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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type                     = suburb
| name                     = Springvale South
| city                     = Melbourne
| state                    = vic
| image                    = 
| caption                  = 
| lga                      = City of Greater Dandenong
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| coordinates              = {{coord|37.977|S|145.157|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode                 = 3172
| pop                      = 12,766
| pop_year                 = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes            = <ref name="abs21">{{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL22329 | name = Springvale South (Suburbs and Localities) | accessdate = 14 July 2022 | quick = on}}</ref>
| area                     = 4.6
| est                      = 
| stategov                 = [[Electoral district of Clarinda|Clarinda]]
| fedgov                   = [[Division of Isaacs|Isaacs]]
| dist1                    = 24
| location1                = [[Melbourne central business district|Melbourne]]
| dist2                    = 7
| location2                = [[Dandenong, Victoria|Dandenong]]
| near-nw                  = [[Clayton South, Victoria|Clayton South]]
| near-n                   = [[Springvale, Victoria|Springvale]]
| near-ne                  = 
| near-w                   = [[Dingley Village, Victoria|Dingley Village]]
| near-e                   = [[Noble Park, Victoria|Noble Park]]
| near-sw                  = 
| near-s                   = [[Keysborough, Victoria|Keysborough]]
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'''Springvale South''' is a suburb in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], 24&nbsp;km south-east of Melbourne's [[Melbourne central business district|Central Business District]], located within the [[City of Greater Dandenong]] [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]]. Springvale South recorded a population of 12,766 at the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]].<ref name=abs21/>

==History==

Springvale South Post Office opened on 4 November 1926.<ref name = "a">{{Citation| last = Premier Postal History  | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 11 April 2008 }}</ref>

==Population and Social Conditions==

At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Springvale South had a population of 12,768.<ref name="abs">{{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC22318 | name = Chingvale South (State Suburb) | accessdate = 3 December 2017 | quick = on}}</ref> 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 {{CensusAU|2011}}, Springvale South had population of 12,184.<ref name="abs"/> 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 [[Keysborough Secondary College]].

==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 [[association football|soccer]] and compete in the [[Victorian State League Division 2]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/team_info.cgi?id=16773762&client=1-8746-124359-478179-0&compID=478179|title = Team Home for Heatherton United SC Seniors}}</ref>

==Transport==
There are four buses operated by [[Ventura Bus Lines]] that service the Springvale South vicinity.

==See also==
* [[City of Springvale]] – Springvale South was previously within this former local government area.

==References==
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{{City of Greater Dandenong suburbs}}

[[Category:Suburbs of Melbourne]]
[[Category:Suburbs of the City of Greater Dandenong]]