Officer South, Victoria

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Australian place

Officer South is a suburb and rural locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Template:Convert 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.<ref name=abs/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

Officer South is situated in the Kulin nation traditional Aboriginal country. The Boon Wurrung people are local custodians within the Kulin nation.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

References

Template:Reflist Template:Shire of Cardinia suburbs

Template:VictoriaAU-geo-stub