Officer South, Victoria
Officer South is a suburb and rural locality situated south-east of Melbourne City, located in the Shire of Cardinia local government area south of the main Officer settlement.[2]
| Officer South Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Officer South | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.0924°S 145.4237°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 75 (2016)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3809 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 50.8 km (32 mi) from Melbourne GPO | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Cardinia | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bass | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | La Trobe | ||||||||||||||
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History
Officer South is situated in the Kulin nation traditional Aboriginal country. The Boon Wurrung people are local custodians within the Kulin nation.[3] 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.[4]
References
- "Census 2016 (Officer South)". Bureau of Statistics. Federal government. 1 June 2021.
- "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Officer". Victorian places. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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