Knox Central Primary School

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]. Families make up a significant portion, with 6,522 families and an average of 1.7 children per family for those with children [citation:2021 Boronia, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics].

Boronia is predominantly Australian-born, with 69.8% 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 4.0% [citation:2021 Boronia, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics].

Knox Central Primary School runs its own Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) program, led by coordinator Jigna citation:Programs. The service operates before school from 7:00 AM to 8:45 AM and after school from 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM on school term days citation:Knox Central Primary School OSHC | ACECQA.

Knox Central Primary School offers several named extracurriculars. The **Breakfast Club** runs every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 AM to 8:50 AM in the staffroom citation:Programs. The school also runs the **Phoenix Soar** program, a four-week mental health and wellbeing initiative for Years 5 and 6 delivered with the South East Melbourne Phoenix citation:Programs. Additionally, **Interschool Sports**, **Athletics Carnival**, and **Cross-Country** are regular activities citation:Programs.

Boronia has a suburban, family-friendly feel with several specialty grocery stores. For Asian groceries, **Masagana Fil-Asian Grocery** is located at 12/159 Boronia Road citation:Masagana Fil-Asian Grocery | Boronia VIC | Facebook, and **Divya Indian Groceries** is at 104 Coleman Road citation:Indian Grocery Shops in Boronia, VIC. **Haodi Asian Supermarket** operates on Dorset Road citation:Haodi Asian Supermarket | Dorset Road, Boronia, VIC | White Pages®.

Families can enjoy casual dining at **Boronia Thai Restaurant** (110 Boronia Road) for authentic Thai takeaway or dine-in citation:BORONIA THAI RESTAURANT - Photos & Restaurant Reviews - Food Delivery & Takeaway - Tripadvisor. **Great Indian Wave** (240 Dorset Road) offers Indian curry and tandoor dishes for takeaway citation:Takeaway in Boronia - Order Food Delivery Near Me | Uber Eats. **Kingsland** (on Boronia Road) serves Chinese cuisine citation:Restaurants in Boronia,VIC With Takeaway | AGFG.

Families can access **Success Tutoring Boronia**, which offers one-on-one diagnostic assessments in English and Math citation:Tutoring Boronia | Primary & High School Tutors. **Cloud Tuition** provides online tutoring for Years 2-12 in English, Maths, and Science, with a free trial lesson available citation:Tutoring Boronia | Online Tutors for Years 2-12 | Cloud Tuition.

Boronia is served by the **Belgrave** train line, with trains departing from **Boronia Station** citation:Boronia to Flinders Street Station - 4 ways to travel via train. The journey to **Flinders Street Station** in the Melbourne CBD takes approximately **52 minutes**, and trains run every 30 minutes citation:Boronia to Flinders Street Station - 4 ways to travel via train.