Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Tarro, NSW
Suburb socio-economic profile
Tarro is a generally working-class to middle-income suburb, with a median weekly household income of $1,167 and a median age of 45 in the 2021 Census citation:2021 Tarro Census QuickStats. In 2021, there were 461 families in the suburb with an average of 1.7 children per family, indicating a strong family mix despite an older median age relative to the national median of 38 citation:Tarro NSW Demographics. Specific blue-collar vs white-collar occupation splits were not explicitly listed in the available sources.
Most common foreign country of birth
The most common country of birth in Tarro is Australia, reflecting its established local population, but the exact Australian-born percentage was not provided in the available source snippets citation:2021 Tarro Census QuickStats. No dominant overseas country of birth and its percentage share were listed in the data provided, so this figure is not found in available sources.
Working-parent support
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School runs an on-site Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) service citation:Outside of school hours care - tarro-p.schools.nsw.gov.au. The provider is Maitland Baptist After-School and Vacation Care, which offers before and after school care from 6.30am to 6.00pm each school day citation:OOSH – Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Tarro.
School culture
Specific named extracurriculars (e.g., a particular choir, chess club, or sports team) were not listed in the available source snippets for Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School. The school's culture is strongly centred on its Catholic identity, embracing the charism of its foundation within the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle citation:Discover Our School – Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Tarro.
Suburb vibe and groceries
Tarro's local directories list around 35 supermarkets and grocery stores in the 2322 postcode, indicating a range of local shopping options citation:Yellow Pages Supermarkets Tarro NSW. However, the provider names of specific specialty or ethnic supermarkets were not identified within the provided search snippets citation:Whereis Supermarkets Tarro NSW.
Weeknight dining
Local directories such as LocalSearch and Yellow Pages list takeaway food and restaurant options within Tarro NSW citation:10 BEST Takeaway Food in Tarro NSW 2322. The available snippets did not name specific restaurant venues in Tarro itself, with one listed venue (Terrace StrikeZone) located in nearby Raymond Terrace rather than Tarro citation:Tarro Takeaway, NSW - GrubFinder.
Tuition and enrichment
LearnEd provides qualified and friendly tutors ready to start in Tarro for all subjects in the New South Wales and Australian curriculum citation:Tarro Tutors | LearnEd. HighSchoolTutors.com.au also lists available local tutors in the Tarro area for prospective families citation:Tarro NSW high school tutors - HighSchoolTutors.com.au.
Commute
For the commute to Sydney, take the Line 181 bus from Our Lady Of Lourdes Primary School on Eastern Av to Maitland Station, then transfer to a CCN (Central Coast & Newcastle) train operated by Sydney Trains/Intercity Trains to Central Station citation:Rome2Rio Tarro to Sydney. Rome2Rio lists the CCN train leg from nearby Hamilton Station at 3 hours 26 minutes, while the overall fastest route from Tarro is estimated at 2 hours 42 minutes citation:Train Tarro to Sydney - Rome2Rio.
Sources
- 2021 Tarro Census QuickStats
- Tarro NSW Demographics
- OOSH – Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Tarro
- Outside of school hours care - tarro-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
- Discover Our School – Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Tarro
- Yellow Pages Supermarkets Tarro NSW
- Whereis Supermarkets Tarro NSW
- 10 BEST Takeaway Food in Tarro NSW 2322
- Tarro Takeaway, NSW - GrubFinder
- Tarro Tutors | LearnEd
- Tarro NSW high school tutors - HighSchoolTutors.com.au
- Rome2Rio Tarro to Sydney
- Train Tarro to Sydney - Rome2Rio
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