Officer South, Victoria
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| Coordinates: 38°05′33″S 145°25′25″E / 38.0924°S 145.4237°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,159 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3809 | ||||||||||||
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Officer South is a suburb and rural locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 50 km (31 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Officer South recorded a population of 1,159 at the 2021 census.[2][3]
History
Officer South is situated in the Kulin nation traditional Aboriginal country. The Boon Wurrung people are local custodians within the Kulin nation.[4]
The origin of the suburb name is from the name of the Officer family who had lived in the area, and the geographic location south of the main Officer settlement.[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Officer South (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Census 2021 (Officer South)". Bureau of Statistics. Federal government. 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Officer". Victorian places. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "S35: Boonwurrung". Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Federal government. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Officer". Victorian places. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
