Box Hill
Victoria · Whitehorse - West · Melbourne - Inner East
This profile uses the ABS Box Hill statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Box Hill is a locality in the Whitehorse - West area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Box Hill SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Box Hill SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Laburnum Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Box Hill.
The government catchment school for parts of Box Hill is Laburnum Primary School — just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Box Hill
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,547ICSEA1123
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment930ICSEA1111
- Combined · Independent · Years Prep-12Enrolment575ICSEA1162
- Primary · Government · Years Prep-6Enrolment303ICSEA1120
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment257ICSEA1105
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSKingswood College Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 88 places · Box Hill
- Exceeding NQSGuardian Childcare & Education Box HillCentre-Based Care · 46 places · Box Hill
- Meeting NQSLittle Lane Early Learning Box HillCentre-Based Care · 198 places · Box Hill
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning Box Hill - Canterbury RoadCentre-Based Care · 133 places · Box Hill
- Meeting NQSSt Francis Xavier Box Hill OSHC - ExtendCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Box Hill
- Meeting NQSTeamKids - Roberts McCubbin PrimaryCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Box Hill South
- Meeting NQSPapilio Early Learning Box HillCentre-Based Care · 42 places · Box Hill
- Meeting NQSBox Hill South PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Box Hill South
- Working Towards NQSMothers Love Family Day CareFamily Day Care · Box Hill
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 1,834
- vs previous year
- +5%
- vs 2021
- 1,090
- Property and deception offences 1,391
- Crimes against the person 219
- Justice procedures offences 99
- Drug offences 66
- Public order and security offences 57
Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 6
- Supermarkets
- 12
- Parks
- 31
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Box Hill SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Flood overlay
- Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 5% of the SA2
This shows whether the Box Hill SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $1,493,000
- House price YoY
- +0.9%
- Median 3BR house rent
- $650/wk
Where did the gain come from?
+629Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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