Box Hill vs Oakville

Box Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 44 in Oakville. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Box Hill is closer to the city centre: 47.3 km, against 52.6 km. On these figures, Box Hill tends to suit young adults, families with children, and couples, while Oakville suits older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Box Hill has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • Oakville has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Box Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Box Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 53 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (47.3 km vs 52.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Oakville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 5%)
  • carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 65/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

Box Hill and Oakville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Box Hill Oakville
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Box Hill Oakville
Walkability 31 / 26
Box Hill — Walkability: 31/100 Oakville — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 35 / 54
Box Hill — Safety: 35/100 Oakville — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 79 / 100
Box Hill — Low fire risk: 79/100 Oakville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Box Hill has more residents (6,450 vs 2,027); Oakville skews older (44 vs 31).

Box Hill Oakville
Population 6,450
+69% vs other
 2,027
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +3.2%
Median age 31 44
Median household income $149,812/yr
+18% vs other
 $123,136/yr
Median weekly rent $580/wk $600/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Box Hill Oakville
0-4 11.8% / 4.1%
Box Hill — 0-4: 11.8% Oakville — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 16.8% / 12.6%
Box Hill — 5-14: 16.8% Oakville — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 4.2% / 6.4%
Box Hill — 15-19: 4.2% Oakville — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 4.5% / 7.4%
Box Hill — 20-24: 4.5% Oakville — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 20.6% / 9.6%
Box Hill — 25-34: 20.6% Oakville — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 23.1% / 10.5%
Box Hill — 35-44: 23.1% Oakville — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 9.0% / 15.4%
Box Hill — 45-54: 9.0% Oakville — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 5.1% / 12.9%
Box Hill — 55-64: 5.1% Oakville — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 3.6% / 12.8%
Box Hill — 65-74: 3.6% Oakville — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 1.0% / 6.1%
Box Hill — 75-84: 1.0% Oakville — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 0.2% / 1.8%
Box Hill — 85+: 0.2% Oakville — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Box Hill 77.2% couple families
Box Hill — Couple Families: 77.2% Box Hill — Lone Person: 8.7% Box Hill — One Parent Families: 11.2% Box Hill — Group Household: 1.8% Box Hill — Other Families: 1.1%
Oakville 66.6% couple families
Oakville — Couple Families: 66.6% Oakville — Lone Person: 18.5% Oakville — One Parent Families: 12.4% Oakville — Group Household: 0.9% Oakville — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Box Hill 20.1% renting
Box Hill — Owned Outright: 10.1% Box Hill — Mortgage: 69.8% Box Hill — Renting: 20.1%
Oakville 16.0% renting
Oakville — Owned Outright: 54.5% Oakville — Mortgage: 29.5% Oakville — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Box Hill Oakville
Bachelor Degree 20.6% / 8.6%
Box Hill — Bachelor Degree: 20.6% Oakville — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 18.6%
Box Hill — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Oakville — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.2%
Box Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Oakville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 9.3% / 2.3%
Box Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3% Oakville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.3%
Box Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Oakville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Box Hill Oakville
India 12.2% / 0.7%
Box Hill — India: 12.2% Oakville — India: 0.7%
Philippines 5.3% / —
Box Hill — Philippines: 5.3% Oakville — Philippines: not among its largest
England 1.8% / 2.4%
Box Hill — England: 1.8% Oakville — England: 2.4%
Nepal 2.4% / —
Box Hill — Nepal: 2.4% Oakville — Nepal: not among its largest
China 1.5% / 0.9%
Box Hill — China: 1.5% Oakville — China: 0.9%
Pakistan 2.3% / —
Box Hill — Pakistan: 2.3% Oakville — Pakistan: not among its largest
Sri Lanka 2.0% / —
Box Hill — Sri Lanka: 2.0% Oakville — Sri Lanka: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Box Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Oakville — New Zealand: 0.9%
Italy — / 0.8%
Box Hill — Italy: not among its largest Oakville — Italy: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Box Hill 98.8% houses
Box Hill — Houses: 98.8% Box Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.5% Box Hill — Townhouses: 0.8%
Oakville 98.1% houses
Oakville — Houses: 98.1% Oakville — Flats / Apartments: 1.9% Oakville — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Box Hill Oakville
Median house price $1,280,000 $1,180,000
Median unit price $1,229,990 —
Median land price $810,000 $800,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 354 sales
 66 days
from 43 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Box Hill Oakville
3 bed $1.15M / $720K
Box Hill — 3 bed: $1.15M (29 sales) Oakville — 3 bed: $720K (5 sales)

29 vs 5 sales

4 bed $1.22M / $1.27M
Box Hill — 4 bed: $1.22M (309 sales) Oakville — 4 bed: $1.27M (65 sales)

309 vs 65 sales

5 bed $1.44M / $1.27M
Box Hill — 5 bed: $1.44M (280 sales) Oakville — 5 bed: $1.27M (84 sales)

280 vs 84 sales

Zoning mix

Oakville has more rural and farming land (90% vs 1%).

Box Hill Oakville
Rural and farming 1% 90%
Residential 69% 4%
Commercial 9% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 1%
Environmental 7% 5%
Parks and recreation 6% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Box Hill Oakville
New dwellings approved 2,648
across The Hills
 459
across Hawkesbury
Approvals change year on year -4% +3%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Box Hill Oakville
Houses 3.7%
$890/wk on $1.25M
 3.3%
$975/wk on $1.53M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Box Hill Oakville
House price Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Income Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 96% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW

Liveability

Box Hill Oakville
Grade B
same for both
Score 63/100
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Box Hill carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 0); Box Hill carries more crime risk (65 vs 46).

Box Hill Oakville
Bushfire Low
21/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Box Hill Oakville
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Box Hill

  • Box Hill Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Oakville

  • Oakville Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Arndell Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Box Hill Oakville
Supermarkets 2 0
Parks & reserves 4 1
Childcare 7 5
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Oakville sits further from the CBD (52.6 km vs 47.3 km).

Box Hill Oakville
Walkability score 31/100 26/100
Distance to Sydney 47.3 km 52.6 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 53 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 60/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 251.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 20.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 2765
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Box Hill Oakville
Car (driver) 44.8% / 59.2%
Box Hill — Car (driver): 44.8% Oakville — Car (driver): 59.2%
Worked from Home 48.5% / 34.4%
Box Hill — Worked from Home: 48.5% Oakville — Worked from Home: 34.4%
Car (passenger) 2.4% / 3.3%
Box Hill — Car (passenger): 2.4% Oakville — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 0.4% / 3.1%
Box Hill — Walked Only: 0.4% Oakville — Walked Only: 3.1%
Train 3.3% / —
Box Hill — Train: 3.3% Oakville — Train: not among its largest
Bus 0.7% / —
Box Hill — Bus: 0.7% Oakville — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.2%).

Setting

Box Hill Oakville
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 31.4 km 32.6 km

NBN connectivity

Box Hill Oakville
Connectivity score 99/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
7,397 premises
 59%
1,044 premises

Climate

Box Hill Oakville
Annual rainfall 932 mm 806 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Box Hill Oakville
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.53 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Box Hill Oakville
Average residential rate $1,204/yr $1,650/yr
Council The Hills Hawkesbury

Federal electorate

Box Hill Oakville
Division Greenway Macquarie
Member Michelle Rowland Susan Templeman
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Box Hill Oakville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Box Hill

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Professionals Young Families

Oakville

Acreage Outer

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