Population 1,761 (2011 census) LGA(s) Shire of Cardinia Officer Pakenham Postal code 3809 | Postcode(s) 3809 State electorate(s) Gembrook, Bass Elevation 127 m Federal division Division of La Trobe | |
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Location 49 km (30 mi) from Melbourne
8 km (5 mi) from Berwick | ||
Officer is a satellite suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 54 km south-east from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the Shire of Cardinia, as well as being the Council seat of the shire. At the 2011 Census, Officer had a population of 1,761. Currently under major residential development this number is likely to be exponentially higher today.
Contents
- Map of Officer VIC 3809 Australia
- History
- Officer today
- Companies
- Recreation in Officer
- Notable people of Officer
- References
Map of Officer VIC 3809, Australia
History
The suburb is named after the Officer family, who were early settlers in the area. A timber industry was established and by 1870 timber was being transported from the railways sidings, named Officer's Wood Siding. This was shortened to Officer's and later, Officer.
A brickmaking industry began in the 1880s, but died away after the collapse of the land boom. The population was sufficient to justify a Post Office, opening on 16 December 1885 (known as Officer's Siding until 1888, Officer Railway Station until 1913).
On November 17, 2014, the Shire of Cardinia moved from its offices in Pakenham to a new office in Officer, making it the Council seat.
Officer today
Officer is in the south east growth corridor, with many new schools opening in the past ten years. There are now eleven schools in the area; Berwick Grammar School, Glenvale School, Heritage College, Maranatha Christian School (Officer campus), Minaret Islamic College (Officer campus), Officer Primary School, Officer Secondary College, Officer Specialist School, St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, St Clare's Catholic Primary School and St. Francis Xavier College (Officer Campus) are located in Officer.
Officer is home to the Australian Rules ROC Football Club (Rythdale, Officer, Cardinia), competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League. They last won the premiership in 2002.
With its own railway station, and most of the land around Officer is currently being developed for residential use. Population and demographic mixes are changing, with construction of a 4,000 lot housing estate to be completed in late 2019.
Currently there the major shopping precinct is Arena Shopping Centre. It has a mix of major retail and some smaller commercial outlets including the Officer Post Office. As a newly developed area Officer also has access to the Australian NBN service which has much larger capability for increased network performances.
Companies
Recreation in Officer
There are various facilities in officer for recreation. There are two lighted AFL sporting grounds which also support Cricket. There are presently 5 recreational parks for walking and children's playgrounds. Popular also is the Venue "Club Officer" which hosts Family Dining, Sport Bar and pokies facilities.
There are also gymnasium facilities located at Arena Shopping centre.