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Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) vs Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan)

Name: Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) vs Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) — 2021 Census comparison
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State Electorate comparison ≈ 4.4 km apart · Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) profile · Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) profile

Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan)

Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) and Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) is more walkable, with 100% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed, and it has a higher share of renters (32.7%) and recent overseas arrivals (21.4%). In contrast, Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) is more suburban, with a far higher share of separate houses (68.8%) and large homes with three or more bedrooms (81.4%). Residents in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) are also noticeably older, with a typical age of 44 compared to 39 in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan).

Both areas share a very similar typical weekly household income of around $1,800. This financial similarity exists alongside other commonalities, such as nearly identical unemployment rates of 5.4%. While some gaps are closing, such as the difference in the share of people born overseas, others are widening. For example, the gap in people with no religion has grown, with that figure now far higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) than in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan).

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 17.7 pts higher in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) Separate houses: 14.6 pts higher in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) No religion: 11.2 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) Other language: 11.0 pts higher in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan)

Demographics & Identity

Population in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +6,333 larger in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) gap narrowing

73,444 73rd pct 67,111 65th pct

Median age in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +5 yrs older in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) gap narrowing

39 yrs 50th pct 44 yrs 81st pct

Age structure

27.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.1 pts 24.8%

24.9% Older adults (45–64) +0.4 pts ▸ 25.3%

18.2% Seniors (65+) +5.5 pts ▸ 23.6%

15.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.1 pts 15.0%

14.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.7 pts 11.3%

Marital status

49.1% Married +5.7 pts ▸ 54.8%

36.5% Never married ◂ +7.0 pts 29.5%

7.0% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 6.6%

5.2% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.2% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan)

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

54.6% Australia ◂ +3.9 pts 50.7%

15.1% China ◂ +3.0 pts 12.1%

3.3% India ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%

0.7% Italy +2.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.3% England ◂ +0.8 pts 1.5%

1.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.4% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

28.6% Chinese ◂ +1.1 pts 27.5%

25.1% English ◂ +9.0 pts 16.1%

21.0% Australian ◂ +6.3 pts 14.7%

4.4% Italian +6.9 pts ▸ 11.3%

2.7% Greek +7.4 pts ▸ 10.1%

9.0% Irish ◂ +4.0 pts 5.0%

8.0% Scottish ◂ +3.6 pts 4.4%

3.9% Indian ◂ +1.0 pts 2.9%

2.8% German ◂ +1.0 pts 1.7%

1.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

1.0% Filipino ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

56.5% English only ◂ +10.3 pts 46.2%

18.5% Mandarin ◂ +3.6 pts 14.9%

5.4% Cantonese +2.5 pts ▸ 7.9%

1.6% Greek +5.6 pts ▸ 7.2%

0.9% Italian +3.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.3% Arabic +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

1.1% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

36.7% Christianity +11.5 pts ▸ 48.2%

46.6% No religion ◂ +11.2 pts 35.4%

5.9% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 4.9%

5.2% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 4.7%

1.4% Islam +2.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.2% Hinduism ◂ +1.3 pts 1.9%

0.9% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +0.69 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

1.98 54th pct 1.29 15th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +9 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

22 57th pct 13 24th pct

Students in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +2,860 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

11,258 66th pct 8,398 41st pct

Avg size in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +134 larger in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan)

512 57th pct 646 77th pct

ICSEA in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +7 higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

1,124 91st pct 1,117 89th pct

Highest year of school

76.7% Year 12 ◂ +5.5 pts 71.2%

6.1% Year 9 or below +4.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.4% Year 10 +1.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.3% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

Highest qualification level

39.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.7 pts 38.3%

18.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.7 pts 16.0%

14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.2 pts ▸ 15.3%

9.8% Certificate III / IV +3.1 pts ▸ 12.9%

5.8% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 4.5%

0.9% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Field of qualification

25.2% Management & commerce +0.9 pts ▸ 26.2%

10.2% Engineering & related +2.3 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.7% Health ◂ +1.2 pts 10.5%

11.5% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 10.7%

7.5% Education ◂ +0.3 pts 7.2%

6.5% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 5.7%

4.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.6 pts 4.0%

4.6% Natural & physical sciences even 4.5%

3.6% Architecture & building +0.8 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Income

Personal income in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +$69 higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$814 55th pct $745 36th pct

Household income in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +$20 higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$1,836 59th pct $1,816 58th pct

Family income in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +$210 higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) gap narrowing

$2,369 72nd pct $2,159 59th pct

Household income distribution

26.2% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 27.2%

23.6% $650–$1,499 +1.0 pts ▸ 24.6%

17.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 15.9%

17.0% Under $650 ◂ +1.1 pts 15.8%

10.1% $3,000–$3,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 10.4%

Personal income distribution

40.7% Under $650 +2.8 pts ▸ 43.6%

27.3% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 27.7%

18.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 17.8%

8.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 6.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.3% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 8.2%

6.7% Arthritis +1.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.3% Mental health ◂ +1.3 pts 6.0%

