| Type: | suburb |
| Pakenham South | |
| City: | Melbourne |
| State: | vic |
| Lga: | Shire of Cardinia |
| Alternative Location Map: | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne |
| Coordinates: | -38.1315°N 145.5083°W |
| Postcode: | 3810 |
| Pop: | 229 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Stategov: | Bass |
| Fedgov: | La Trobe |
| Dist1: | 59 |
| Location1: | Melbourne GPO |
| Near-Nw: | Officer South |
| Near-N: | Pakenham |
| Near-Ne: | Nar Nar Goon |
| Near-W: | Cardinia |
| Near-E: | Koo Wee Rup North |
| Near-Sw: | Rythdale |
| Near-S: | Koo Wee Rup |
| Near-Se: | Nar Nar Goon North |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 11 |
Pakenham South is a suburb and rural locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 59km (37miles) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Pakenham South recorded a population of 229 at the 2021 census.[1] [2]
Pakenham South is situated in the Kulin nation traditional Aboriginal country. The Boon Wurrung people are local custodians within the Kulin nation.[3] The origin of the suburb name is from Sir Edward Pakenham and the geographic position south of the Pakenham main settlement.[4]