Box Hill North VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Box Hill North, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Box Hill North VIC is 12,337 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Box Hill North is $747 per week ($38,844 per year). Median rent in Box Hill North is $425 per week ($1,842 per month). Box Hill North has a median age of 37 years, younger than the national median of 38. Box Hill North has a population density of 3110.1 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Box Hill North is China. The most common religion is No Religion (53% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Box Hill North is $2,297.

There were 514 recorded offences in Box Hill North in 2025-25, a rate of 42 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (253 offences).

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Box Hill North Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Box Hill North Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$747/wk
$38,844 per year
#4584 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$425/wk
$1,842 per month
#1459 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
37years
1 years younger than national median
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Mortgage
$2,297/mo
Avg household size: 2.6 · 0.8 per bedroom

Box Hill North Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.1% (6,052) Female 50.9% (6,283)

Population Density

3110.1
people per km²
12,337 people · 4.0 km²

Households

2.6
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,160
Family income/wk

Box Hill North Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Box Hill North Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
53.4% 1,537 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
46.6% 1,342 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Box Hill North Country of Birth

Australia
64.9%
China
21.4%
India
5.2%
England
2.7%
Hong Kong
2.2%
Iran
1.1%
Greece
1.0%
Indonesia
0.8%
Egypt
0.3%
Germany
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Box Hill North Religion

No Religion
53.1%
Catholic
17.3%
Buddhism
7.3%
Not stated
6.2%
Anglican
5.4%
Hinduism
3.8%
Eastern Orthodox
3.8%
Christian (other)
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Box Hill North Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
83.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
7.1%
Year 10 or equivalent
6.1%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Box Hill North Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
58.4%
Cantonese
17.7%
Greek
5.7%
Other
5.1%
SAL Tot
3.5%
Italian
3.5%
Hindi
3.2%
Korean
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Box Hill North Employment

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Employed full-time
36.2% 3,456 people
Employed part-time
24.6% 2,346 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.8% 363 people
🏠
Not in labour force
35.4% 3,378 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Box Hill North Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
42.6%
Postgraduate Degree
19.9%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.6%
Certificate III/IV
13.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
6.4%
Certificate I/II
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Box Hill North Occupation

Professionals
41.5%
Managers
14.7%
Clerical & Administrative
11.7%
Technicians & Trade Workers
10.1%
Community & Personal Service
9.4%
Sales Workers
6.1%
Labourers
4.2%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Box Hill North Field of Study

Management & Commerce
29.0%
Health
13.7%
Society & Culture
11.8%
Engineering
10.8%
Information Technology
9.2%
Education
6.3%
Creative Arts
5.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.8%
Architecture & Building
4.4%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.7%
Agriculture & Environment
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Box Hill North Dwelling Types

Separate house
67.3%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
20.6%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
12.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Box Hill North Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
3.5%
$1-$149/wk
1.1%
$150-$299/wk
1.8%
$300-$399/wk
2.1%
$400-$499/wk
5.0%
$500-$649/wk
4.4%
$650-$799/wk
5.8%
$800-$999/wk
5.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.1%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.2%
$4,000+/wk
14.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Box Hill North Marital Status

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Married
49.2% 5,063
↔️
Separated
2.4% 247
📋
Divorced
7.3% 751
🕊️
Widowed
4.3% 439
👤
Never married
36.8% 3,791

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Box Hill North Ancestry

Chinese
29.8%
English
17.8%
Australian
15.4%
Other
10.3%
Irish
6.0%
Scottish
5.1%
Italian
4.6%
Indian
3.4%
Greek
2.9%
German
2.0%
Vietnamese
1.4%
Filipino
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Box Hill North School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
28.7%
Secondary — Government
24.7%
Vocational Education
15.3%
Pre-school
10.8%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
6.8%
Primary — Catholic
5.7%
Secondary — Catholic
5.4%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Box Hill North Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
5.3% 1,255
No need for assistance
94.7% 22,490

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Box Hill North Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
14.5% 1,434
Not a volunteer
85.5% 8,454

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Box Hill North Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
9.3%
$300-$449/mo
2.0%
$450-$599/mo
1.8%
$600-$799/mo
3.2%
$800-$999/mo
3.5%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
9.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
10.9%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
22.1%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
15.6%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
21.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Box Hill North How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
63.5%
Did not go to work
17.0%
Car (passenger)
6.5%
Walked only
3.8%
Train
3.5%
Bus
2.9%
Bicycle
0.8%
Other
0.7%
Truck
0.4%
Tram/Light Rail
0.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Box Hill North Car Ownership

