Netherby is an inner-southern suburb of

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which lies within the

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. It is bordered by the suburbs of Springfield, Kingswood,

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and Malvern. Netherby is located within walking distance of Mitcham Square Shopping Centre and sports facilities.

Schools

Unley High School Unley High School is a public coeducational secondary school, located in the Adelaide suburb of Netherby in South Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 1,562 students and a teaching staff of 114, as ...

and

Urrbrae Agricultural High School Urrbrae Agricultural High School is a public high school in the Australian States and territories of Australia, state of South Australia, with 1,500 students. The school is located in the Adelaide List of Adelaide suburbs, suburb of Netherby, So ...

are located within the suburb. The suburb is in close proximity to Mercedes College and Scotch College as well a
St Josephs
an
Mitcham Primary schools
and Mitcham Girls School.

Governance

Netherby is located in the federal electorate of Boothby, and has been represented since 2022 by Louise Miller-Frost of the

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. The seat was previously held by the Liberal Party since 1948: John McLeay, Sr. (1949–1966), John McLeay, Jr. (1966–1981) and

Steele Hall Raymond Steele Hall (30 November 1928 – 10 June 2024) was an Australian politician who served as the 36th Premier of South Australia from 1968 to 1970. He also served in the federal Parliament as a senator for South Australia from 1974 to 1 ...

(1981–1996). During the 2020 electoral district redistributio

Netherby was transferred to the Electorate of Electoral District of Unley, Unley and has been represented by

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of the

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. The local government of Netherby is the Mitcham Council, where the suburb is located in the Boorman Ward.

References

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