Box Hill (Vic.)

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 11,395 people in Box Hill (Vic.). Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Box Hill (Vic.) was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.7% of the population.

Of people in Box Hill (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 41.2% were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Box Hill (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 37.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Box Hill (Vic.) 39.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 11.2% were in primary school, 13.1% in secondary school and 47.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Box Hill (Vic.), 22.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 6.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Box Hill (Vic.) were Chinese 35.4%, English 14.2%, Australian 11.0%, Irish 5.3% and Scottish 3.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Box Hill (Vic.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Box Hill (Vic.), 35.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 27.6%, Malaysia 4.8%, India 4.2%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 3.0% and Korea, Republic of (South) 1.7%.

In Box Hill (Vic.), 21.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 64.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Box Hill (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 31.6%, Australia 24.8%, Malaysia 4.9%, India 4.8% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.5%.

In Box Hill (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 31.8%, Australia 25.5%, Malaysia 4.9%, India 4.7% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Box Hill (Vic.) were No Religion, so described 46.3%, Catholic 13.5%, Not stated 10.1%, Buddhism 7.8% and Anglican 4.5%. In Box Hill (Vic.), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (51.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Box Hill (Vic.) 36.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 28.3%, Cantonese 9.8%, Korean 1.7%, Hindi 1.3% and Vietnamese 1.2%.

Employment

There were 5,503 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Box Hill (Vic.). Of these 50.5% were employed full time, 34.7% were employed part-time and 10.3% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Box Hill (Vic.), 13.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Box Hill (Vic.) included Professionals 29.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, Managers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Sales Workers 10.3%, Labourers 8.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.3%.

Of the employed people in Box Hill (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 7.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.8%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.6% and Banking 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Box Hill (Vic.) was $473.

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In Box Hill (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 42.0%, Train 18.1%, Walked only 8.7%, Worked at home 4.1% and Car, as passenger 3.7%. On the day, 29.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 47.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Box Hill (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.9% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Box Hill (Vic.), 21.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Box Hill (Vic.), 38.6% were couple families with children, 41.4% were couple families without children and 15.6% were one parent families.

In Box Hill (Vic.), 19.7% of single parents were male and 80.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Box Hill (Vic.), of couple families with children, 18.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 18.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Box Hill (Vic.), 89.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Box Hill (Vic.), 31.1% were separate houses, 28.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 40.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Box Hill (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 15.1% had 1 bedroom, 43.5% had 2 bedrooms and 22.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Box Hill (Vic.), 20.7% were owned outright, 18.7% were owned with a mortgage and 55.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Box Hill (Vic.), of all households, 57.7% were family households, 30.6% were single person households and 11.7% were group households.

In Box Hill (Vic.), 33.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Box Hill (Vic.), 44.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Box Hill (Vic.), 85.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Box Hill (Vic.), 61.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 38.5% were female. The median age was 24 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Box Hill (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

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In Box Hill (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)