St Francis de Sales School

Oak Park is a middle-income suburb with a median weekly household income of $2,201, which is slightly above the Victorian median of $1,759 citation:2021 Oak Park, Census All persons QuickStats. The median age is 36, younger than the state median of 38 citation:2021 Oak Park, Census All persons QuickStats. The suburb has a family-oriented mix, with 1,851 families and an average of 1.7 children per family with children, and 46.63% of residents are married citation:2021 Oak Park, Census All persons QuickStats citation:Oak Park, VIC 3046 Property Market and House Prices 2026.

Oak Park is predominantly Australian-born, with 60.9% of people speaking only English at home citation:2016 Oak Park, Census All persons QuickStats. The most common overseas country of birth is not specified in the available 2021 data, but 2016 data shows Italian was the most common language other than English at 4.5% citation:2016 Oak Park, Census All persons QuickStats. For the most accurate current country of birth breakdown, refer to the 2021 Census Community Profiles.

St Francis de Sales School offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) through Kelly Club citation:Before and After School Care - St Francis de Sales Oak Park. The program runs before school from 7:00am to 8:30am and after school Monday–Thursday from 3:30pm to 6:15pm, and Friday from 3:00pm to 6:15pm citation:Before and After School Care - St Francis de Sales Oak Park. Kelly Club is approved for the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) citation:Before and After School Care - St Francis de Sales Oak Park.

St Francis de Sales offers several named extracurricular activities, including a School Choir that meets every Tuesday and is open to all grades citation:School Choir – St Francis de Sales Oak Park. The school also runs Kelly Sports programs on its grounds after school, developing fundamental sporting skills [citation:Extra Curricular Activities - St Francis de Sales Oak Park](https://www.sfoakpark.catholic.edu.au/school-community/extra-curricular-activities/]. Additionally, ABC Music provides guitar and keyboard lessons on Thursdays during school hours [citation:Extra Curricular Activities - St Francis de Sales Oak Park](https://www.sfoakpark.catholic.edu.au/school-community/extra-curricular-activities/].

Oak Park has a resident population of around 7,016 and sits 10km from Melbourne's CBD, with a mix of family and single residents citation:About the profile areas | Oak Park | profile.id citation:Supermarkets and Grocery Shopping in Oak Park (2026) | MELBZ. Major supermarket options include Coles, Woolworths, Aldi, and IGA citation:Supermarkets and Grocery Shopping in Oak Park (2026) | MELBZ. For specialty groceries, Market Hassoon in nearby Glenroy (81 Wheatsheaf Road) supplies Middle Eastern foods and ingredients citation:Supermarkets in Oak Park, VIC 3046 — All Stores & Hours | Yellow Pages®.

Family-friendly takeaway options in Oak Park include Ruby’s Pizza, noted as the best quality-to-price pizza in the suburb citation:Best Pizza in Oak Park — 2026 Guide | MELBZ. Muzzys Kebab and Grill offers kebab and grill options for affordable takeaway citation:Order Pizza in Oak Park | TuckerFox AU. For Asian cuisine, Black Salt Kitchen in nearby Pascoe Vale (171 Derby Street) serves classic Aussie Chinese takeaway like lemon chicken and sweet and sour pork citation:Order Pizza in Oak Park | TuckerFox AU.

In Oak Park, Success Tutoring offers primary and high school tutoring with personalised learning support and 24/7 access to academic resources citation:Tutoring Oak Park | Primary & High School Tutors. Ezy Math Tutoring and Ezy English Tutoring also provide maths and English tutors specifically in the Oak Park area, with a no-obligation trial available citation:51 Maths Tutors in Oak Park | Ezy Math Tutoring citation:88 English Tutors in Oak Park | Ezy English Tutoring.

Oak Park is served by the Craigieburn train line, with Oak Park Station located on the line citation:Train Oak Park to Flinders Street Station from $4 | Tickets & Timetables | Rome2Rio. The train journey from Oak Park Station to Flinders Street Station in the Melbourne CBD takes approximately 28–29 minutes, with trains running every 15–20 minutes citation:Train Oak Park to Flinders Street Station from $4 | Tickets & Timetables | Rome2Rio citation:Rome2rio.