St John XXIII Primary School

Thomastown is a working-class suburb with a median weekly household income of $1,225 and a median age of 39, slightly older than the national median citation:2021 Thomastown, Census All persons QuickStats. The suburb has a mix of residential and industrial areas, and a high proportion of residents work in blue-collar industries, with 65% of employed people commuting by car in 2016 citation:2016 Thomastown, Census All persons QuickStats. The population is 20,234, with a density of 1,372 people per km² citation:Thomastown VIC — Population, Median Income, Rent & Demographics (2026) | GDP.com.au.

The most common overseas birthplace in Thomastown is India, accounting for 11.8% of the population. The majority of residents (73.9%) are Australian-born citation:Thomastown VIC — Population, Median Income, Rent & Demographics (2026) | GDP.com.au.

St John XXIII Primary School offers Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) provided by OSHClub, operating before and after school at the school site on Regal Avenue. Specific operating hours are not listed in the available sources, but the service is available for before-school and after-school care citation:St Johns XXIII OSHClub Thomastown East in Thomastown, VIC 3074 | CareforKids.com.au.

St John XXIII Primary School offers a Kitchen Garden program as part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, where students grow produce and prepare meals citation:Curriculum Areas | St John XXIII Primary School Thomastown East. The school also runs a Visual Arts program covering drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, textiles, and photography citation:Curriculum Areas | St John XXIII Primary School Thomastown East. Additionally, extracurricular activities include gymnastics and swimming programs citation:Level Learning Areas | St John XXIII Primary School Thomastown East.

Thomastown has a strong multicultural community with a range of specialty grocery stores. For Indian and Asian groceries, Kiren Indian/Asian Groceries at 12 Wood Street and Shri Ram Groceries at 175 High Street are popular options citation:THE BEST 10 Supermarkets and Grocery Stores in Thomastown, Victoria. Mainstream supermarkets include Woolworths at the corner of High and Hurtle Streets and Supa IGA at 122 Main Street citation:THE BEST 10 Supermarkets and Grocery Stores in Thomastown, Victoria. Bollywood Bazaar at 153 High Street also offers Indian groceries citation:THE BEST 10 Supermarkets and Grocery Stores in Thomastown, Victoria.

Family-friendly takeaways in Thomastown include Taste of Thai (Thai cuisine, 260-268 High Street) offering takeaway and delivery citation:TASTE OF THAI, Thomastown - 260-268 High St - Updated 2026 Restaurant Reviews. Papa Nats Pizza (Italian/Pizza, address not specified in sources) is another popular takeaway option citation:THE 10 BEST Restaurants in Thomastown (Updated July 2026). For Indian food, Baba Sweets at an address not specified offers Indian sweets and meals citation:THE 10 BEST Restaurants in Thomastown (Updated July 2026).

Spectrum Tuition Thomastown provides English and Maths tutoring for primary and secondary students citation:English & Maths Tutor Thomastown | Call 1800 668 177. Another local option is Fruition Tuition Centre, offering private tutoring across all subjects and levels citation:Private Tutors Thomastown - Frution Tuition Centre.

Thomastown is served by Thomastown Station on the Mernda line (formerly the South Morang line). Direct trains run approximately every 15 minutes, with a travel time of about 35 minutes to Flinders Street Station in the Melbourne CBD citation:Train Thomastown (Station) to Flinders Street Station from $4 | Tickets & Timetables | Rome2Rio.