Officer South vs Officer

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Officer South, about half of households are couple families. In Officer, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Officer South: a median of $862,000, against $755,000 in Officer. On these figures, Officer South tends to suit people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Officer

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (30 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (15 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 1)
  • But Officer South carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 73/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Officer

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($711,000 vs $1,034,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($755,000 vs $861,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Officer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 7%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Officer

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (50 min vs 56 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (53.9 km vs 58.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Officer South

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 5%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 7%)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 73/100)
  • But Officer is more walkable (50/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Officer South is growing faster (1445.3% vs 159.4%)
  • Officer returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Officer South and Officer drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Officer South Officer
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Officer South Officer
Walkability 0 / 50
Officer South — Walkability: 0/100 Officer — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 44 / 27
Officer South — Safety: 44/100 Officer — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 68 / 32
Officer South — Low fire risk: 68/100 Officer — Low fire risk: 32/100
Low flood risk 13 / 39
Officer South — Low flood risk: 13/100 Officer — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Officer has more residents (18,503 vs 1,159).

Officer South Officer
Population 1,159 18,503
+1496% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1445.3% +159.4%
Median age 31
same for both
Median household income $108,420/yr $110,500/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $393/wk $396/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Officer South Officer
0-4 9.6% / 10.1%
Officer South — 0-4: 9.6% Officer — 0-4: 10.1%
5-14 13.0% / 15.0%
Officer South — 5-14: 13.0% Officer — 5-14: 15.0%
15-19 2.2% / 5.6%
Officer South — 15-19: 2.2% Officer — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.1% / 6.3%
Officer South — 20-24: 5.1% Officer — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 27.6% / 20.8%
Officer South — 25-34: 27.6% Officer — 25-34: 20.8%
35-44 14.4% / 18.1%
Officer South — 35-44: 14.4% Officer — 35-44: 18.1%
45-54 4.8% / 10.6%
Officer South — 45-54: 4.8% Officer — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 7.0% / 6.7%
Officer South — 55-64: 7.0% Officer — 55-64: 6.7%
65-74 12.0% / 5.0%
Officer South — 65-74: 12.0% Officer — 65-74: 5.0%
75-84 4.2% / 1.7%
Officer South — 75-84: 4.2% Officer — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ 0.3% / 0.2%
Officer South — 85+: 0.3% Officer — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Officer South 53.9% couple families
Officer South — Couple Families: 53.9% Officer South — Lone Person: 36.2% Officer South — One Parent Families: 5.5% Officer South — Group Household: 3.1% Officer South — Other Families: 1.4%
Officer 58.8% couple families
Officer — Couple Families: 58.8% Officer — Lone Person: 20.5% Officer — One Parent Families: 16.6% Officer — Group Household: 2.8% Officer — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Officer South 7.1% renting
Officer South — Owned Outright: 29.6% Officer South — Mortgage: 63.4% Officer South — Renting: 7.1%
Officer 28.5% renting
Officer — Owned Outright: 13.5% Officer — Mortgage: 58.0% Officer — Renting: 28.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Officer South Officer
India 5.3% / 8.9%
Officer South — India: 5.3% Officer — India: 8.9%
Sri Lanka 5.2% / 5.1%
Officer South — Sri Lanka: 5.2% Officer — Sri Lanka: 5.1%
England 6.0% / 2.9%
Officer South — England: 6.0% Officer — England: 2.9%
Philippines 1.7% / 1.6%
Officer South — Philippines: 1.7% Officer — Philippines: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.7%
Officer South — New Zealand: 1.6% Officer — New Zealand: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Officer South Officer
Bachelor Degree 15.6% / 13.6%
Officer South — Bachelor Degree: 15.6% Officer — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 13.9%
Officer South — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Officer — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 10.1%
Officer South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Officer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 5.6%
Officer South — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% Officer — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.9%
Officer South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Officer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Officer South 77.8% houses
Officer South — Houses: 77.8% Officer South — Townhouses: 21.8% Officer South — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Officer 94.6% houses
Officer — Houses: 94.6% Officer — Townhouses: 5.0% Officer — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Officer South Officer
Median house price $861,500 $755,000
Median unit price — $552,500
Median land price $1,034,000 $711,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 51 sales
 35 days
from 429 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Officer South Officer
3 bed $674K / $670K
Officer South — 3 bed: $674K (14 sales) Officer — 3 bed: $670K (196 sales)

14 vs 196 sales

4 bed $878K / $790K
Officer South — 4 bed: $878K (44 sales) Officer — 4 bed: $790K (325 sales)

44 vs 325 sales

5 bed $948K / $1.01M
Officer South — 5 bed: $948K (13 sales) Officer — 5 bed: $1.01M (49 sales)

13 vs 49 sales

Zoning mix

Officer South has more rural and farming land (35% vs 10%); Officer has more land zoned for conservation (21% vs 3%).

Officer South Officer
Residential 55% 57%
Rural and farming 35% 10%
Environmental 3% 21%
Parks and recreation 0% 7%
Other and special use 7% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 4%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Officer South Officer
New dwellings approved 1,323
across Cardinia
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Officer South Officer
Houses 3.7%
$625/wk on $885K
 4.2%
$620/wk on $765K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Officer South Officer
House price Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Income Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 41% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 70% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 88% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC

Liveability

Officer is more walkable (50 vs 0).

Officer South Officer
Grade C
same for both
Score 41/100 42/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Officer carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 32); Officer South carries more flood risk (87 vs 61).

Officer South Officer
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 High
73/100
Flood High
87/100
 Moderate
61/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Officer South Officer
Inside the suburb 0 15
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0 5
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Berwick, 9.4 km
 1
Federation University Berwick, 5.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.3% 1.9%

Schools in Officer South

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Officer

  • Officer Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Officer Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Bridgewood Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Kurrun Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Orchard Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Brigid's School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Officer South Officer
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 1 11
Childcare 0 30
GPs 0 9
Pharmacies 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 7
Waterways 3 33

Mobility

Officer South sits further from the CBD (58.5 km vs 53.9 km).

Officer South Officer
Walkability score 0/100 50/100
Distance to Melbourne 58.5 km
+8% vs other
 53.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 50 min
Public transport score 35/100
Bus
 80/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 4.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 51.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 3809
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 3809
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Officer South Officer
Car (driver) 67.4% / 66.8%
Officer South — Car (driver): 67.4% Officer — Car (driver): 66.8%
Worked from Home 28.9% / 25.3%
Officer South — Worked from Home: 28.9% Officer — Worked from Home: 25.3%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 3.5%
Officer South — Car (passenger): 2.4% Officer — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Train 1.4% / 3.5%
Officer South — Train: 1.4% Officer — Train: 3.5%
Walked Only — / 0.7%
Officer South — Walked Only: not among its largest Officer — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

Officer South Officer
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.9 km 18.1 km

NBN connectivity

Officer South Officer
Connectivity score 87/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 82%
211 premises
 92%
6,447 premises

Climate

Officer South Officer
Annual rainfall 781 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Officer South Officer
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Officer South Officer
Average residential rate $1,880/yr
same for both
Council Cardinia
same for both

Federal electorate

Officer South Officer
Division La Trobe
same for both
Member Jason Wood
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Officer South Officer
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Officer South

Family River Rural Townhouses Young Families

Officer

Family Large Blocks Outer Trains Transport Hub Young Families

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