Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville
Matraville, NSW
Suburb socio-economic profile
Matraville is a middle-income, family-oriented suburb with a median weekly household income of $2,075 and a median age of 42 (above the national median of 38) citation:2021 Matraville, Census All persons QuickStats. There are 2,663 families living there, with an average of 2.7 people per household, suggesting a predominantly family mix rather than a singles-heavy profile citation:2021 Matraville, Census All persons QuickStats. While the official employment breakdown (white-collar vs blue-collar) is not stated in the provided sources, the income level aligns with a stable, middle-income eastern-suburbs community. The median weekly rent is $480 and the median monthly mortgage is $2,817, reflecting a mix of home owners and renters citation:2021 Matraville, Census All persons QuickStats.
Most common foreign country of birth
The most common foreign country of birth and its percentage share are not mentioned in the available search results for Matraville. The provided ABS quick links for Matraville and the neighbouring Matraville–Chifley area do list general demographic fields but omit the specific country-of-birth tabulation in the text captured here citation:2021 Matraville, Census All persons QuickStats citation:2021 Matraville - Chifley, Census All persons QuickStats. Accordingly, we cannot confirm whether the suburb is overwhelmingly Australian-born or which overseas country dominates without consulting the full ABS Community Profile directly.
Working-parent support
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville has an on-site Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) run by SCECS (Sydney Catholic Early Childhood Services). The service provides Before School Care from 7:00am to 8:45am and After School Care from 3:00pm to 6:00pm on school days, plus Vacation Care citation:SCECS OSHC Sacred Heart Matraville citation:StartingBlocks.gov.au – SCECS OSHC Sacred Heart Matraville. Daily fees for 2026 are listed as $24.10 for Before School Care and $36.80 for After School Care, with casual bookings attracting an extra $2.00 per session citation:SCECS OSHC Sacred Heart Matraville. The service is located at 511 Bunnerong Road, Matraville, NSW 2036 citation:SCECS OSHC Sacred Heart Matraville.
School culture
Named extracurricular activities are not listed in the provided search snippets for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville. The school's Annual School Report page and Learning Approach page are referenced online and would typically outline co-curricular offerings, but the specific activity names do not appear in the text captured here citation:Annual School Report | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville citation:Learning Approach | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville. Families are encouraged to contact the school directly on (02) 9311-2995 or attend an Open Day to obtain the full list of clubs and teams citation:Visit Our School | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville.
Suburb vibe and groceries
Specific specialty or ethnic supermarkets and grocers within Matraville are not named in the provided sources. Matraville is a residential eastern-suburbs suburb centred around Bunnerong Road, with the school located there, but the search results do not list particular local grocers citation:Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville. For a detailed local shopping and grocery directory, families would need to consult a dedicated local business listing, as the available sources focus on the school and demographics rather than retail businesses.
Weeknight dining
No specific casual, family-friendly takeaway or dining restaurants are named for Matraville in the provided search results. A generic Grubfinder restaurant search page for Matraville was captured, but it did not include any visible restaurant names or cuisines in the text snippet citation:Grubfinder – Matraville NSW restaurants. Without reliable source data, we cannot confidently recommend a named local restaurant, so this information is marked as not found in the available sources.
Tuition and enrichment
A TrueLocal listing for "Private Tutors & Tuition Services in Matraville" was captured, and the snippet mentions holiday activities such as public speaking, learn to code, creative writing, learn to type, and multiplication courses, but the specific name of the tutoring centre is not included in the text provided citation:Truelocal – Private Tutors & Tuition Services in Matraville. Because the centre's name is not given, we cannot name a specific provider or enrichment centre in or near Matraville from these sources.
Commute
Matraville does not have a Sydney Trains railway station directly within the suburb; the nearest rail access is typically along the Eastern Suburbs line via nearby stations, though the provided sources do not specify an exact station or train line serving Matraville. The suburb relies on Sydney bus services running along Bunnerong Road toward the CBD, but the specific route numbers and estimated travel time to Sydney CBD/Central Station are not listed in the available snippets citation:Sydney Metro – Travel Calculator. As such, an accurate minute-by-minute commute estimate to Central Station is not available from these sources; families should consult the Transport for NSW trip planner for current bus routes and times.
Sources
- 2021 Matraville, Census All persons QuickStats - Australian Bureau of Statistics
- 2021 Matraville - Chifley, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Matraville NSW — Suburb Profile
- SCECS OSHC Sacred Heart Matraville | Sydney Catholic Early Childhood Services
- StartingBlocks.gov.au – SCECS OSHC Sacred Heart Matraville
- Annual School Report | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville
- Learning Approach | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville
- Visit Our School | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville
- Private Tutors & Tuition Services in Matraville, Sydney Greater Metro, NSW - TrueLocal
- Grubfinder – Search results for Matraville NSW restaurants
- Travel Calculator | Sydney Metro
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