Essendon Primary School

Essendon is an affluent, white-collar suburb. The median weekly household income is $2,132, significantly above the national median citation:2021 Essendon, Census All persons QuickStats. The median age is 39, and families make up a substantial portion of the 5,486 family households citation:2021 Essendon, Census All persons QuickStats.

The most common foreign country of birth in Essendon is not specified in the available sources. The source shows country of birth data is available but the specific percentage for the top country is not displayed in the provided snippets citation:2021 Essendon, Census All persons QuickStats. The Australian-born percentage is also not provided in the available content.

Essendon Primary School provides Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) through Camp Australia citation:Camp Australia - Essendon Primary School OSHC. The specific session hours (e.g., before school 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM) are not found in the available sources.

Essendon Primary School offers specific named extracurriculars including the Essendon Primary School choir, Essendon Primary School Rock Band, and Kelly Sports lunch time and after-school sports program citation:Essendon Primary School - Follow The Gleam. Students in Grades 5-6 can also participate in an African drumming group and a ukulele ensemble citation:Essendon Primary School - Follow The Gleam.

Essendon has strong family amenities, including major supermarkets like Coles and IGA Friendly Grocers citation:35 BEST local Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Essendon, VIC | Yellow Pages®. For specialty groceries, LaManna Supermarket in Essendon Fields is a large independent Italian supermarket citation:LaManna - Italian Supermarket | Fresh & Authentic Foods, and Wanlong Oriental Supermarket provides a wide range of Asian groceries citation:Wanlong Oriental – Get your fresh food.

Family-friendly dining options in Essendon include Max's Corner for Italian pizza and pasta citation:THE 10 BEST Takeaway Restaurants in Essendon - Tripadvisor, and El Centro Essendon for Mexican cuisine citation:Best Family-friendly Restaurants in Essendon, Melbourne | Quandoo. Ipoh Garden Kitchen offers Asian restaurant dining and takeaway citation:Best Family-friendly Restaurants in Essendon, Melbourne | Quandoo.

Two named tutoring centres in Essendon are Aldon Tutoring Centres Essendon, providing one-to-one tuition in literacy and numeracy with over 13 years of local experience citation:Home | Aldon Tutoring Centres Essendon. Kip McGrath Essendon offers personalised tutoring in English and Maths for primary and secondary students, with in-centre and online options citation:KMEC Essendon Tuition Centre | Kip McGrath.

Essendon is serviced by the Craigieburn train line. Direct trains run from Essendon Station to Flinders Street Station, with a typical travel time of 20-21 minutes citation:Train Essendon Station to Flinders Street Station from $4 | Tickets & Timetables | Rome2Rio. Trains depart approximately every 15-20 minutes citation:Train Essendon Station to Flinders Street Station from $4 | Tickets & Timetables | Rome2Rio.