Box Hill - Nelson
New South Wales · Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill · Sydney - Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury
Why “Box Hill - Nelson”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Box Hill into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Box Hill - Nelson is a locality in the Rouse Hill - McGraths Hill area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Box Hill - Nelson SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Box Hill - Nelson SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Oakville Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Box Hill - Nelson.
The government catchment school for parts of Box Hill - Nelson is Oakville Public School — just outside the suburb boundary (NSW 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 - Nelson
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment999ICSEA1078
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment884ICSEA1104
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment271ICSEA1123
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSGoodstart Early Learning Elara - Harvest StreetCentre-Based Care · 121 places · Marsden Park
- Exceeding NQSMaraylya Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 104 places · Maraylya
- Exceeding NQSFit Kidz Learning Centre - VineyardCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Vineyard
- Exceeding NQSOakville Pre-School Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 64 places · Oakville
- Exceeding NQSMeek's Day CareCentre-Based Care · 42 places · Berkshire Park
- Meeting NQSCamp Australia - Northbourne Public School OSHCCentre-Based Care · 320 places · Marsden Park
- Meeting NQSAmbrose Activities, Santa Sophia, Box HillCentre-Based Care · 250 places · Box Hill
- Meeting NQSNorwest Christian CollegeCentre-Based Care · 220 places · Riverstone
- Meeting NQSAmbrose Activities, St Luke's, Marsden ParkCentre-Based Care · 172 places · Marsden Park
- Meeting NQSFit Kidz Learning Centre - Box HillCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Box Hill
- Meeting NQSArkie Education Box HillCentre-Based Care · 134 places · Box Hill
- Meeting NQSGreat Beginnings Marsden ParkCentre-Based Care · 124 places · Marsden Park
+ 39 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 363
- vs previous year
- +12%
- vs 2021
- 217
- Theft 146
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 51
- Assault 42
- Against justice procedures 39
- Malicious damage to property 36
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 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
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 14
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Box Hill - Nelson SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Box Hill - Nelson SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. 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.
Where did the gain come from?
+3,911Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.
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