6.9% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 6.0%

3.8% Diabetes +1.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.7% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.8% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.8% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.9% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.5% None ◂ +0.3 pts 69.2%

17.6% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 17.7%

4.7% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.2% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +0.1 larger in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) gap steady

2.5 43rd pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

60.5% Couples with children ◂ +0.8 pts 59.8%

26.0% Couples without children +0.9 pts ▸ 26.9%

11.9% One-parent families +0.3 pts ▸ 12.2%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%

Household size

32.4% 2 people +1.6 pts ▸ 34.0%

26.8% 1 person ◂ +4.9 pts 22.0%

16.5% 3 people +1.7 pts ▸ 18.2%

16.8% 4 people +0.5 pts ▸ 17.3%

5.4% 5 people +0.7 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.0% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +$51 higher in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$411 75th pct $462 87th pct

Mortgage in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +$17 higher in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$2,383 88th pct $2,400 88th pct

People / bedroom in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +0.10 higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.9% Owned outright +8.7 pts ▸ 43.6%

32.7% Rented ◂ +10.4 pts 22.3%

28.8% Owned with a mortgage +1.5 pts ▸ 30.3%

2.3% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.2% Not stated even 1.2%

Types of homes

54.1% Separate house +14.6 pts ▸ 68.8%

26.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.6 pts 17.8%

19.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.0 pts 13.3%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

35.2% 3 bedrooms +1.7 pts ▸ 36.9%

21.9% 4 bedrooms +13.3 pts ▸ 35.2%

28.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +13.7 pts 14.8%

6.7% 5 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.5 pts 2.7%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

56.1% $350–$549 ◂ +0.4 pts 55.7%

12.7% $550–$749 +8.7 pts ▸ 21.4%

17.6% $200–$349 ◂ +8.5 pts 9.1%

4.8% $750 or more +1.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.3% Under $200 ◂ +2.5 pts 2.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 35.9%

24.8% $1,800–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 26.8%

17.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.4 pts 16.2%

14.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.1 pts 13.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +57 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

394 79th pct 337 70th pct

Stops/1k in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +0.34 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

5.36 66th pct 5.02 59th pct

Departures/1k in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +338.4 more in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan)

2,067.1 86th pct 2,405.5 90th pct

PT routes in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +10 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

52 86th pct 42 78th pct

How people get to work

36.8% Car (driver) +9.6 pts ▸ 46.4%

36.0% Worked at home ◂ +4.0 pts 32.0%

3.4% Train ◂ +3.2 pts 0.2%

3.1% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.1% Walked ◂ +2.0 pts 1.1%

1.2% Bus +1.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

42.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.9 pts 36.0%

34.5% 2 vehicles +6.4 pts ▸ 40.9%

8.4% 3 vehicles +3.3 pts ▸ 11.7%

10.3% No vehicle ◂ +5.1 pts 5.2%

3.8% 4 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.9 pts 14.4%

12.9% Professional & technical ◂ +1.4 pts 11.4%

9.2% Retail trade +2.3 pts ▸ 11.5%

10.1% Education & training ◂ +1.6 pts 8.4%

6.0% Construction +1.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 6.7%

6.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.4 pts 5.9%

4.6% Manufacturing +0.6 pts ▸ 5.1%

5.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.8 pts 4.2%

2.9% Wholesale trade +0.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

3.2% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.8% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

35.6% Professionals ◂ +4.8 pts 30.8%

15.2% Managers +1.7 pts ▸ 16.9%

12.3% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 13.5%

8.5% Sales workers +1.5 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.6% Technicians & trades +1.3 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.5% Community & personal service ◂ +0.7 pts 8.8%

5.9% Labourers ◂ +0.5 pts 5.3%

2.6% Machinery operators & drivers even 2.7%

Walkability

Walk score in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +1.2 higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

8.5 93rd pct 7.2 77th pct

Types ≤15 min in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +0.8 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

7.9 98th pct 7.1 79th pct

15-min city in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +12.1 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

100.0% 100th pct 87.9% 71st pct

Walk to shops in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +11.4 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

98.4% 96th pct 87.0% 76th pct

Walk to transit in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +1.2 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

100.0% 99th pct 98.8% 79th pct

Walk to school in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +7.8 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

99.9% 100th pct 92.2% 78th pct

Walk to a park in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) even

100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 81st pct

Walk to health in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +13.3 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

95.1% 95th pct 81.7% 82nd pct

Amenities/1k in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +0.1 more in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan)

14.3 50th pct 14.4 51st pct

Intersections/km² in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +87 higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

325 90th pct 238 82nd pct

Mean slope in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) +2.5 pts higher in Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan)

5.2% 46th pct 7.7% 83rd pct

Compare Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) with nearby areas

Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) Burwood (Southern Metropolitan) Kew (Southern Metropolitan) Mount Waverley (Eastern Metropolitan) Forest Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) Oakleigh (Southern Metropolitan) Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan)

Compare Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) with nearby areas

Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan) Kew (Southern Metropolitan) Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) Burwood (Southern Metropolitan) Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan) Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) Warrandyte (Eastern Metropolitan)

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) vs Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED21001/box-hill/vs/SED21401/bulleen