St Luke the Evangelist School

Blackburn South is an established, middle-to-upper-income residential area. The 2021 Census recorded a median weekly household income of $1,861 and a median age of 42, which is older than the Victorian average of 38 citation:2021 Blackburn South, Census All persons QuickStats. The suburb is primarily composed of families (2,933 families) living in detached houses (75.7%), indicating a strong family-oriented, white-collar demographic citation:Blackburn South – SA2 207031162 | AreaSearch.

The available data does not provide the dominant overseas country of birth for Blackburn South specifically. The 2021 QuickStats for Blackburn South omits the Country of Birth table in the provided context citation:2021 Blackburn South, Census All persons QuickStats. The 2016 Census for Blackburn South showed that 65.1% of people spoke only English at home, with Mandarin (9.6%) and Cantonese (4.9%) being the most common languages other than English citation:2016 Blackburn South, Census All persons QuickStats.

St Luke the Evangelist School offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) on its grounds at 46 Orchard Grove, Blackburn South citation:St Luke the Evangelist Outside School Hours Care, Blackburn South | ACECQA. The service is operated by MELBOURNE ARCHDIOCESE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS EARLY YEARS EDUCATION LTD (MACSEYE) and is branded as Kelly Club St Luke's the Evangelist Catholic Primary School citation:Kelly Club St Luke's the Evangelist Catholic Primary School | Out-of-school Care. During school term, before-school care runs from 7:00-8:50 am and after-school care from 3:25-6:00 pm, Monday to Friday citation:St Luke the Evangelist Outside School Hours Care, Blackburn South | ACECQA.

St Luke the Evangelist School offers a range of named extracurricular activities. Lunchtime clubs include **Lego Club**, **Yoga Club**, and **Art Club**, which are run by senior students citation:Our Students | Stlukeevangelist. The school also runs a **Social Justice Program** (**Mini Vinnies**) and provides **Instrumental Music Lessons** (keyboard, singing, drums, or ukulele) with an external provider citation:Dynamic & Engaged | Catholic Primary School Blackburn. Students can also participate in **Rosellas Netball** citation:Dynamic & Engaged | Catholic Primary School Blackburn.

Blackburn South is a quiet, family-friendly suburb with a mix of local shops and larger shopping centres nearby. For grocery shopping, residents can use **Woolworths Blackburn** on Canterbury Road, and **Coles** at Burwood East citation:THE BEST 10 Supermarkets and Grocery Stores in Blackburn South, Victoria. Specialty grocery options include **Perfect Indian Supermarket** (opposite Woolworths Blackburn), which stocks Indian, Sri Lankan, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi groceries citation:Perfect Indian Supermarket - Indian Grocery Shop in Blackburn South, VIC 3130 - dlook, and **Lin's Asian Grocery** at Blackburn Square for Asian products citation:Lin's Asian Grocery - blackburnsquare.

Families have several casual takeaway and dining options within or very near Blackburn South. **The Saffron House** offers Indian takeaway and delivery and is well-reviewed on TripAdvisor citation:THE SAFFRON HOUSE, Blackburn South - Photos & Restaurant Reviews - Food Delivery & Takeaway - Tripadvisor. **Blackburn Eatery** is a local casual dining spot that describes itself as having "something for everyone" citation:BLACKBURN EATERY – Where Tastes Ignite.. For fish and chips, **Canterbury Road Fish & Chips** in nearby Vermont delivers to Blackburn South citation:Takeaway & Delivery in Blackburn South | TuckerFox AU.

Tutoring options are available in and near Blackburn South. **Success Tutoring Blackburn South** offers personalised K-12 tutoring with a local study hub citation:Tutoring Blackburn South | Primary & High School Tutors. **Ezy Math Tutoring** provides in-home and online maths tutoring in Blackburn South, with tutors including a Master of Teaching candidate and a 99.90 ATAR achiever citation:295 Maths Tutors in Blackburn South | Ezy Math Tutoring. **Edworks** is another option, located in nearby Blackburn, offering individually tailored programs citation:Home - Edworks.

Blackburn South is served by **Blackburn Station** on the **Belgrave and Lilydale train lines**. The journey from Blackburn Station to Flinders Street Station in the Melbourne CBD takes approximately **32 minutes** on average, with trains running every 10 minutes during peak times citation:Blackburn to Flinders Street Station - 4 ways to travel via train. Blackburn Station is located on Station Street, just a short drive from most parts of Blackburn South.