Springvale South
| Springvale South Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 11,734 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "11734 (2006)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3172 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Dandenong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mordialloc, Lyndhurst | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hotham, Isaacs | ||||||||||||||
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Springvale South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong. At the 2006 Census, Springvale South had a population of 11,734.
History
Springvale South Post Office opened on 4 November 1926.[3]
Education
Primary schools:
- Springvale South Primary School
- Spring Valley Primary School
Secondary schools:
- Heatherhill Secondary College
- Coomoora Secondary College
Landmarks and notable places
Religious Buildings
Springvale Road south of the Springvale commercial area has a concentration of religious buildings of different faiths:
- Spanish Seventh Day Adventist
- Bright Moon Buddhist Society
- Cambodian Buddhist Temple
- New Apostolic Church
- Khmer Buddhist Centre
- Vietnamese Buddhist centre
See also
- City of Springvale - the former local government area of which Springvale South was a part.
Transport
There are four buses operated by Grenda's that service the Springvale South vicinity. They are the 813 (Dandenong-Waverley Gardens SC) and the 888/889 (Nunawading-Chelsea).
| Route | Destination | Destination | Via. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 811 | Dandenong | Brighton | Springvale |
| 813 | Dandenong | Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre | |
| 824 | Keysborough | Moorabbin | Spring Rd, Westall Station, and Clayton |
| 888 | Nunawading | Chelsea | Edithvale (SMARTBUS Service) |
| 889 | Nunawading | Chelsea | Chelsea Heights (SMARTBUS Service) |
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Springvale South (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ Springvale South, accessed 9 August 2007
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
External links
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