton, Torrens Park and Lower Mitcham.

Transport

Public transport to this suburb includes the Belair railway line (Torrens Park and Lynton stations) and Adelaide Metro bus route 200, which travels along East Parkway. Until 1995 it was also served by the Clapham railway station.

Government

Clapham is in the City of Mitcham local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Elder and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Boothby.

Schools

The state government school, Clapham Primary School, is located in Clapham and is an R-7 school. Out of schools hours child care is provided through the school. ^[2]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Clapham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Clapham Primary School, claphamps.sa.edu.au

Hills Face Zone

See also

• List of Adelaide suburbs