St Clare's School

Thomastown is a working-class suburb with a mix of blue-collar and white-collar workers. The median weekly household income is $1,225, which is below the national average citation:2021 Thomastown, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics. The median age is 39 years, and 63.0% of dwellings are owned outright, indicating a stable, family-oriented population 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 residents citation:Thomastown VIC — Population, Median Income, Rent & Demographics (2026) | GDP.com.au. The suburb is predominantly Australian-born, with 73.9% of residents born in Australia citation:Thomastown VIC — Population, Median Income, Rent & Demographics (2026) | GDP.com.au.

St Clare's Catholic Primary School partners with Extend to provide Before and After School Care on-site citation:Enquire St Clare's PS OSHC - Extend | KindiCare. The service operates Monday to Friday, with morning care running from 6:45 am to 8:45 am and afternoon care from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm citation:St Clare's Primary School, Thomastown West - Extend Before and After School Care. Vacation care is also available.

St Clare's offers a Visual Art specialist program and a Music specialist program that includes instruments like ukuleles and xylophones citation:Learning | St Clare's Catholic Primary School Thomastown West. Students can participate in an Art Lunchtime Club and Interschool Sports, including swimming and athletics carnivals citation:St Clare's Catholic Primary School Thomastown West. The school also runs a Buddy Program and a School Counsellor service for wellbeing.

Thomastown is a culturally diverse suburb with a strong Indian and Asian community presence, reflected in its many specialty grocers. Local supermarkets include Woolworths at Cnr High and Hurtle Streets, and Supa IGA at 122 Main St citation:THE BEST 10 Supermarkets and Grocery Stores in Thomastown, Victoria. For Indian/Asian ingredients, families can shop at Kiren Indian/Asian Groceries (12 Wood St) or Shri Ram Groceries (175 High St) citation:Indian Grocery Stores Thomastown, VIC.

Families can enjoy casual takeaway and dining at several local spots. Taste of Thai (260-268 High St) offers Thai cuisine for delivery or takeaway citation:TASTE OF THAI, Thomastown - 260-268 High St - Updated 2026 Restaurant Reviews. Papa Nats Pizza serves Italian pizza, and Baba Sweets (Indian) is popular for authentic sweets and dishes like Chhole Bhature citation:THE 10 BEST Restaurants in Thomastown (Updated July 2026).

In Thomastown, Spectrum Tuition offers English and Maths tutoring for primary and secondary students, reachable at 1800 668 177 citation:English & Maths Tutor Thomastown | Call 1800 668 177. Additionally, Fruition Tuition Centre provides after-school tutoring for all subjects and levels in Thomastown citation:Private Tutors Thomastown - Frution Tuition Centre.

Thomastown is on the Mernda line, served by Thomastown Railway Station. The direct train to Flinders Street Station takes an average of 35 minutes, with services running every 15 minutes citation:Train Thomastown (Station) to Flinders Street Station from $4 | Tickets & Timetables | Rome2Rio. A single ticket costs approximately $4.