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Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) vs Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan)

Name: Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) vs Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) — 2021 Census comparison
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State Electorate comparison ≈ 9.5 km apart · Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) profile · Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) profile

Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan)

Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) and Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) are neighbouring areas with distinct profiles. Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) is far more multicultural, with 41.6% of people born overseas and 39.6% using another language at home. This is consistent with the fact that 9.1% of its residents speak little or no English. In contrast, Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) has a higher share of detached houses at 67.0% and more people in de facto relationships. Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) also has a much larger transport network with 52 public transport routes, compared to 19 in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan).

Both areas have a similar share of people living alone, at around 27%, which is close to the national figure. They are also alike in their typical home size, with 2.5 people per household. While they share many similarities, some gaps are widening; the difference in the share of overseas-born residents has grown since 2016, as has the gap in detached housing.

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Where they differ most

People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) Born overseas: 14.2 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) Other language: 14.2 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) Separate houses: 12.8 pts higher in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) Recent arrivals: 9.6 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

Demographics & Identity

Population in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +5,805 larger in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

73,444 73rd pct 67,639 66th pct

Median age in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +1 yrs older in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) gap steady

39 yrs 50th pct 40 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

27.9% Young adults (25–44) +0.5 pts ▸ 28.3%

24.9% Older adults (45–64) +0.2 pts ▸ 25.1%

18.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.2 pts 18.0%

15.1% Children (0–14) +2.1 pts ▸ 17.2%

14.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.6 pts 11.4%

Marital status

49.1% Married ◂ +2.9 pts 46.2%

36.5% Never married +1.6 pts ▸ 38.1%

7.0% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 7.7%

5.2% Widowed +0.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

2.2% Separated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) Ivanhoe (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 +14.6 pts ▸ 69.2%

15.1% China ◂ +11.6 pts 3.5%

3.3% India ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

2.3% England +0.3 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.7% Italy +1.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.4% South Africa even 0.4%

0.3% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

25.1% English +3.9 pts ▸ 29.0%

28.6% Chinese ◂ +20.3 pts 8.3%

21.0% Australian +5.4 pts ▸ 26.4%

9.0% Irish +2.7 pts ▸ 11.8%

4.4% Italian +6.5 pts ▸ 10.8%

8.0% Scottish +1.2 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.7% Greek +1.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.9% Indian ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

2.8% German +0.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.5% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

1.2% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% Filipino even 1.0%

Language

Language used at home

56.5% English only +14.6 pts ▸ 71.1%

18.5% Mandarin ◂ +14.0 pts 4.6%

5.4% Cantonese ◂ +4.0 pts 1.4%

0.9% Italian +1.8 pts ▸ 2.8%

1.6% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.3% Arabic +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

1.1% Hindi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

46.6% No religion ◂ +3.5 pts 43.1%

36.7% Christianity +6.3 pts ▸ 43.0%

5.9% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 5.2%

5.2% Buddhism ◂ +3.1 pts 2.1%

1.4% Islam +2.0 pts ▸ 3.4%

3.2% Hinduism ◂ +0.9 pts 2.3%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.1% Judaism even 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +0.27 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

1.98 54th pct 1.72 39th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +2 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

22 57th pct 20 50th pct

Students in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +909 more in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan)

11,258 66th pct 12,167 73rd pct

Avg size in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +129 larger in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan)

512 57th pct 640 76th pct

ICSEA in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +3 higher in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan)

1,124 91st pct 1,127 91st pct

Highest year of school

76.7% Year 12 ◂ +3.7 pts 73.0%

6.1% Year 9 or below +1.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.3% Year 11 +1.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.4% Year 10 +1.9 pts ▸ 7.3%

Highest qualification level

39.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.8 pts 37.2%

18.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.2 pts 17.4%

9.8% Certificate III / IV +4.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

14.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.0 pts 13.1%

5.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 6.5%

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

Field of qualification

25.2% Management & commerce ◂ +4.8 pts 20.4%

11.5% Society & culture +2.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

11.7% Health +1.0 pts ▸ 12.7%

10.2% Engineering & related +0.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

7.5% Education +0.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.5% Information technology ◂ +1.8 pts 4.7%

4.6% Creative arts +0.9 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.9 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.6% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.1% Food, hospitality & personal services even 3.0%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +$140 higher in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$814 55th pct $954 77th pct

Household income in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +$219 higher in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$1,836 59th pct $2,055 74th pct

Family income in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +$277 higher in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$2,369 72nd pct $2,646 83rd pct

Household income distribution

26.2% $1,500–$2,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 28.3%

23.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.4 pts 21.2%

17.8% $4,000 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 18.9%

17.0% Under $650 ◂ +2.6 pts 14.3%

10.1% $3,000–$3,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 11.9%

Personal income distribution

40.7% Under $650 ◂ +4.2 pts 36.5%

27.3% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 27.8%

18.5% $1,500–$2,999 +4.0 pts ▸ 22.5%

8.0% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 8.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.3% Mental health +2.0 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.3% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.9% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

6.7% Arthritis +1.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.8% Diabetes +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.7% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.8% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.9% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

