Richmond Primary School

Richmond is an affluent, inner-urban suburb with a young professional skew. The median weekly household income is $2,245, and the median age is 34 citation:2021 Richmond (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats. The population is balanced at 48.6% male and 51.4% female, with a relatively low average of 0.3 children per household, indicating a high proportion of singles and couples without children citation:2021 Richmond (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats.

Not found in available sources. The ABS QuickStats for Richmond (Vic.) in 2021 does not provide a breakdown of the most common overseas country of birth or the percentage of Australian-born residents citation:2021 Richmond (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats. This specific demographic detail would require access to a Community Profile or a more detailed Census table.

Richmond Primary School’s OSHC is run by CommunityOSH. Before School Care operates from 7:00am to 9:00am, and After School Care from 3:30pm to 6:00pm citation:Richmond Primary Outside School Hours Care Program. They also offer a Holiday Program (7:30am–6:00pm) and an End of Term Early Finish option (2:00pm–6:00pm) citation:Richmond Primary Outside School Hours Care Program.

Richmond Primary School offers several named extracurriculars. The school hosts a ‘Parents Battle of the Bands’ competition to raise funds citation:RPS Chatter May 2025. It also runs a ‘Pizza Day’ organized by Grade 6 students citation:RPS Chatter September 2025. Additionally, the school has a ‘Whole School Colour Run’ and ‘House Sports Day’ citation:RPS Chatter October 2025.

Richmond has a vibrant, family-friendly atmosphere with excellent food shopping. The new ‘Richmond Traders’ fresh food market at the corner of Bridge Road and Church Street offers specialty providores and a Coles supermarket citation:Richmond Traders | Fresh Food Market. For ethnic groceries, the suburb has several Asian grocery stores, with options like those listed on dlook.com.au providing access to aromatic spices and exotic fruits not found in mainstream supermarkets [citation:Richmond's Best Asian Grocery Stores [2026]](https://www.dlook.com.au/find/asian-grocery-shop-in-richmond-vic-3121).

Richmond has many casual, family-friendly takeaway options. ‘Monkey King Thai’ offers Thai takeaway and delivery using fresh ingredients citation:Thai Restaurant Richmond | Best Thai Takeaway & Delivery in Richmond — Monkey King Thai. ‘I Love Pho’ is a popular Vietnamese restaurant serving authentic pho, highly rated by families citation:THE 10 BEST Takeaway Restaurants in Richmond - Tripadvisor. ‘St Domenico Pizza Bar’ provides Italian pizza in a cozy setting citation:THE 10 BEST Takeaway Restaurants in Richmond - Tripadvisor.

Richmond has several tutoring centres to support student learning. ‘Kip McGrath Richmond Tuition Centre’ provides tutoring in English and maths for K-12 students, with a free assessment to create a tailored program citation:KMEC Richmond Tuition Centre | Kip McGrath. ‘Alchemy Tuition’ offers in-home and online tutoring in Richmond, focusing on building confidence and academic performance citation:Richmond Tutoring | The Best Tutors in Richmond | Alchemy Tuition.

Richmond is well-connected to the Melbourne CBD by train. Trains from West Richmond Station on the Hurstbridge line run directly to Flinders Street Station, with a typical travel time of 5 minutes citation:Richmond to Flinders Street Station - 4 ways to travel .... Services depart every 10 minutes on weekdays, making the commute quick and reliable citation:Richmond to Flinders Street Station - 4 ways to travel .... Alternatively, tram route 75 from Richmond Town Hall/Bridge Road takes about 13 minutes citation:Richmond to Flinders Street Station - 4 ways to travel ....