Lilydale Primary School

Lilydale is a middle-income, family-oriented suburb with a mix of white-collar and blue-collar workers. The median weekly household income is $1,764, and the median age is 40, indicating a mature population profile citation:ABS QuickStats 2021 Lilydale (Vic.). The area has a high proportion of families, with 4,889 families recorded and an average of 0.8 children per household citation:ABS QuickStats 2021 Lilydale (Vic.).

Lilydale is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 95.7% of residents identifying as Non-Indigenous and data showing a high proportion of Australian-born residents citation:ABS QuickStats 2021 Lilydale (Vic.). The specific percentage of Australian-born residents is not provided in available sources, but the suburb’s demographic indicates a very low proportion of overseas-born individuals.

Lilydale Primary School’s Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) is provided by Extend at the school itself. The hours are Before School Care from 6:50am to 8:50am, After School Care from 3:30pm to 6:15pm, and Holiday Care from 8:00am to 6:00pm citation:Extend Lilydale Primary School.

Lilydale Primary School offers several named extracurriculars, including Judo, Library, Choir, and Chess clubs citation:Principal's Message. The school also runs a Breakfast Club every morning supported by the Victorian Foodbank, and its Years 5 & 6 students participate in local inter-school sport competitions citation:Canteen & Breakfast Club citation:Physical Education.

Lilydale has a family-friendly vibe with high café density and is the gateway to the Yarra Ranges. For groceries, Lilydale Marketplace at 33 Hutchinson Street houses Coles and specialty shops, while nearby Asian supermarkets include Haodi Asian Supermarket in Boronia and Hometown Asian Supermarket in Melbourne citation:Yelp Asian Supermarket Lilydale.

Family-friendly takeaway and dining options in Lilydale include Imm Oon Thai (Thai cuisine), Savera Indian Restaurant (Indian), and Bubba Pizza (pizza) citation:AGFG Lilydale Takeaway.

Tutoring centres in Lilydale include Lilydale Tuition Centre, which offers Maths and English tutoring for Prep to Year 12 students at Box Hill Institute Lilydale Lakeside Campus (Thursdays 4:00–6:00 PM) citation:Lilydale Tuition Centre. Another option is Tutors Australia, which provides one-on-one in-home and online tutoring across Lilydale citation:Lilydale Tutors.

The commute from Lilydale to Melbourne CBD is via the Lilydale train line. Trains from Lilydale Station to Flinders Street Station run every 30 minutes and take approximately 60–70 minutes depending on the service citation:Metro Trains Lilydale Line.