69.5% None ◂ +3.6 pts 66.0%

17.6% One condition +1.9 pts ▸ 19.6%

4.7% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.2% Three or more +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) even gap narrowing

2.5 43rd pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

60.5% Couples with children +1.0 pts ▸ 61.5%

26.0% Couples without children ◂ +0.8 pts 25.2%

11.9% One-parent families +0.2 pts ▸ 12.1%

1.6% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%

Household size

32.4% 2 people even 32.5%

26.8% 1 person +0.3 pts ▸ 27.1%

16.8% 4 people +0.1 pts ▸ 16.9%

16.5% 3 people ◂ +0.3 pts 16.2%

5.4% 5 people even 5.4%

2.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +$15 higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) gap narrowing

$411 75th pct $396 69th pct

Mortgage in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +$175 higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) gap widening

$2,383 88th pct $2,208 82nd pct

People / bedroom in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (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 ◂ +0.6 pts 34.2%

32.7% Rented ◂ +1.5 pts 31.2%

28.8% Owned with a mortgage +2.9 pts ▸ 31.7%

2.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

54.1% Separate house +12.8 pts ▸ 67.0%

26.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +6.4 pts 20.0%

19.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.5 pts 12.8%

0.1% Other dwelling even 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

35.2% 3 bedrooms +6.8 pts ▸ 42.0%

28.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.9 pts 25.6%

21.9% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.8 pts 21.1%

6.7% 5 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 5.1%

6.2% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.2 pts 5.0%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

56.1% $350–$549 ◂ +4.7 pts 51.4%

17.6% $200–$349 +2.3 pts ▸ 19.9%

12.7% $550–$749 ◂ +1.8 pts 10.9%

5.3% Under $200 +5.9 pts ▸ 11.2%

4.8% $750 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 2.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

36.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.0 pts 30.4%

24.8% $1,800–$2,999 +6.4 pts ▸ 31.3%

17.6% $1,000–$1,799 +1.1 pts ▸ 18.8%

14.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.2 pts 13.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +68 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

394 79th pct 326 67th pct

Stops/1k in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +0.54 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

5.36 66th pct 4.82 55th pct

Departures/1k in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +334.6 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

2,067.1 86th pct 1,732.5 77th pct

PT routes in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +33 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

52 86th pct 19 30th pct

How people get to work

36.8% Car (driver) +2.3 pts ▸ 39.1%

36.0% Worked at home even 36.0%

3.4% Train ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%

3.1% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

3.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 2.3%

1.2% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

0.5% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Motor vehicles per home

42.9% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.4 pts 40.5%

34.5% 2 vehicles +3.8 pts ▸ 38.3%

10.3% No vehicle ◂ +3.1 pts 7.2%

8.4% 3 vehicles +1.3 pts ▸ 9.7%

3.8% 4 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.3% Health care & social assistance +1.8 pts ▸ 17.1%

12.9% Professional & technical ◂ +1.0 pts 11.8%

10.1% Education & training +0.7 pts ▸ 10.8%

9.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.1 pts 8.1%

5.0% Public administration & safety +2.7 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.1% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.1 pts 5.0%

6.0% Construction +1.1 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.9 pts 5.5%

4.6% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.8% Transport & warehousing +0.4 pts ▸ 3.2%

3.2% Administrative & support ◂ +0.6 pts 2.5%

3.2% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

35.6% Professionals +0.9 pts ▸ 36.5%

15.2% Managers +0.7 pts ▸ 15.8%

12.3% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 12.6%

9.5% Community & personal service ◂ +0.2 pts 9.3%

8.6% Technicians & trades +0.8 pts ▸ 9.4%

8.5% Sales workers ◂ +1.5 pts 7.0%

5.9% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 5.1%

2.6% Machinery operators & drivers +0.2 pts ▸ 2.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +0.6 higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

8.5 93rd pct 7.8 86th pct

Types ≤15 min in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +0.2 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

7.9 98th pct 7.7 93rd pct

15-min city in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +1.1 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

100.0% 100th pct 98.9% 95th pct

Walk to shops in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +2.6 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

98.4% 96th pct 95.8% 91st pct

Walk to transit in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +0.5 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

100.0% 99th pct 99.5% 84th pct

Walk to school in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +1.2 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

99.9% 100th pct 98.7% 96th pct

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

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +1.5 pts higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

95.1% 95th pct 93.6% 94th pct

Amenities/1k in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +1.7 more in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

14.3 50th pct 12.7 36th pct

Intersections/km² in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +3 higher in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)

325 90th pct 322 90th pct

Mean slope in Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan)in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) +0.5 pts higher in Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan)

5.2% 46th pct 5.7% 57th 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 Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) with nearby areas

Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan) Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) Kew (Southern Metropolitan) Preston (Northern Metropolitan) Bulleen (Eastern Metropolitan) Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) Hawthorn (Southern Metropolitan) Eltham (Eastern Metropolitan)

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Box Hill (Eastern Metropolitan) vs Ivanhoe (Eastern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED21001/box-hill/vs/SED23901/ivanhoe