Box Hill vs Mont Albert North

Box Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 43 in Mont Albert North. In Box Hill, most households rent, about half of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are people living alone. In Mont Albert North, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Mont Albert North is closer to the city centre: 18 km, against 20.7 km. On these figures, Box Hill tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Mont Albert North suits families with children and couples.

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

Mont Albert North

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (63% vs 22%)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 91/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 37%)
  • But Box Hill has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Box Hill has cheaper units ($465,000 vs $1,062,888)
  • Mont Albert North leaves households under less mortgage stress (30% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Box Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (61% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($381/wk vs $500/wk)
  • But Mont Albert North leaves renters under less rental stress (23% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Box Hill gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (12% vs 2%)
  • Mont Albert North has a shorter drive in (23 min vs 29 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Box Hill

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (11 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (78% vs 37%)
  • is more walkable (99/100 vs 73/100)
  • But Mont Albert North carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 91/100)

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

Investors

Box Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (26.0% vs 1.9%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.8% vs 5.0%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Box Hill and Mont Albert North 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 Mont Albert North
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 Mont Albert North
Walkability 99 / 73
Box Hill — Walkability: 99/100 Mont Albert North — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 9 / 60
Box Hill — Safety: 9/100 Mont Albert North — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Box Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mont Albert North — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 77 / 62
Box Hill — Low flood risk: 77/100 Mont Albert North — Low flood risk: 62/100

Demographics

Box Hill has more residents (14,353 vs 5,609); Mont Albert North has higher household incomes ($113,568 vs $65,884).

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Population 14,353
+61% vs other
 5,609
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.0% +1.9%
Median age 33 43
Median household income $65,884/yr $113,568/yr
+72% vs other
Median weekly rent $381/wk $500/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Box Hill Mont Albert North
0-4 3.1% / 4.5%
Box Hill — 0-4: 3.1% Mont Albert North — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 6.5% / 13.6%
Box Hill — 5-14: 6.5% Mont Albert North — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 4.5% / 7.0%
Box Hill — 15-19: 4.5% Mont Albert North — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 13.2% / 6.1%
Box Hill — 20-24: 13.2% Mont Albert North — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 26.1% / 8.7%
Box Hill — 25-34: 26.1% Mont Albert North — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 13.2% / 13.0%
Box Hill — 35-44: 13.2% Mont Albert North — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 10.8% / 14.8%
Box Hill — 45-54: 10.8% Mont Albert North — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 8.2% / 12.9%
Box Hill — 55-64: 8.2% Mont Albert North — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 6.5% / 10.7%
Box Hill — 65-74: 6.5% Mont Albert North — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 4.5% / 6.0%
Box Hill — 75-84: 4.5% Mont Albert North — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 3.3% / 2.8%
Box Hill — 85+: 3.3% Mont Albert North — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Box Hill 24.6% couple families
Box Hill — Couple Families: 24.6% Box Hill — Lone Person: 45.0% Box Hill — One Parent Families: 12.8% Box Hill — Group Household: 14.7% Box Hill — Other Families: 3.0%
Mont Albert North 51.6% couple families
Mont Albert North — Couple Families: 51.6% Mont Albert North — Lone Person: 29.2% Mont Albert North — One Parent Families: 14.6% Mont Albert North — Group Household: 3.0% Mont Albert North — Other Families: 1.5%
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 60.7% renting
Box Hill — Owned Outright: 20.8% Box Hill — Mortgage: 18.5% Box Hill — Renting: 60.7%
Mont Albert North 19.8% renting
Mont Albert North — Owned Outright: 43.7% Mont Albert North — Mortgage: 36.5% Mont Albert North — Renting: 19.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Bachelor Degree 22.1% / 23.2%
Box Hill — Bachelor Degree: 22.1% Mont Albert North — Bachelor Degree: 23.2%
Postgraduate Degree 11.6% / 10.9%
Box Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 11.6% Mont Albert North — Postgraduate Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 8.3%
Box Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Mont Albert North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Certificate III & IV 5.2% / 5.7%
Box Hill — Certificate III & IV: 5.2% Mont Albert North — Certificate III & IV: 5.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 4.3%
Box Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Mont Albert North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

