Median price trend for houses
Based on 135 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,350,000
Down 2.9% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.4m
- 3 bed
- $1.25m
- 4 bed
- $1.46m
- 5+ bed
- $1.9m
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The quick read on
Box Hill North
VIC 3129 · Whitehorse
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,350,000
- Median unit
- $825,000
- Population
- 12,337
- Postcode
- 3129
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ABS 2021
Box Hill North, Victoria
Property market insights for Box Hill North
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Box Hill North VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 127 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$700 per week
Up 9.7% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Box Hill North, VIC is currently $1,350,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Box Hill North has a 12-month growth rate of -2.9% for houses and -9.5% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,400,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,250,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,460,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,900,000 in Box Hill North.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Box Hill North is $700 per week. The median house rent has increased 9.7% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Box Hill North is $825,000, which has decreased 9.5% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $348,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $687,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $930,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,250,000 in Box Hill North. The median rent for units and apartments in Box Hill North is $650 per week and has increased 4.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Box Hill North safe?
The overall rate for Box Hill North is 1,762 offences per 100,000 residents — 56% below the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Box Hill North.
Overall crime rate
1,762
offences per 100,000 residents
56% belowGreater Melbourne
Box Hill NorthGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Box Hill North?
Box Hill North VIC 3129 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
12,337 people call Box Hill North home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,820 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 12,337
- Median age
- 37 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,297 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $425 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1516.6%Below
15–3429.3%Above
35–5427.9%In line
55–7419.4%In line
75 and over6.9%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses61.7%Below
Townhouses29.9%Above
Apartments8.4%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright35.0%Above
Paying a mortgage30.5%Below
Renting34.5%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car8.1%In line
One car41.0%Above
Two cars37.6%Above
Three or more13.2%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home31.9%Above
Drove to work41.4%Below
Train, tram or bus4.4%Above
Walked or cycled3.0%In line
What stands out in Box Hill North
31.9% of workers in Box Hill North worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Melbourne.
17.9% of Box Hill North residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
46.9% of people in Box Hill North described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Box Hill North
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Box Hill North VIC 3129.
Is Box Hill North family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
16.6% of Box Hill North's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
3,310 family households lived in Box Hill North; 48.5% were couple families and 16.6% were one-parent families.
38.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Box Hill North?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Box Hill North had 12,337 residents at the 2021 Census.
30.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
26.3% were 55 or older. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Box Hill North?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 61.7% of occupied private dwellings in Box Hill North.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 29.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 8.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Box Hill North?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
35.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
30.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
34.5% rented their home. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Box Hill North?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Box Hill North had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 23.0% of occupied homes. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 30.2%, while 26.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Box Hill North?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
31.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
41.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
4.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Box Hill North?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
8.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
One-car households formed 41.0% of the total.
50.9% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Box Hill North, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
56.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.1% reported a different address.
47.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Box Hill North?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
48.6% of residents used only English at home.
48.1% used a language other than English at home.
22.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 6.9% spoke Cantonese and 1.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Box Hill North residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
47.2% of Box Hill North's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 52.8% was born in Australia.
17.9% of residents were born in China.
3.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 72.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Box Hill North?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 20.7% of ancestry responses in Box Hill North.
Australian ancestry made up 17.8% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 34.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Box Hill North?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
33.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 13.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.4% of workers, and education and training employed 10.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Box Hill North?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.5%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
33.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.5%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Box Hill North show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
66.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.1% reported asthma, 6.1% arthritis and 3.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Box Hill North?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
38.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 17.8% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 14.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Box Hill North?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,820 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,297.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $425 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Box Hill North compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 31.9% in Box Hill North, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 35.0% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 34.5% in Box Hill North, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Box Hill North
Is Box Hill North expensive?
The median house price is $1,350,000, while units and apartments sit at $825,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Box Hill North good for families?
The Census counted 3,310 local families, and 16.6% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Box Hill North?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,460,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Box Hill North
134 streets in Box Hill North
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alan St
- Alberta Ave
- Amaroo Ct
- Anthony Cr
- Ashley St
- Aspinall Rd
- Avon St
- Barwon St
- Bell St
- Benjamin St
- Berry St
- Birkby St
- Boxleigh Gr
- Boyland Ct
- Cameron Rd
- Campaspe St
- Caroline St
- Cherry Orchard
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- Clyde St
- Cole Ct
- Currie St
- Daisy Ct
- Dane St
- Derwent St
- Dorking Rd
- Edith Ln
- Edwin St
- Efron Ct
- Elgar Rd
- Elizabeth St
- Eram Rd
- Essex St
- Eva Cr
- Evan St
- Ferris Ave
- First Ave
- Fortune St
- Galt St
- Garden St
- Goulburn St
- Gracefield Dr
- Grenville St
- Harrison St
- Heathfield
- Hillside Pde
- Hogan Ct
- Horfield Ave
- Inglis St
- Janda Ct
- Karen St
- Kay Ct
- Kerrimuir St
- Kerr Ln
- Killara St
- Kilto St
- Kneale Dr
- Laura Ct
- Lawford St
- Leach Ave
- Lexton Rd
- Linda Ave
- Loddon St
- Loraine Ave
- Luther St
- Lyndhurst Cr
- Marama St
- Margaret St
- Marshall Rd
- Martin St
- Mary St
- Maude St
- Mckean St
- Medway St
- Mersey St
- Middleborough Rd
- Mitta St
- Molbray St
- Morley Cr
- Nan St
- Narallah Gr
- Narrkwarren Ln
- Nelson Rd
- Olympiad Cr
- Ovens St
- Packham St
- Padgham Ct
- Paisley St
- Papagee Ln
- Patrick St
- Paul Ave
- Peter St
- Phillip Ave
- Rainbow Ln
- Regan St
- Reid St
- Richard St
- Ronald St
- Roselea St
- Rowern Ct
- Roycliff Ct
- Rye St
- Saxton St
- Second Ave
- Severn St
- Shanklin St
- Shannon St
- Simmons St
- Somerset St
- Springfield Rd
- Station St
- Sussex St
- Taldra St
- Thames St
- Third Ave
- Toogoods
- Trainor St
- Trawool St
- Tweedie Ct
- Twyford St
- Tyne St
- Tynong St
- Ursula St
- Vista Ct
- Waranga St
- Warrambine Ln
- Warwick St
- Wattle St
- Watts St
- Werder St
- Wetzell St
- Willow St
- Wimmera St
- Witt Ct
- Woodhouse Gr
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