Dillbadin Primary School
Boronia, VIC
Suburb socio-economic profile
Boronia is a middle-income suburb with a mix of white-collar and blue-collar workers. The median weekly household income is $1,619, and the median age is 39 citation:2021 Boronia, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics. The suburb has 6,522 families, with an average of 0.7 children per household, indicating a mix of families and singles citation:2021 Boronia, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Most common foreign country of birth
Boronia is predominantly Australian-born, with 66.9% of residents born in Australia citation:2021 Boronia, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most common overseas country of birth is England, at 4.1% of the population citation:2021 Boronia, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Working-parent support
Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) is not listed for Dillbadin Primary School in available sources. Nearby Boronia Heights Primary School offers OSHC through OSHClub, providing Before School Care, After School Care, and Holiday Programs citation:Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) - Boronia Heights Primary School. Specific operating hours for Dillbadin Primary School's OSHC are not found in available sources.
School culture
Dillbadin Primary School offers a whole-school swimming program and the School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) framework citation:Boronia West Primary School Newsletter—2023 Principal Penelope Harris; citation:School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS)). The school also participates in fundraising and working bee events citation:Principal's Welcome. Other specific extracurriculars are not detailed in available documents.
Suburb vibe and groceries
Boronia has a range of local family amenities, including parks and shopping options. Specialty grocers include Masagana Fil-Asian Grocery at 12/159 Boronia Road and Divya Indian Groceries at 104 Coleman Road citation:Masagana Fil-Asian Grocery | Boronia VIC | Facebook; citation:Indian Grocery Shops in Boronia, VIC. Haodi Asian Supermarket is located at Shop 2/262A Dorset Road citation:Haodi Asian Supermarket - Supermarket Shop 2/ 262A Dorset Rd, Boronia VIC 3155 | Yellow Pages®.
Weeknight dining
Family-friendly dining options in Boronia include Boronia Thai Restaurant at 110 Boronia Road, offering authentic Thai cuisine for dine-in or takeaway citation:Authentic Thai Restaurant, Online Takeaway & Delivery | Boronia Thai. Kingsland Chinese Restaurant on Boronia Road provides Chinese takeaway, and Great Indian Wave offers Indian curry citation:Restaurants in Boronia,VIC With Takeaway | AGFG; citation:Cheap Eats in Boronia (2026) — Budget Dining Guide | MELBZ.
Tuition and enrichment
Success Tutoring Boronia provides one-on-one Diagnostic English & Math assessments for primary and high school students citation:Tutoring Boronia | Primary & High School Tutors. Cloud Tuition offers online tutoring for Years 2-12 in English, Maths, and Science, with vetted tutors and free trial lessons citation:Tutoring Boronia | Online Tutors for Years 2-12 | Cloud Tuition.
Commute
Boronia is served by the Belgrave train line at Boronia Station. The direct train journey to Flinders Street Station in Melbourne CBD takes approximately 52 minutes, with services running every 30 minutes citation:Boronia to Flinders Street Station - 4 ways to travel via train. The ticket costs around $4 each way citation:Boronia to Flinders Street Station - 4 ways to travel via train.
NAPLAN by Subject: How Dillbadin Primary School Compares
Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 4 nearby schools.
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Sources
- 2021 Boronia, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics
- 2021 Boronia, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) - Boronia Heights Primary School
- Principal's Welcome
- School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS)
- Boronia West Primary School Newsletter—2023 Principal Penelope Harris
- Masagana Fil-Asian Grocery | Boronia VIC | Facebook
- Indian Grocery Shops in Boronia, VIC
- Haodi Asian Supermarket - Supermarket Shop 2/ 262A Dorset Rd, Boronia VIC 3155 | Yellow Pages®
- Authentic Thai Restaurant, Online Takeaway & Delivery | Boronia Thai
- Restaurants in Boronia,VIC With Takeaway | AGFG
- Cheap Eats in Boronia (2026) — Budget Dining Guide | MELBZ
- Tutoring Boronia | Primary & High School Tutors
- Tutoring Boronia | Online Tutors for Years 2-12 | Cloud Tuition
- Boronia to Flinders Street Station - 4 ways to travel via train
Generated from web research — for informational purposes only, not professional advice. NAPLAN data from ACARA.