Caulfield Primary School

1) Suburb socio-economic profile: Caulfield South is an affluent suburb, with 38.9% of residents earning over $3,000 weekly citation:AreaSearch. The median weekly household income is $2,289 citation:2021 Caulfield - South QuickStats. The median age is 41, and the population is a mix of families and singles, with 4,857 families recorded citation:2021 Caulfield - South QuickStats.

2) Most common foreign country of birth: The available data does not specify a dominant overseas country for Caulfield South in the provided context. However, based on the 2016 Census for Caulfield South, 29.7% of people had both parents born in Australia, and 50.8% had both parents born overseas citation:2016 Caulfield South QuickStats. The most recent 2021 data for the broader Caulfield area is available but not specifically for Caulfield South.

3) Working-parent support: Caulfield Primary School offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) provided by TeamKids citation:Before and After School Care. Specific hours of operation are not listed in the available sources. TeamKids operates before school, after school, and throughout school holidays citation:Before and After School Care.

4) School culture: Caulfield Primary School offers a Japanese bilingual program and runs several named extracurriculars including a Taiko Club (Japanese drumming) for Years 5 and 6, and a Bilingual Choir that performs in English and Japanese citation:Community engagement. Other activities include a Running Club, School Choir, and a Computer Programming Club with Digimaker citation:E-news Web citation:Extra curricular activities.

5) Suburb vibe and groceries: Caulfield South has a family-friendly suburban feel with parks and local shops. For specialty groceries, Maita by Tang in nearby Caulfield North (7-9 Normanby Road) offers a wide range of Asian grocery products citation:Tang Food Emporium. Lin's Asian Grocery is located at Monash Caulfield campus citation:Lin's Asian Grocery. A Friendly Grocer supermarket is also available in Caulfield South citation:Friendly Grocer Caulfield South.

6) Weeknight dining: For casual family-friendly dining, Curry Queen (Indian cuisine) offers dine-in and takeaway at an unspecified Caulfield South location citation:Curry Queen. Sala Thai Kitchen at 614 Glen Huntly Road provides Thai takeaway citation:Sala Thai Kitchen. Additional options can be found on delivery platforms like Uber Eats in Caulfield South citation:Takeaway in Caulfield South.

7) Tuition and enrichment: Kip McGrath Caulfield South (Suite 2, Level 1, 342 Hawthorn Road) offers English and Maths tutoring for primary and secondary students, with tailored in-centre and online lessons citation:KMEC Caulfield South. Success Tutoring Caulfield South provides personalized English and Math tutoring mapped to the Australian Curriculum citation:Tutoring Caulfield South.

8) Commute: Caulfield South is served by Caulfield Station on the Frankston, Cranbourne, and Pakenham train lines citation:Caulfield | Metro Trains. The train journey from Caulfield Station to Flinders Street Station takes approximately 14–19 minutes direct, with trains running every 10 minutes citation:Caulfield | Metro Trains citation:Caulfield Station to Flinders Street.