Burwood vs Box Hill South

Burwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 39 in Box Hill South. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Box Hill South, about half of households are couple families. Burwood is closer to the city centre: 15.9 km, against 22.2 km. On these figures, Burwood tends to suit young adults, while Box Hill South suits 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

Burwood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 4)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (9 vs 3)
  • But Box Hill South is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 50%)

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

  • Burwood has cheaper units ($688,000 vs $774,000)
  • Box Hill South leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 34%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Burwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Burwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (15.9 km vs 22.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (25 min vs 30 min)
  • But Box Hill South is more walkable (92/100 vs 77/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Burwood has more GPs (8 vs 2)
  • Box Hill South is more walkable (92/100 vs 77/100)

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

Investors

Box Hill South

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (7.9% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burwood Box Hill South
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.

Burwood Box Hill South
Walkability 77 / 92
Burwood — Walkability: 77/100 Box Hill South — Walkability: 92/100
Safety 36 / 29
Burwood — Safety: 36/100 Box Hill South — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Burwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Box Hill South — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 65 / 51
Burwood — Low flood risk: 65/100 Box Hill South — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

Burwood has more residents (15,147 vs 8,491); Box Hill South skews older (39 vs 34).

Burwood Box Hill South
Population 15,147
+44% vs other
 8,491
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% +0.7%
Median age 34 39
Median household income $87,568/yr $100,256/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $411/wk $425/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burwood Box Hill South
0-4 4.0% / 4.5%
Burwood — 0-4: 4.0% Box Hill South — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 9.4% / 12.5%
Burwood — 5-14: 9.4% Box Hill South — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 6.7% / 6.7%
Burwood — 15-19: 6.7% Box Hill South — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 13.1% / 7.5%
Burwood — 20-24: 13.1% Box Hill South — 20-24: 7.5%
25-34 18.3% / 13.4%
Burwood — 25-34: 18.3% Box Hill South — 25-34: 13.4%
35-44 11.9% / 13.8%
Burwood — 35-44: 11.9% Box Hill South — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 11.3% / 14.3%
Burwood — 45-54: 11.3% Box Hill South — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 9.2% / 12.0%
Burwood — 55-64: 9.2% Box Hill South — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 7.0% / 8.6%
Burwood — 65-74: 7.0% Box Hill South — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 5.5% / 4.4%
Burwood — 75-84: 5.5% Box Hill South — 75-84: 4.4%
85+ 3.6% / 2.3%
Burwood — 85+: 3.6% Box Hill South — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burwood 36.2% couple families
Burwood — Couple Families: 36.2% Burwood — Lone Person: 35.8% Burwood — One Parent Families: 13.5% Burwood — Group Household: 11.8% Burwood — Other Families: 2.6%
Box Hill South 46.2% couple families
Box Hill South — Couple Families: 46.2% Box Hill South — Lone Person: 32.3% Box Hill South — One Parent Families: 13.5% Box Hill South — Group Household: 6.3% Box Hill South — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burwood 39.4% renting
Burwood — Owned Outright: 32.0% Burwood — Mortgage: 28.6% Burwood — Renting: 39.4%
Box Hill South 28.7% renting
Box Hill South — Owned Outright: 33.8% Box Hill South — Mortgage: 37.5% Box Hill South — Renting: 28.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Burwood Box Hill South
Bachelor Degree 21.9% / 22.4%
Burwood — Bachelor Degree: 21.9% Box Hill South — Bachelor Degree: 22.4%
Postgraduate Degree 12.0% / 11.8%
Burwood — Postgraduate Degree: 12.0% Box Hill South — Postgraduate Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.0%
Burwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Box Hill South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Certificate III & IV 6.1% / 6.3%
Burwood — Certificate III & IV: 6.1% Box Hill South — Certificate III & IV: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 3.3%
Burwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Box Hill South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

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.

Burwood Box Hill South
China 13.4% / 13.3%
Burwood — China: 13.4% Box Hill South — China: 13.3%
India 6.2% / 3.8%
Burwood — India: 6.2% Box Hill South — India: 3.8%
Malaysia 3.0% / 2.6%
Burwood — Malaysia: 3.0% Box Hill South — Malaysia: 2.6%
Sri Lanka 3.2% / 1.0%
Burwood — Sri Lanka: 3.2% Box Hill South — Sri Lanka: 1.0%
England 2.0% / 2.2%
Burwood — England: 2.0% Box Hill South — England: 2.2%
Vietnam 1.7% / 2.1%
Burwood — Vietnam: 1.7% Box Hill South — Vietnam: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burwood 57.9% houses
Burwood — Houses: 57.9% Burwood — Townhouses: 26.6% Burwood — Flats / Apartments: 15.5%
Box Hill South 66.1% houses
Box Hill South — Houses: 66.1% Box Hill South — Townhouses: 22.6% Box Hill South — Flats / Apartments: 11.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Burwood Box Hill South
Median house price $1,447,750 $1,451,000
Median unit price $688,000 $774,000
Median land price $1,705,750 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 113 sales
 22 days
from 70 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.