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 Mont Albert North
China 29.5% / 11.0%
Box Hill — China: 29.5% Mont Albert North — China: 11.0%
Malaysia 6.4% / 3.4%
Box Hill — Malaysia: 6.4% Mont Albert North — Malaysia: 3.4%
India 4.5% / 1.7%
Box Hill — India: 4.5% Mont Albert North — India: 1.7%
England 1.0% / 2.2%
Box Hill — England: 1.0% Mont Albert North — England: 2.2%
Vietnam 1.9% / 0.8%
Box Hill — Vietnam: 1.9% Mont Albert North — Vietnam: 0.8%
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Box Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest Mont Albert North — New Zealand: 1.5%
Taiwan 1.2% / —
Box Hill — Taiwan: 1.2% Mont Albert North — Taiwan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Box Hill 22.0% houses
Box Hill — Houses: 22.0% Box Hill — Townhouses: 24.7% Box Hill — Flats / Apartments: 53.2%
Mont Albert North 63.3% houses
Mont Albert North — Houses: 63.3% Mont Albert North — Townhouses: 36.3% Mont Albert North — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Median house price $1,605,000 $1,700,000
Median unit price $465,000 $1,062,888
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 51 sales
 24 days
from 62 sales

Unit 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 Mont Albert North
2 bed $505K / $748K
Box Hill — 2 bed: $505K (229 sales) Mont Albert North — 2 bed: $748K (12 sales)

229 vs 12 sales

3 bed $784K / $1.21M
Box Hill — 3 bed: $784K (20 sales) Mont Albert North — 3 bed: $1.21M (18 sales)

20 vs 18 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 Mont Albert North
2 bed $701K / $1.23M
Box Hill — 2 bed: $701K (12 sales) Mont Albert North — 2 bed: $1.23M (6 sales)

12 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1.37M / $1.51M
Box Hill — 3 bed: $1.37M (20 sales) Mont Albert North — 3 bed: $1.51M (42 sales)

20 vs 42 sales

4 bed $1.72M / $1.77M
Box Hill — 4 bed: $1.72M (28 sales) Mont Albert North — 4 bed: $1.77M (43 sales)

28 vs 43 sales

5 bed $2.17M / $2.31M
Box Hill — 5 bed: $2.17M (5 sales) Mont Albert North — 5 bed: $2.31M (16 sales)

5 vs 16 sales

Zoning mix

Box Hill has more commercially zoned land (51% vs 0%).

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Residential 20% 80%
Commercial 51% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 7%
Parks and recreation 12%
same for both
Other and special use 2% 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 Mont Albert North
New dwellings approved 879
across Whitehorse
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
same for both

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 Mont Albert North
Houses 2.9%
$740/wk on $1.35M
 3.0%
$900/wk on $1.57M
Units 5.8%
$620/wk on $552K
 5.0%
$725/wk on $752K

Ranking within VIC

Box Hill Mont Albert North
House price Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
Income Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Schools Higher than 86% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 100% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 7% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 9% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Box Hill is more walkable (99 vs 73); Mont Albert North scores higher overall (86 vs 75).

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Grade A A+
Score 75/100 86/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Box Hill carries more crime risk (91 vs 40); Mont Albert North carries more flood risk (38 vs 23).

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
91/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood Low
23/100
 Low
38/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 3.4 km
 2
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 5.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 6.7% 4.4%

Schools in Box Hill

  • Box Hill High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Francis Xavier's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of Sion College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - Cricket Australia - Box Hill Independent · Secondary

Schools in Mont Albert North

  • Koonung Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Box Hill Senior Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Supermarkets 11 0
Cafes & restaurants 70 3
Parks & reserves 10 5
Childcare 6 4
GPs 11 0
Pharmacies 5 0
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 8 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Box Hill sits further from the CBD (20.7 km vs 18 km).

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Walkability score 99/100 73/100
Distance to Melbourne 20.7 km
+13% vs other
 18 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 29 min 23 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 547.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 132.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 3128
 2.3%
postcode 3129
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 14
postcode 3128
 23
postcode 3129

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 Mont Albert North
Car (driver) 39.5% / 46.7%
Box Hill — Car (driver): 39.5% Mont Albert North — Car (driver): 46.7%
Worked from Home 31.0% / 43.8%
Box Hill — Worked from Home: 31.0% Mont Albert North — Worked from Home: 43.8%
Train 11.3% / 2.3%
Box Hill — Train: 11.3% Mont Albert North — Train: 2.3%
Walked Only 9.5% / 1.3%
Box Hill — Walked Only: 9.5% Mont Albert North — Walked Only: 1.3%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 3.2%
Box Hill — Car (passenger): 4.1% Mont Albert North — Car (passenger): 3.2%
Bus 3.5% / 1.8%
Box Hill — Bus: 3.5% Mont Albert North — Bus: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (46.7%).

Setting

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.3 km 13.9 km

NBN connectivity

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Connectivity score 81/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
9,245 premises
 2%
2,450 premises

Climate

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Box Hill Mont Albert North
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Average residential rate $1,516/yr
same for both
Council Whitehorse
same for both

Federal electorate

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Division Menzies
same for both
Member Gabriel Ng
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Box Hill Mont Albert North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Box Hill

Affordable Apartments Cafe Culture Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

Mont Albert North

Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses

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