Box Hill North Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Box Hill North (3129) is a suburb of Melbourne, East, Victoria. It is about 14 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Box Hill North is in the federal electorate of Chisholm.

In the 2011 census the population of Box Hill North was 10,971 and is comprised of approximately 51.9% females and 48.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Box Hill North is 38 years of age.

57.5% of people living in the suburb of Box Hill North were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 11.2% China , 2.9% Malaysia, 2.4% England, 2.2% India, 2.0% Hong Kong , 1.6% Italy, 1.4% Vietnam, 1.3% Greece, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.2% Korea, Republic of , 0.8% Sri Lanka, 0.7% Taiwan, 0.6% Philippines, 0.5% Singapore.

59.0% of people living in Box Hill North speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 11.4% Mandarin, 7.2% Cantonese, 3.5% Greek, 3.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.8% Italian, 1.8% Other, 1.4% Korean, 1.2% Vietnamese, 1.2% Other.

The religious makeup of Box Hill North is 30.5% No religion, 22.4% Catholic, 9.1% Anglican, 7.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.5% Buddhism, 5.0% Uniting Church, 4.6% Eastern Orthodox, 2.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Baptist, 2.2% Christian, nfd.

50.2% of people are married, 34.3% have never married and 7.1% are divorced and 2.0% are separated. There are 572 widowed people living in Box Hill North.

55.9% of the people living in Box Hill North over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.5% are working on a part time basis. Box Hill North has an unemployment rate of 6.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Box Hill North are 31.3% Professionals, 15.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.1% Technicians & trades workers, 11.8% Managers, 9.1% Sales workers, 8.9% Community & personal service workers, 6.4% Labourers, 2.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Box Hill North work in are 15.1% Health care and social assistance, 10.4% Retail trade, 10.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 10.0% Education and training, 7.8% Manufacturing, 6.5% Accommodation and food services, 5.3% Construction, 5.1% Financial and insurance services, 5.1% Public administration and safety.

39.5% of homes are fully owned, and 30.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.7% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $541 per week and the median household income is $1223 per week.

The median rent in Box Hill North is $331 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1980 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Box Hill North postcode 3129