Keilor Heights Primary School

Keilor East is a middle-to-upper-middle-income, family-oriented suburb. According to the 2021 Census, the median weekly household income is $1,913, and the median age is 43, which is older than the Victorian median of 38 citation:ABS QuickStats 2021. The suburb has a high proportion of families, with 4,321 families among 15,073 people, and 80.5% of dwellings are standalone houses citation:AreaSearch.

The suburb is predominantly Australian-born. In the 2016 Census, 59.8% of people spoke only English at home, with the most common overseas country of birth being Italy at 6.7%, followed by Vietnam at 2.5% citation:ABS QuickStats 2016. For the 2021 Census, detailed country-of-birth percentages were not available in the provided source, but Italian and Greek heritage remain strong in the area.

Keilor Heights Primary School offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) provided by **Big Childcare**, operating at the school site on Ronald Grove citation:CareforKids. The service provides Before School Care and After School Care, with specific hours listed as morning sessions and afternoon sessions from 3:25 PM to 6:30 PM (Monday to Friday) citation:KindiCare. Note that vacation care may also be available through the provider.

Keilor Heights Primary School offers several named extracurricular activities. These include a **School Choir** that rehearses weekly during lunchtimes and performs both contemporary and Italian songs citation:Clubs page; **Instrumental Music Tutoring** through the Primary Music Institute (PMI) for keyboard, guitar, and other instruments citation:Instrumental Music page; and **Inter-School Sports** for senior students, complemented by House Athletics and Swimming programs citation:School Profile.

Keilor East has a quiet residential feel with excellent local amenities. The **Keilor Central Shopping Centre** on Milleara Road offers a full-size **Coles** supermarket, an **ALDI**, and a range of specialty stores citation:Keilor Central Retail Directory. For ethnic groceries, the centre houses **Pacific Asian**, which stocks a wide variety of Asian pantry staples and snacks citation:Pacific Asian, and nearby in Niddrie there is **Dukaan Groceries** for Indian groceries and **Asian Grocery** at 439 Keilor Road citation:Dukaan citation:Asian Grocery.

Families can choose from several casual takeaway options. **Dinah Pde Pizzeria** on Dinah Parade (Italian/Pizza) is a local favourite for delivery and takeaway citation:TuckerFox. **8 Asian Food Dumpling**, also in Keilor East, offers Chinese dumplings and Asian dishes citation:TuckerFox. For a quick meal, **Burger Road** at Keilor Central serves burgers and fries citation:Keilor Central Retail Directory.

Several tutoring services operate in or near Keilor East. **Success Tutoring** offers personalised tuition in Maths and English for primary and secondary students, with resources available 24/7 citation:Success Tutoring. **Ezy Math Tutoring** provides in-home and online Maths and English tutoring across Keilor East, with tutors including VCE high achievers and experienced educators citation:Ezy Math Tutoring.

Keilor East is not directly served by a train station. The nearest station is **Keilor Plains** on the **Sunbury line**, located approximately 3-4 km from the suburb’s centre citation:Metro Trains. The train journey from Keilor Plains to Flinders Street Station takes roughly **30–35 minutes** depending on the service. Local bus routes (such as the **465** or **476**) connect Keilor East to Keilor Plains station or to Essendon station for additional train options citation:Rome2Rio.