Springvale South is a suburb in

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, 24 km south-east of Melbourne's

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, located within the

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. Springvale South recorded a population of 12,766 at the 2021 census.

History

Springvale South Post Office opened on 4 November 1926.

Population and Social Conditions

At the , Springvale South had a population of 12,768. 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. At the , Springvale South had population of 12,184. 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%. 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%). 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.

Education

There are three public primary schools in Springvale South: * Athol Road Primary School * Spring Parks Primary School * Heatherhill Primary School The two secondary schools, Heatherhill Secondary College and Coomoora Secondary College, have been merged with Springvale Secondary College and Chandler Secondary College into

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Religious buildings

Springvale Road south of the Springvale commercial area has a concentration of religious buildings of different faiths: * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Braeside Stake Centre * Spanish Seventh Day Adventist * Bright Moon Buddhist Society * Cambodian Buddhist Temple * New Apostolic Church * Khmer Buddhist Centre * Vietnamese Buddhist centre

Sport

Heatherton United play

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and compete in the

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Transport

There are four buses operated by

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that service the Springvale South vicinity.

References

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