Sunbury West Primary School
Sunbury, VIC
Suburb socio-economic profile
Sunbury is a middle-income, family-oriented suburb with a median age of 38 years and a median weekly household income of $2,106 (for the Sunbury SA2 area) citation:2021 Sunbury, Census All persons QuickStats. The wider Sunbury suburb has a median personal income of $854 per week and a mix of white-collar and blue-collar workers, with 42.4% employed full-time citation:Sunbury VIC — Population, Median Income, Rent & Demographics (2026). Housing tenure is split between outright ownership (39.6%) and mortgage (60.4%), reflecting a stable family population citation:Sunbury VIC — Population, Median Income, Rent & Demographics (2026).
Most common foreign country of birth
Sunbury is overwhelmingly Australian-born, with 92.4% of residents born in Australia citation:Sunbury VIC — Population, Median Income, Rent & Demographics (2026). The most common overseas country of birth is England, at 3.9% of the population citation:Sunbury VIC — Population, Median Income, Rent & Demographics (2026).
Working-parent support
Sunbury West Primary School offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) provided by **Complete Kids OSHC** citation:Outside School Hours Care (OSHC)). The service operates before school from **6:30am to 8:45am** and after school from **3:30pm to 6:30pm** citation:Before and After School Care - Sunbury - COMPLETE KIDS. Vacation care is also available citation:Outside School Hours Care (OSHC)).
School culture
Sunbury West Primary School offers several named extracurriculars including **Wakakirri** (a nationwide story-dance program for Years 3–6) and **Junior School Council** citation:Specialist Programscitation:School Profile. The school also runs an **instrumental program** as part of its extra-curricular offerings citation:School Profile.
Suburb vibe and groceries
Sunbury is a family-friendly suburb with a range of amenities including parks, shops, and the Sunbury Square Shopping Centre. For specialty groceries, **Asia Finest Grocery** at Shop 9, Sunbury Square Centre, 2–28 Evans St, offers Filipino, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, and other Asian ingredients citation:Asia Finest Grocery - Sunbury Square Shopping Centre. An Indian grocery store, **Tales of India**, also provides online ordering and free delivery in Sunbury citation:Indian Grocery Store Sunbury.
Weeknight dining
Family-friendly takeaway and dining options in Sunbury include **Mas Thai Restaurant** (95A Evans St) for Thai cuisine, **John and Marios Pizza** (68-80 Evans St) for Italian and pizza, and **OBs Kebabs & Burgers** (3/90 Vineyard Rd) for kebabs and burgers citation:Takeaway & Delivery in Sunbury. **Coco Seed** (54 Macedon St) offers Thai takeaway with free delivery citation:Takeaway & Delivery in Sunbury.
Tuition and enrichment
**Kip McGrath Sunbury** at 49a O'Shanassy Street offers English and maths tutoring for primary and secondary students, with sessions run by qualified teachers citation:KMEC Sunbury Tuition Centre. **Kumon Sunbury Education Centre** also provides individualised Maths and English programmes for children of all ages citation:Kumon Sunbury Education Centre.
Commute
Sunbury is served by the **Sunbury train line** on the Metro Trains network, with services from **Sunbury Station** to **Flinders Street Station**. The typical train journey to Flinders Street takes approximately **49 minutes**, with trains running every 20–30 minutes citation:Sunbury to Flinders Street Stationcitation:Sunbury line Train Timetable.
NAPLAN by Subject: How Sunbury West Primary School Compares
Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 9 nearby schools.
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Sources
- About the profile areas | Sunbury | profile.id
- Sunbury VIC — Population, Median Income, Rent & Demographics (2026) | GDP.com.au
- 2021 Sunbury, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) | Sunbury West Primary School
- Before and After School Care - Sunbury - COMPLETE KIDS
- School Profile | Sunbury West Primary School
- Specialist Programs | Sunbury West Primary School
- Asia Finest Grocery - Sunbury Square Shopping Centre
- Indian Grocery Store Sunbury | Tales Of India
- Takeaway & Delivery in Sunbury | TuckerFox
- KMEC Sunbury Tuition Centre | Kip McGrath
- Kumon Sunbury Education Centre | Facebook
- Sunbury to Flinders Street Station | Rome2rio
- Sunbury line Train Timetable | RailMaps
Generated from web research — for informational purposes only, not professional advice. NAPLAN data from ACARA.