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Box Hill NSW 2765

9,626 addresses · 315 streets

Mitchell Electorate › The Hills Shire LGA › Box Hill · 38 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A new growth suburb in Sydney's north-west (not to be confused with the Melbourne suburb), Box Hill is built around brand-new family estates. A young median age of 31 and large households of 3.3 people prevail; combined household income is high at $2,881 a week, with rent around $580.

Box Hill is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,450 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $2,881 a week, with median rent near $580 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Indian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

6,450Population
31Median age
$2,881Median household income / wk
$580Median rent / wk
3.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Rouse Hill - Beaumont Hills statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Box Hill itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Vineyard, 4.4 km west · Metro station: Tallawong, 4.9 km south · Bus interchange: Windsor Railway Bus Interchange, 9 km north-west · Airport: RAAF Base Richmond, 11.5 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Box Hill

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Box Hill NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.5%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20196.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 78.2%

Population by age in Box Hill
Population by age, Box Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4762
5-141,084
15-19270
20-24288
25-341,328
35-441,490
45-54582
55-64330
65-74235
75-8466
85+15
Dwelling types in Box Hill
Dwelling types, Box Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,924
Townhouse15
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Box Hill
Households by weekly income, Box Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65067
$650-1,499203
$1,500-2,999709
$3,000+868
Top ancestries in Box Hill
Top ancestries, Box Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,736
Australian1,321
English1,153
Indian896
Filipino544
Chinese352
Housing tenure in Box Hill
Housing tenure, Box Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned193
Mortgage1,341
Rented386
Other12
Cars per household in Box Hill
Cars per household, Box Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
09
1513
21,039
3248
4+116
Commute to work in Box Hill
Commute to work, Box Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,415
Train48
Bus13
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home1,453
Top countries of birth in Box Hill
Top countries of birth, Box Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India786
Philippines340
Nepal157
Pakistan150
Sri Lanka131
England116
Languages used at home in Box Hill
Languages used at home, Box Hill NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi319
Hindi232
Urdu209
Tagalog192
Nepali188
Mandarin153

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

22,207 bird observations recorded near Box Hill — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Box Hill

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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