St Augustine's School

Yarraville is an affluent, family-oriented inner-west suburb with a median weekly household income of $2,483, well above the Victorian average, and a median age of 37 citation:ABS QuickStats 2021. The 2021 Census recorded 4,197 families, with a strong cohort of children aged 0–9 (13.3% of residents) and an average of 1.7 children per family for families with children, indicating a family-heavy demographic citation:ABS QuickStats 2021. The suburb's median house price of $1.15M and predominantly professional/white-collar workforce signal an established, higher-income community citation:SuburbCheck. No breakdown of white-collar vs blue-collar occupations was found in the available sources.

Yarraville is predominantly Australian-born, with 67.6% of residents born in Australia, and only 15.6% speaking a language other than English at home citation:ABS QuickStats 2021. Among overseas-born residents, the ABS QuickStats data does not list the top individual foreign country of birth in the provided page content. The suburb has a culturally diverse mix, with 36.1% of residents having both parents born overseas citation:ABS QuickStats 2021.

St Augustine's School offers a full Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) program delivered by OSHClub, with before-school care from 07:00–08:40 and after-school care from 15:15–18:00 on weekdays during term, plus vacation care from 07:00–18:00 in holidays citation:ACECQA. The service is approved for 60 places and includes breakfast in the morning session and afternoon tea after school, with costs of $34.20 for before school and $39.70 for after school citation:StartingBlocks.gov.au. The service is run by MACSEYE (Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools Early Years Education Ltd), which operates 149 OSHC services citation:StartingBlocks.gov.au. The provider holds a "Meeting NQS" rating as of August 2025 citation:ACECQA.

St Augustine's runs the **Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program**, where students learn hands-on gardening and cooking skills in a dedicated commercial kitchen and garden space citation:St Augustine's - Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program. The school participates in **interschool sports** including Athletics, Cross-Country, and Swimming at House, District, and higher levels, alongside Gala Days in chosen sports citation:St Augustine's - Physical Education. The school also runs an **intergenerational playgroup** for children aged 0–5, welcoming families into the school community citation:St Augustine's - Playgroup. Additional activities include school camps, dress-up days, and excursions citation:St Augustine's - About our School.

Yarraville has a vibrant village centre on Anderson Street with a strong cafe culture, including the community-favourite **Cornershop** cafe praised for its buckwheat waffles citation:Tripadvisor - Yarraville Restaurants. For groceries, specific specialty ethnic supermarkets in Yarraville were not found in the available sources; however, nearby Footscray (a short drive away) is renowned for its Asian grocery stores citation:Otao Kitchen blog. The suburb offers local parklands and a parish church adjacent to the school, supporting family-friendly outdoor activities citation:St Augustine's - About our School.

**Eleni's Kitchen + Bar** offers Mediterranean/Greek cuisine with a spit roast served with lemon potatoes, Greek salad, and tzatziki, rated 4.5/5 on Tripadvisor citation:Tripadvisor - Yarraville Restaurants. **Pizza d'asporto** provides authentic Italian wood-fired pizza, rated 4.5/5, ideal for a casual family takeaway night citation:Tripadvisor - Yarraville Restaurants. **Cafe Terroni** is a well-reviewed Italian option (4.3/5) offering generous tiramisu portions and a relaxed dining atmosphere citation:Tripadvisor - Yarraville Restaurants. Additionally, **The Victoria Hotel** is a family-friendly pub with an $8 happy hour, popular for casual dining citation:Tripadvisor - Yarraville Restaurants.

**Student Centred Tutoring**, located at 144 Stephen Street, Yarraville, offers personalised tutoring for upper primary and secondary students in Maths, English, and Languages, and can be contacted via Facebook or its website citation:Student Centred Tutoring - Facebook. **Success Tutoring** has a dedicated Yarraville centre providing personalised learning support with 24/7 access to academic resources, aimed at motivating and inspiring students citation:Success Tutoring Yarraville. Both are local, named options for families seeking enrichment outside school hours.

Yarraville station is serviced by Metro Trains Melbourne on the **Werribee** and **Williamstown** lines, located in Myki zone 1, approximately 7.54 km from Southern Cross Station citation:Yarraville railway station - Wikipedia. A direct train from nearby Seddon Station to **Flinders Street Station** takes approximately 15 minutes, with services departing every 15 minutes citation:Rome2Rio - Yarraville to Melbourne CBD. Alternatively, the **Route 220 bus** runs directly from Whitehall St/Napier St to La Trobe St/Queen St in the CBD, taking about 18 minutes citation:Rome2Rio - Yarraville to Melbourne CBD. Buses serving Yarraville include routes 220, 409, 432, 223, and 431 citation:Moovit - Public Transport in Yarraville.