Burwood Box Hill South
3 bed $1.3M / $1.33M
Burwood — 3 bed: $1.3M (68 sales) Box Hill South — 3 bed: $1.33M (60 sales)

68 vs 60 sales

4 bed $1.57M / $1.54M
Burwood — 4 bed: $1.57M (68 sales) Box Hill South — 4 bed: $1.54M (43 sales)

68 vs 43 sales

5 bed $1.64M / $2.25M
Burwood — 5 bed: $1.64M (20 sales) Box Hill South — 5 bed: $2.25M (21 sales)

20 vs 21 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.

Burwood Box Hill South
1 bed $175K / $350K
Burwood — 1 bed: $175K (31 sales) Box Hill South — 1 bed: $350K (7 sales)

31 vs 7 sales

2 bed $615K / $685K
Burwood — 2 bed: $615K (69 sales) Box Hill South — 2 bed: $685K (21 sales)

69 vs 21 sales

3 bed $990K / $920K
Burwood — 3 bed: $990K (31 sales) Box Hill South — 3 bed: $920K (18 sales)

31 vs 18 sales

Zoning mix

Burwood has more commercially zoned land (28% vs 2%); Box Hill South has more industrially zoned land (10% vs 0%).

Burwood Box Hill South
Residential 42% 68%
Commercial 28% 2%
Parks and recreation 15% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 7%
Industrial 0% 10%
Other and special use 2% 10%
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

Burwood Box Hill South
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.

Burwood Box Hill South
Houses 3.3%
$805/wk on $1.25M
 3.0%
$780/wk on $1.35M
Units 2.7%
$320/wk on $614K
 7.9%
$650/wk on $430K

Ranking within VIC

Burwood Box Hill South
House price Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Income Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools Higher than 78% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 6% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 13% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 100% of VIC

Liveability

Box Hill South is more walkable (92 vs 77).

Burwood Box Hill South
Grade A
same for both
Score 77/100 76/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Box Hill South carries more flood risk (49 vs 35).

Burwood Box Hill South
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
64/100
 High
71/100
Flood Low
35/100
 Moderate
49/100
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

Burwood Box Hill South
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 0.0 km
 3
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 1.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 9.3% 4.7%

Schools in Burwood

  • Presbyterian Ladies' College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Wattle Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mount Scopus Memorial College Independent · Combined below peers
  • St Scholastica's School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Emmaus College - Burwood Campus Catholic · Combined

Schools in Box Hill South

  • Kingswood College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Roberts McCubbin Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Burwood Box Hill South
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 20 5
Parks & reserves 14 4
Childcare 9 3
GPs 8 2
Pharmacies 1 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 4 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Box Hill South sits further from the CBD (22.2 km vs 15.9 km).

Burwood Box Hill South
Walkability score 77/100 92/100
Distance to Melbourne 15.9 km 22.2 km
+40% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 30 min
Public transport score 80/100
Tram · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 401.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 247.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.4%
postcode 3125
 2.1%
postcode 3128
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 3125
 14
postcode 3128

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.

Burwood Box Hill South
Car (driver) 49.3% / 46.7%
Burwood — Car (driver): 49.3% Box Hill South — Car (driver): 46.7%
Worked from Home 36.7% / 40.8%
Burwood — Worked from Home: 36.7% Box Hill South — Worked from Home: 40.8%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 3.6%
Burwood — Car (passenger): 3.6% Box Hill South — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Train 3.0% / 4.0%
Burwood — Train: 3.0% Box Hill South — Train: 4.0%
Bus 2.8% / 2.2%
Burwood — Bus: 2.8% Box Hill South — Bus: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.3%).

Setting

Burwood Box Hill South
Elevation 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.0 km 13.5 km

NBN connectivity

Burwood Box Hill South
Connectivity score 81/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
7,810 premises
 4%
4,010 premises

Climate

Burwood Box Hill South
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)

Burwood Box Hill South
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Burwood Box Hill South
Average residential rate $1,516/yr
same for both
Council Whitehorse
same for both

Federal electorate

Burwood Box Hill South
Division Chisholm Menzies
Member Carina Garland Gabriel Ng
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burwood Box Hill South
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burwood

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals River Townhouses Trams Transport Hub

Box Hill South

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses

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