Springvale South, Victoria

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>Springvale South Post Office opened on 4 November 1926.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
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<h2 id="population-and-social-conditions">Population and Social Conditions</h2>
<p>At the <a href="/facts/2016_Australian_census/bwbjFDad">2016 census</a>, Springvale South had a population of 12,768.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> The residents of this suburb have lower levels of migrant settlement, incomes and early school leaving than Greater Dandenong and a high proportion of Buddhist residents.
</p><p>At the <a href="/facts/2011_Australian_census/7NjtThYt">2011 census</a>, Springvale South had population of 12,184.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> It found that 59% of residents were born overseas, similar to Greater Dandenong (60%) and substantially more than the metropolitan level of 33%. Among the 88 birthplaces of its residents were Vietnam (18%), Cambodia (12%), India (4%) and China (2%).  Rates of migrant settlement are relatively low, with 4% of residents having arrived in Australia within the previous 2.5 years – little more than half the corresponding figure for Greater Dandenong, of 7%.
</p><p>Languages other than English are spoken by 71% of residents – compared with 64% for Greater Dandenong. Twenty per cent of Springvale South residents have limited fluency in the use of spoken English, more than the municipal level of 14% and five times the metropolitan level, of 4%. Among the major religious faiths are Buddhism, adhered to by 38% of residents, Islam (3%) and Hinduism (2%).
</p><p>Nine per cent of young adults (20–24 years) had left school before completing year 11 – lower than either the municipal average of 13% and the metropolitan level, of 10% Median individual gross incomes of $376 p.w., recorded in the Census, are among lowest in Greater Dandenong and about two-thirds (64%) of metropolitan levels.
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<h2 id="education">Education</h2>
<p>There are three public primary schools in Springvale South:
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<ul><li>Athol Road Primary School</li>
<li>Spring Parks Primary School</li>
<li>Heatherhill Primary School</li></ul>
<p>The two secondary schools, Heatherhill Secondary College and Coomoora Secondary College, have been merged with Springvale Secondary College and Chandler Secondary College into <a href="/facts/Keysborough_Secondary_College/HEbPgCzu">Keysborough Secondary College</a>.
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<h2 id="religious-buildings">Religious buildings</h2>
<p>Springvale Road south of the Springvale commercial area has a concentration of religious buildings of different faiths:
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<ul><li>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Braeside Stake Centre</li>
<li>Spanish Seventh Day Adventist</li>
<li>Bright Moon Buddhist Society</li>
<li>Cambodian Buddhist Temple</li>
<li>New Apostolic Church</li>
<li>Khmer Buddhist Centre</li>
<li>Vietnamese Buddhist centre</li></ul>
<h2 id="sport">Sport</h2>
<p>Heatherton United play <a href="/facts/Association_football/yttjeD0D">soccer</a> and compete in the <a href="/facts/Victorian_State_League_Division_2/0vuGyH9E">Victorian State League Division 2</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a>
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<h2 id="transport">Transport</h2>
<p>There are four buses operated by <a href="/facts/Ventura_Bus_Lines/GsF6QP80">Ventura Bus Lines</a> that service the Springvale South vicinity.
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/City_of_Springvale/jsWIrLQ9">City of Springvale</a> – Springvale South was previously within this former local government area.</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Springvale South (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
 <a href="/wiki/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics" target="_blank">/wiki/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008 <a href="https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=" target="_blank">https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Chingvale South (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
 <a href="/wiki/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics" target="_blank">/wiki/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Chingvale South (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
 <a href="/wiki/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics" target="_blank">/wiki/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"Team Home for Heatherton United SC Seniors". <a href="http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?id=16773762&client=1-8746-124359-478179-0&compID=478179" target="_blank">http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?id=16773762&client=1-8746-124359-478179-0&compID=478179</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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