Officer South, Victoria
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Officer South
| city = Melbourne
| state = vic
| image =
| caption =
| lga = Shire of Cardinia
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| coordinates = {{coord|38.0924|S|145.4237|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 3809
| pop = 1,159
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| stategov = Bass
| stategov2 =
| stategov3 =
| fedgov = La Trobe
| dist1 = 50.8
| location1= Melbourne GPO
| near-nw = Officer
| near-n = Officer
| near-ne = Pakenham
| near-w = Clyde North
| near-e = Pakenham
| near-sw = Clyde North
| near-s = Cardinia
| near-se = Pakenham South
}}
Officer South is a suburb and rural locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, {{convert|50|km|abbr=on}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-02|title=Officer|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/officer|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Victorian places|language=en-AU}}
History
Officer South is situated in the Kulin nation traditional Aboriginal country. The Boon Wurrung people are local custodians within the Kulin nation.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-07-26|title=S35: Boonwurrung|url=https://collection.aiatsis.gov.au/austlang/language/s35|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies|publisher=Federal government|language=en}}
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.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-02|title=Officer|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/officer|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Victorian places|language=en-AU}}
References
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