18,126 ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16,427
- 2016: 17,552
- 2021: 18,126
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Box Hill North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Box Hill North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 18,126 people makes Box Hill North larger than about 87% of similar areas. The community has grown by 10% since 2011, with a typical resident now aged 39. This is slightly older than the national figure.
18,126
▲ +10.3%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Box Hill North — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area has added about 1,699 people since 2011. The typical age of residents has risen slightly to 39 years, which is a little older than the state and national figures.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 17.1% of the population, which is lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over represent 16.4% of the community, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
16.4% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Box Hill North splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is among the lowest rates for this level of area. People in de facto relationships make up 7.0% of the population, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.3% ▲ +84.2%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Box Hill North, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 35%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Box Hill North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/207031164/box-hill-north/topic/demographics-identity