King Park Public School

St Johns Park, NSW

Suburb socio-economic profile

St Johns Park is a largely working-class, family-oriented suburb with a median weekly household income of $1,567, below the NSW average citation:St Johns Park NSW, 2176: Development Activity & Suburb Profile. The median age is 43, and the area scores in decile 3 of 10 (929 IRSAD) on the ABS SEIFA disadvantage index citation:St Johns Park NSW Zoning, Bushfire & Planning Overlays. Home-ownership is high (50.8% owned outright) and dwellings are predominantly detached houses (93.9%), indicating a settled, low-turnover community citation:St Johns Park - Wakeley – SA2 127021520 | AreaSearch.

Most common foreign country of birth

Vietnam is the dominant overseas birthplace, with 18.2% of residents born there; 39.0% of residents were born in Australia citation:St Johns Park NSW Suburb Profile — Behind the Fence. Other notable birthplaces include Iraq (7.1%) and Cambodia citation:St Johns Park, NSW - Superb Suburb.

Working-parent support

Fair Foundations operates the on-site OSHC at St Johns Park Public School, located on Edensor Road, St Johns Park citation:Outside of School Hours Care (6-12 Years Old) | Fair Foundations. Hours are Monday–Friday, 7:00am–9:00am and 3:00pm–6:00pm during school terms, and the service is available for children from St Johns Park Public School only citation:Outside of School Hours Care (6-12 Years Old) | Fair Foundations.

School culture

King Park Public School offers a Chess club where students prepare for regional competitions citation:Student opportunities and activities. The school also runs creative and performing arts programs (drama, music, art shows) and a debating and public speaking program with local and state competition opportunities citation:Student opportunities and activities. A variety of sporting opportunities and inter-school competitions are also available citation:Student opportunities and activities.

Suburb vibe and groceries

St Johns Park is a quiet, family-dominated suburb with a high proportion of Vietnamese and Chinese residents (1,420 and 1,357 people respectively) and a very low vacancy rate of 2.9% citation:St Johns Park NSW, 2176: Development Activity & Suburb Profile. Specific specialty or ethnic supermarket names in St Johns Park were not found in available sources; a local grocery was historically mentioned on Mimosa Street in 1930, but current providers are not documented in the provided material citation:06 Sep 1930 - Advertising - Trove.

Weeknight dining

Fatman's Steakhouse is a family-friendly steakhouse option in St Johns Park known for fresh ingredients citation:FATMAN'S STEAKHOUSE - ST JOHNS PARK - Reviews, Photos. Other specific family-friendly takeaway or dining options in St Johns Park were not found in available sources; nearby Toongabbie and surrounding suburbs offer Indian and Sri Lankan takeaway choices, but these are not within St Johns Park itself.

Tuition and enrichment

Specific tutoring or enrichment centres located within St Johns Park were not found in available sources. Nearby options include Phoenix Education, which hires primary school tutors for weekly lessons in Chatswood and Burwood, though these are not in the immediate St Johns Park area citation:200 Primary School Jobs and Work in Manly NSW - Indeed.

Commute

St Johns Park is approximately 35 km from the Sydney CBD, with a typical train journey of 65–90 minutes via a bus connection to a Sydney Trains station, then a train to Central Station citation:St Johns Park NSW 2176 - Fairfield - In The Suburbs. The suburb has no direct train station, so residents typically drive or bus to nearby stations before boarding Sydney Trains services.

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