0 vehicles
8.1%
1 vehicle
41.0%
2 vehicles
37.6%
3 vehicles
9.3%
4+ vehicles
3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Box Hill North Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.7%
2 bedrooms
21.9%
3 bedrooms
46.5%
4 bedrooms
23.8%
5 bedrooms
5.4%
6+ bedrooms
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Box Hill North Population Mobility

14.9%
moved in the last year
43.1%
moved in the last 5 years
5.5%
unemployment rate (Census)
63.5%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Box Hill North Indigenous Population

0.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
103
Indigenous residents
23,881
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Box Hill North Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
901
Asthma
436
Diabetes
261
Arthritis
251
Heart disease
212
Cancer
131
Lung condition
115
Kidney disease
96
Stroke
90
Dementia
24

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Box Hill North Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
14.9%
$1-$149/wk
5.3%
$150-$299/wk
6.4%
$300-$399/wk
3.9%
$400-$499/wk
3.3%
$500-$649/wk
3.7%
$650-$799/wk
7.6%
$800-$999/wk
9.0%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.1%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.3%
$3,500+/wk
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Box Hill North Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
43.0%
Couple — no children
22.8%
Couple — no children under 15
20.2%
One parent — no children under 15
8.1%
One parent — children under 15
6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Box Hill North Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 10
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.0% 3
🏅
Previously served
1.2% 122
👤
Never served
98.6% 9,784

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Box Hill North Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.9% 1,273
Did not provide
87.1% 8,589

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Box Hill North Children Ever Born

No children
39.3%
1 child
19.0%
2 children
27.9%
3 children
10.5%
4 children
2.8%
5+ children
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Box Hill North When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
31
1951–1960
169
1961–1970
251
1971–1980
283
1981–1990
623
1991–2000
666
2001–2010
1,369
2011–2015
925
2016
258
2017
323
2018
298
2019
347
2020
143
2021
21

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Box Hill North Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
22.5%
5–14 hours
28.5%
15–29 hours
12.2%
30+ hours
7.5%
Did not do domestic work
29.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Box Hill North Household Size

1 person
23.1%
2 persons
30.2%
3 persons
19.7%
4 persons
18.4%
5 persons
5.9%
6+ persons
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Box Hill North Where Residents Moved From

Same address
10,053
Moved from VIC
1,274
Moved — same area (SA2)
280
Moved from overseas
123
Moved from NSW
28
Moved from QLD
13
Moved from TAS
9
Moved from NT
7
Moved from SA
6
Moved from WA
5
Moved from ACT
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Box Hill North Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
93.1%
Step family — no other children
4.8%
Blended family — no other children
1.4%
Other couple — children only
0.6%
Intact family — other children present
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Box Hill North Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 514 total

Theft
253
Break & Enter
93
Assault
57
Property Damage
37
Justice Procedures
24
Fraud
22
Drug Offences
16
Public Order
5
Robbery
4
Weapons
3

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Box Hill North Schools

29
schools nearby
18
government
1125
avg ICSEA score
16,684
total students
Our Holy Redeemer School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 198 students
1180
ICSEA
Surrey Hills Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 358 students
1166
ICSEA
Birralee Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 576 students
1163
ICSEA
Kingswood College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 575 students
1162
ICSEA
Laburnum Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 619 students
1159
ICSEA
Beverley Hills Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 811 students
1153
ICSEA
Mont Albert Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 605 students
1149
ICSEA
Doncaster Gardens Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 785 students
1147
ICSEA
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 145 students
1142
ICSEA
Blackburn Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 440 students
1141
ICSEA
St Gregory the Great School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 271 students
1138
ICSEA
Kerrimuir Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 572 students
1137
ICSEA
St Thomas the Apostle School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 185 students
1130
ICSEA
Old Orchard Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 441 students
1127
ICSEA
Doncaster Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 543 students
1125
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 29 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Box Hill North Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,820/wk
Median Rent $425/wk
Rent-to-Income 23.4%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Box Hill North

≈ $7,887/month
Median rent $425/wk
Left after rent $1,395/wk
Rent share 23.4%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Box Hill North vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Box Hill North

What is the population of Box Hill North VIC?

The population of Box Hill North VIC is 12,337 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 3110.1 people per km².Box Hill North is ranked #425 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Box Hill North?

The median personal income in Box Hill North VIC is $747 per week, or $38,844 per year.The median household income is $1,820 per week.Family income is $2,160 per week.Box Hill North is ranked #4,584 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Box Hill North?

Median rent in Box Hill North VIC is $425 per week ($1,842 per month).Rent represents 23.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Box Hill North ranks #1,459 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Box Hill North?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Box Hill North VIC is $2,297. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Box Hill North?

The median age in Box Hill North VIC is 37 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Box Hill North a good suburb to live in?

Box Hill North is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 12,337.The median income is $747/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (23.4% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 20315. All dollar figures in AUD.