Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Box Hill then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Box Hill, NSW (postcode 2765) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+533% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,019 | 902 | 6,450 | +5,431 · +533% |
| Median age | 42 | 42 | 31 | -11 · -26.2% |
| Median household income | $1,679/wk | $1,760/wk | $2,881/wk | +$1,202 · +71.6% |
| Median personal income | $644/wk | $678/wk | $1,271/wk | +$627 · +97.4% |
| Median rent | $360/wk | $500/wk | $580/wk | +$220 · +61.1% |
| Median mortgage | $2,601/mo | $2,167/mo | $3,000/mo | +$399 · +15.3% |
| Average household size | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | +0.3 · +10% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Box Hill trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
6,450
was 902 in 2016
+5,548 · +615.1%
Median rent
$580/wk
was $500/wk in 2016
+$80 · +16%
Household income
$2,881/wk
was $1,760/wk in 2016
+$1,121 · +63.7%
Median age
31
was 42 in 2016
-11 · -26.2%
Dig deeper: Box Hill population growth · Box Hill then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.