St Patrick's School

Murrumbeena, VIC

Suburb socio-economic profile

Murrumbeena is a middle-to-upper income, family-oriented suburb. The 2021 Census recorded a median weekly household income of $2,089 and a median age of 38, with 2,527 families and an average of 0.7 children per household. Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/208021181

Most common foreign country of birth

Specific country-of-birth data for Murrumbeena was not available in the provided search results. The ABS QuickStats page for Murrumbeena mentions "Country of birth of mother, top stated responses" but the actual table content was not included in the retrieved text. Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/208021181

Working-parent support (OSHC)

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School partners with TheirCare to provide Before and After School Care. The specific operating hours of the TheirCare program were not listed in the available sources. Source: https://www.spmurrumbeena.catholic.edu.au/currentparents

School culture (extracurriculars)

No specific named extracurricular activities (e.g., chess club, choir, sports teams) were mentioned in the provided school pages or search results for St Patrick's Murrumbeena. The available content only described the OSHC partnership. Source: https://www.spmurrumbeena.catholic.edu.au/currentparents

Suburb vibe and groceries

Murrumbeena is a small, coveted suburb with extensive parklands (including Murrumbeena Park and Duncan McKinnon Reserve). It has multiple commercial zones including Murrumbeena Village near the train station, Poath Road, North Road, and Murrumbeena Road near the Beauville Estate. Specific specialty or ethnic supermarkets or grocers were not named in the provided sources. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murrumbeena,_Victoria

Weeknight dining

Several casual family-friendly options exist in Murrumbeena. Fat Cat Takeaway (85 Murrumbeena Rd) offers Asian fusion dishes like prawn pad Thai and Malaysian curry chicken. Zests Pizza (93 Poath Rd) provides pizza, and Levorno Pizza (231 Murrumbeena Rd) also operates in the area. Sources: https://menuweb.menu/restaurants/murrumbeena/fat-cat-takeaway, https://www.misterwhat-au.com/murrumbeena/takeaway, https://www.localbusinessguide.com.au/victoria/murrumbeena/food-and-dining/restaurants/

Tuition and enrichment

No specific tutoring or enrichment centres located in or near Murrumbeena were identified in the provided search results. The search terms returned unrelated pages about language translation and other topics. [Source: N/A - not found in provided sources]

Commute

Murrumbeena railway station is served by the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines operated by Metro Trains Melbourne. Typical journey time from Murrumbeena station to Flinders Street Station is approximately 25–30 minutes, as the suburb is roughly 13 km south-east of the CBD. Sources: https://grokipedia.com/page/Murrumbeena,_Victoria, https://transport.vic.gov.au/

NAPLAN by Subject: How St Patrick's School Compares

Subject-by-subject results vs the average of 8 nearby schools.

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