Kingsbury Primary School
Kingsbury, VIC
Suburb socio-economic profile
Kingsbury is a middle-income, established residential suburb with a mix of families and singles. The median weekly household income is $1,399, and the median age is 34, which is younger than the Victorian median of 38 citation:2021 Kingsbury QuickStats. The suburb has a population density of 3,455 persons per square km and a population of 3,460 as of the 2021 census citation:About the profile areas | Kingsbury; specific white-collar vs. blue-collar breakdown was not found in the available sources.
Most common foreign country of birth
The 2021 Census data does not explicitly list the top overseas country of birth for Kingsbury in the available snippet. The source notes that 94.0% of residents are non-Indigenous, but it does not provide a percentage for Australian-born residents or a dominant overseas country citation:2021 Kingsbury QuickStats. Therefore, the most common overseas country of birth is not specified in the provided materials.
Working-parent support
Kingsbury Primary School partners with TheirCare to provide Outside School Hours Care (OSHC). The service operates from 7:00 am to 8:45 am for before-school care and from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm for after-school care, with vacation care available from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm citation:For Parents - Kingsbury Primary School. Families can access the Child Care Subsidy to reduce costs, and the provider can be contacted via their website or at 1300 072 410 citation:For Parents - Kingsbury Primary School.
School culture
Kingsbury Primary School offers specific extracurricular activities including lunchtime clubs in Visual Arts, Technology, and sports citation:2023 Annual Report to the School Community. The school also has a Performing Arts program and a Physical Education program as specialist subjects citation:Specialists - Kingsbury Primary School. Additionally, the Parents and Friends group runs fundraising events including a Mothers Day stall, Easter Bonnet Parade, Fathers Day stall, and Footy Club day citation:For Parents - Kingsbury Primary School.
Suburb vibe and groceries
Kingsbury is an established residential area with local amenities including the Kingsbury Foodworks Supermarket at 15 Link Street citation:Yellow Pages - Supermarkets in Kingsbury. For specialty groceries, Hong Phat Asian Grocery is located nearby at Unit 10, 22 Mckimmies Road, Lalor citation:Yellow Pages - Supermarkets in Kingsbury. The suburb is close to Bundoora Park and several reserves like K.P. Hardiman Reserve and Arch Gibson Reserve citation:About the profile areas | Kingsbury.
Weeknight dining
Family-friendly takeaway options in Kingsbury include Maharaja Tandoori Cuisine (Indian) and Macleod Village Fish and Chips (fish and chips) citation:Takeaway & Delivery in Kingsbury; citation:THE BEST 10 Restaurants in Kingsbury. Additional nearby choices include Bernies Pizza & Pasta (pizza) in Bundoora citation:Takeaway & Delivery in Kingsbury. These offer casual dining and takeaway suitable for families.
Tuition and enrichment
Ezy Math Tutoring provides private tutors in Kingsbury for subjects including maths, English, and biology, with options for in-home or online sessions citation:70 Biology Tutors in Kingsbury - Ezy Biology Tutoring. Superprof also lists private tutoring options in Kingsbury starting from $20 per hour citation:Private Tutoring Kingsbury - Superprof. Specific brick-and-mortar tutoring centres were not named in the available sources.
Commute
Kingsbury does not have its own train station. The nearest station is Macleod, located on the Hurstbridge line, approximately 2.5 km from Kingsbury Primary School. Travel time from Macleod to Flinders Street Station is approximately 30–35 minutes, based on typical Metro Trains schedules citation:Metro Trains Timetable. Bus services along Plenty Road (such as Route 561 or 566) connect Kingsbury to Macleod station, with the bus trip taking about 10–15 minutes.
NAPLAN by Subject: How Kingsbury Primary School Compares
Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 1 nearby school.
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Sources
- 2021 Kingsbury QuickStats
- About the profile areas | Kingsbury
- For Parents - Kingsbury Primary School
- 2023 Annual Report to the School Community
- Specialists - Kingsbury Primary School
- Yellow Pages - Supermarkets in Kingsbury
- Takeaway & Delivery in Kingsbury
- THE BEST 10 Restaurants in Kingsbury
- 70 Biology Tutors in Kingsbury - Ezy Biology Tutoring
- Private Tutoring Kingsbury - Superprof
- Metro Trains Timetable
Generated from web research — for informational purposes only, not professional advice. NAPLAN data from ACARA.