Median price trend for houses
Based on 45 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,580,000
Down 5.2% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $785k
- 3 bed
- $1.15m
- 4 bed
- $1.62m
- 5+ bed
- $2.13m
High-rise buildings along a major road
Philip Mallis · CC BY-SA 2.0
The quick read on
Box Hill
VIC 3128 · Whitehorse
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,580,000
- Median unit
- $493,000
- Population
- 14,353
- Postcode
- 3128
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Box Hill, Victoria
Property market insights for Box Hill (Vic.)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Box Hill (Vic.) VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 80 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Up 8.3% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Box Hill (Vic.), VIC is currently $1,580,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Box Hill (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of -5.2% for houses and -3.8% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $785,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,150,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,620,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,130,000 in Box Hill (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Box Hill (Vic.) is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 8.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Box Hill (Vic.) is $493,000, which has decreased 3.8% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $313,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $532,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $819,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,270,000 in Box Hill (Vic.). The median rent for units and apartments in Box Hill (Vic.) is $625 per week and has increased 4.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Box Hill safe?
The overall rate for Box Hill is 5,067 offences per 100,000 residents — 27% above 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.
Overall crime rate
5,067
offences per 100,000 residents
27% aboveGreater Melbourne
Box HillGreater 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?
Box Hill VIC 3128 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
14,353 people call Box Hill home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,267 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 14,353
- Median age
- 33 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,950 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $381 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 159.6%Below
15–3443.8%Above
35–5424.0%Below
55–7414.7%Below
75 and over7.8%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses22.0%Below
Townhouses24.7%Above
Apartments53.1%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright20.8%Below
Paying a mortgage18.5%Below
Renting60.7%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car23.7%Above
One car51.6%Above
Two cars18.8%Below
Three or more5.7%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home26.5%Below
Drove to work33.9%Below
Train, tram or bus9.9%Above
Walked or cycled8.6%Above
What stands out in Box Hill
26.5% of workers in Box Hill worked from home on Census day.
29.5% of Box Hill residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
50.4% of people in Box Hill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Box Hill
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Box Hill VIC 3128.
Is Box Hill family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
9.6% of Box Hill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
3,422 family households lived in Box Hill; 31.4% were couple families and 16.3% were one-parent families.
27.4% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Box Hill?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Box Hill had 14,353 residents at the 2021 Census.
39.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
22.6% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Box Hill?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 22.0% of occupied private dwellings in Box Hill.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 24.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 53.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Box Hill?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
20.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
18.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
60.7% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Box Hill?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Box Hill had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 33.0% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 37.6%, while 14.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Box Hill?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
26.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
33.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
9.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 8.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Box Hill?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
23.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 51.6% of the total.
24.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Box Hill, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
34.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 65.4% reported a different address.
61.0% 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?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
32.5% of residents used only English at home.
60.2% used a language other than English at home.
33.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 8.5% spoke Cantonese and 1.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Box Hill residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
61.0% of Box Hill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 39.0% was born in Australia.
29.5% of residents were born in China.
4.5% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 49.8%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Box Hill?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 15.7% of ancestry responses in Box Hill.
Australian ancestry made up 11.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 46.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Box Hill?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
30.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 10.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 15.2% of workers, and education and training employed 7.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Box Hill?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 57.9%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
27.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.7%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Box Hill show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
68.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
6.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
4.7% reported asthma, 4.6% arthritis and 3.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Box Hill?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
35.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 18.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 10.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Box Hill?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,267 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,950.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $381 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Box Hill compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 26.5% in Box Hill, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 20.8% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 60.7% in Box Hill, 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 (Vic.)
Is Box Hill (Vic.) expensive?
The median house price is $1,580,000, while units and apartments sit at $493,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Box Hill (Vic.) good for families?
The Census counted 3,422 local families, and 9.6% 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 (Vic.)?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,620,000, 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 (Vic.)
95 streets in Box Hill (Vic.)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Acacia St
- Albion Rd
- Alexander St
- Archibald St
- Arnold St
- Ashted Rd
- Bank St
- Barcelona St
- Barkly St
- Bass St
- Bedford St
- Bishop St
- Bolton St
- Brougham St
- Bruce St
- Cambridge St
- Camelia St
- Canterbury Rd
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- Carrington Rd
- Catherine St
- Central Pl
- Cherryhinton St
- Clisby Ct
- Clota Ave
- Clydesdale St
- Collins St
- Combarton St
- Court St
- Cunningham St
- Davey St
- Dorking Rd
- Elgar Rd
- Elland Ave
- Ellingworth Parade
- Federation St
- Glenmore St
- Graham Pl
- Hannaslea St
- Harrow St
- Henry St
- Hopetoun Pde
- Howard St
- Irving Ave
- James St
- John St
- Jolie Gr
- Kangerong Rd
- Kent Rd
- Kintore Cr
- Landale St
- Linsley St
- Main St
- Maple St
- Margaret St
- Market St
- Menzies St
- Merton St
- Middleborough Rd
- Miller St
- Mont Albert Rd
- Nelson Rd
- Oxford St
- Parkside Ave
- Patricia St
- Pendle St
- Poplar St
- Prospect Street
- Reserve Rd
- Rodgerson Rd
- Rose St
- Rutland Rd
- Sagoe Ln
- Sanders Rd
- Shipley St
- Short St
- Simpsons Rd
- Skipton St
- Spring St
- Standard Ave
- Station
- Station St
- Sturdee St
- Surrey Dr
- Sweetland Rd
- Thames St
- Thurston St
- Via Media
- Victoria St
- Village
- Watts St
- Wavell St
- Wellington Rd
- Whitehorse Rd
- William St
- Young St
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