8,491 ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,699
- 2016: 8,434
- 2021: 8,491
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Box Hill South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Box Hill South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 8,491 people defines Box Hill South, making it one of the largest areas at this level. While the typical resident is 39, the area maintains a balanced age profile with a strong presence of working-age adults.
8,491
▲ +10.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Box Hill South — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Box Hill South is one of the largest areas of its kind with 8,491 residents. The typical person here is 39, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 36 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% of the population, while seniors aged 65 and over account for 15.3%. Both groups are a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
15.3% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.0% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Box Hill South splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 49.3% of residents are married, though those in de facto relationships make up only 7%. This is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.4% ▲ +75.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.0% ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 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 South, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (7%).
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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20316/box-hill-south/topic/demographics-identity