Wallaroo Primary School

Hastings, VIC

Suburb socio-economic profile

Hastings is a middle-income suburb with a median weekly household income of $1,197, notably lower than the Victorian median of $1,759 citation:2021 Hastings (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats. The median age is 41, slightly older than the national median of 38, and the population is 10,369 citation:Hastings VIC — Population, Median Income, Rent & Demographics (2026) | GDP.com.au. Occupation data (white- vs blue-collar) is not available in the provided sources.

Most common foreign country of birth

The overwhelming majority of Hastings residents are Australian-born, at 91.1% citation:Hastings VIC — Population, Median Income, Rent & Demographics (2026) | GDP.com.au. Among overseas-born residents, the most common country of birth is England (7.0%) citation:Hastings VIC — Population, Median Income, Rent & Demographics (2026) | GDP.com.au.

Working-parent support

Wallaroo Primary School partners with **Elysium OSHC** to provide Before School Care, After School Care, and Vacation Care citation:OSHC | Wallaroo Primary School Hastings citation:Elysium OSHC - Wallaroo in Hastings, VIC 3915 | CareforKids.com.au. Specific operating hours for this service are not stated in the available search results.

School culture

Specific named extracurricular activities offered at Wallaroo Primary School (e.g., sports teams, band, Kitchen Garden) are not listed in the provided search snippets or page content. The available sources do not contain this information.

Suburb vibe and groceries

Hastings offers basic family amenities including supermarkets, but no specific specialty or ethnic grocers are named in the provided sources. The Yellow Pages directory lists general grocery stores in Hastings, but no individual names or ethnic-focused stores are detailed citation:16 BEST local Supermarkets & Grocery Stores in Hastings, VIC | Yellow Pages®.

Weeknight dining

Family-friendly takeaway options in Hastings include **La Porchetta Pizza Restaurant** (Italian), **Himalayan Indian & Nepalese Restaurant** (Indian), and **Hastings Fish & Chip Shop** (seafood) citation:THE 10 BEST Takeaway Restaurants in Hastings - Tripadvisor. All offer casual dining suitable for families.

Tuition and enrichment

Specific tutoring centres located in Hastings itself are not named in the provided sources. Nearby options include **Brainwaves Education Studio** in Balnarring (approx. 10 km away) and **Mornington Peninsula Tutoring** in Tootgarook citation:30 Best Local Tuition Tutoring in Hastings, VIC 3915 | Whereis® citation:30 Best Local Tuition Tutoring in Hastings, VIC | Yellow Pages.

Commute

The specific train line serving Hastings (e.g., Stony Point line) and the typical travel time to Melbourne CBD (Flinders Street) are not provided in the search results. No bus or tram route is specified either.

NAPLAN by Subject: How Wallaroo Primary School Compares

Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 2 nearby schools.

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Generated from web research — for informational purposes only, not professional advice. NAPLAN data from ACARA.