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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type      = suburb
| name      = Narre Warren South
| city      = Melbourne
| state     = vic
| image     = File:NarreWarrenSouthP-12CollegeBasketballCourtsAndBuildings.jpeg
| caption   = The basketball courts at Narre Warren South P-12 College
| lga       = City of Casey
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| coordinates = {{coord|38.055|S|145.303|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode  = 3805
| pop       = <!--leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata--> 
| elevation = 46
| area      = 13.3
| established = 
| stategov  = [[Electoral district of Narre Warren South|Narre Warren South]]
| fedgov    = [[Division of Holt|Holt]], [[Division of Bruce|Bruce]]
| dist1     = 39
| location1 = [[Melbourne]]
| dist2     = 13
| location2 = [[Dandenong, Victoria|Dandenong]]
| near-nw   = [[Hallam, Victoria|Hallam]]
| near-n    = [[Narre Warren, Victoria|Narre Warren]]
| near-ne   = [[Berwick, Victoria|Berwick]]
| near-w    = [[Hampton Park, Victoria|Hampton Park]]
| near-e    = [[Berwick, Victoria|Berwick]]
| near-sw   = [[Lynbrook, Victoria|Lynbrook]]
| near-s    = [[Cranbourne North, Victoria|Cranbourne North]]
| near-se   = [[Clyde North, Victoria|Clyde North]]
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| zoom      = 11
}}

'''Narre Warren South''' is an outer suburb of [[Melbourne]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], 39&nbsp;km south-east of Melbourne's [[Melbourne central business district|Central Business District]], located within the [[City of Casey]] [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]]. Narre Warren South recorded a population of 30,909 at the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]].<ref name="abs">{{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL21896 | name = Narre Warren South (Suburbs and Localities) | access-date = 11 July 2022 | quick = on}}</ref>

==History==
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Since the mid-1990s, Narre Warren South has become a booming suburb, taking over what was once was a rural area with few farms or rural areas remaining. In the last 10 years{{which|date=July 2024}}, many subdivisions have been developed, including Berwick Springs estate, which was launched in 1999, and Cypress Hill estate/Hillsmeade, which was launched around the same time.

There are now other estates in the area, such as Golden Grove estate, Camden Greens Estate, Berwick Springs and Silverleaf.

==Education==

Narre Warren South is home to [[Narre Warren South College|Narre Warren South P-12 College]], a public school catering for students from Prep to Year 12. The college has one of the largest student enrolments in Victoria, with nearly 2000 students and more than 150 staff members. Narre Warren South is also serviced by Hillsmeade Primary School, a public school, Trinity Catholic Primary School, a co-educational Catholic school, and Strathaird Primary School, which has grown to be one of the top public primary schools in Melbourne.{{according to whom?|date=November 2025}}

As of November 2010, ICA Casey, a private school in Narre Warren South, was placed in voluntary administration.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101126020510/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/23/3074281.htm Money problems leave schools in limbo]. Retrieved 20 December 2010</ref>

The campus of the former ICA Casey is now occupied by Waverley Christian College.

==Retail==

Narre Warren South has two shopping centres. Casey Central Shopping Centre, located on Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road, is and has been anchored by a [[Coles Supermarkets|Coles Supermarket]], [[Woolworths Supermarkets|Woolworths Supermarket]], Aldi Supermarket and a Target Department Store since March 2016. Amberly Park Shopping Centre on Ormond Road is a smaller centre containing an [[IGA (Australian supermarket group)|IGA]] Supermarket (formerly a FoodWorks Supermarket) and a few specialty stores, located next door to [[Narre Warren South College|Narre Warren South P-12 College]]. Also close by in adjoining suburbs are Eden Rise Shopping Centre on the corner of Clyde Road and Greaves Road in Berwick, Eve Central Shopping Centre in [[Cranbourne North, Victoria|Cranbourne North]] and Springhill Shopping Centre in [[Cranbourne, Victoria|Cranbourne]] and [[Westfield Fountain Gate]] in [[Narre Warren, Victoria|Narre Warren]].

Due to substantial residential growth in the area, the Springhill shopping complex was constructed. It features a Coles Supermarket, and several businesses including a bakery, pizza restaurant and gym.

==See also==
* [[City of Berwick]] – Narre Warren South was previously within this former local government area.
* [[Electoral district of Narre Warren South]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{City of Casey suburbs}}

[[Category:Suburbs of Melbourne]]