Hastings Primary School

Hastings is a middle-income, working-class suburb with a higher proportion of blue-collar workers compared to the state average. The median weekly household income is $1,197, and the median age is 41, which is older than the national median of 38 citation:ABS QuickStats 2021 citation:GDP.com.au. The suburb has an older population than the state average, with a family mix that includes 2,732 families and an average household size of 2.3 people.

The suburb is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 91.1% of residents born in Australia citation:GDP.com.au. Among overseas-born residents, England is the most common country of birth, accounting for 7.0% of the population.

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) is available at nearby Wallaroo Primary School on Stalwart Avenue, operated by ‘Our Patch OSHC’ citation:Toddle. Specific hours for this service are not provided in available sources. Additionally, Elysium OSHC operates at St. Mary's Primary School on Marine Parade.

Hastings Primary School offers a variety of named extracurriculars including a ‘Brekky Club’ (Breakfast Club) that runs every morning, a ‘C U Club’ held every Monday lunchtime, and an ‘Equine Therapy’ program available for senior students (Years 3-6) citation:2023 Annual Report citation:Learning. The school also provides canines therapy and art therapy programs.

Hastings has a coastal, family-friendly vibe with access to local supermarkets like Coles and Woolworths, as well as specialty grocers. For Asian and Indian ingredients, families can visit ‘Kitchen 8 Hastings’ and other local Asian grocers mentioned on Yellow Pages citation:Yellow Pages. A specific specialty grocer not found in available sources.

For casual, family-friendly meals, ‘La Porchetta Pizza Restaurant’ (Italian) offers pizza and pasta for takeaway or dining in, ‘Hastings Fish & Chip Shop’ (seafood) provides classic fish and chips, and ‘Basil Blue’ (Thai) serves fresh, clean Asian cuisine citation:Tripadvisor Takeaway. All are well-rated for families.

Specific tutoring centres within Hastings itself are not named in available sources. However, ‘Brainwaves Education Studio’ is located in nearby Balnarring (about 15 minutes by car), and ‘Mornington Peninsula Tutoring’ is based in Tootgarook (approximately 20 minutes away) citation:Whereis citation:Yellow Pages.

Hastings is serviced by the Stony Point railway line, with the local station being ‘Hastings Station’. The typical V/Line train travel time from Hastings Station to Flinders Street Station in the Melbourne CBD is approximately 75-80 minutes citation:V/Line Timetables citation:Metro Trains.