Suburb · NSW
Box Hill, NSW
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Box Hill, New South Wales, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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Box Hill at a glance
| State | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 2765 |
| Local government area | The Hills Shire |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 10537 |
Planning zones in Box Hill
- R2 — Low Density Residential49%
- R3 — Medium Density Residential16%
- SP2 — Infrastructure8%
- 5 other zones25%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Box Hill is listed below. Boundaries are the NSW government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- R2 — Low Density Residential49% of the suburb
- R3 — Medium Density Residential16% of the suburb
- SP2 — Infrastructure8% of the suburb
- B7 — Business Park7% of the suburb
- C2 — Environmental Conservation7% of the suburb
- RE1 — Public Recreation6% of the suburb
- R4 — High Density Residential4% of the suburb
- B2 — Local Centre1% of the suburb
Box Hill in the 2021 Census
| Population | 6,450 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 31 years |
| Median weekly household income | $2,881 |
| Median weekly rent | $580 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $3,000 |
| Average household size | 3.3 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Other suburbs in The Hills Shire
- Baulkham HillsNSW 2153
- Bella VistaNSW 2153
- West Pennant HillsNSW 2125
- Allambie HeightsNSW 2100
- Anna BayNSW 2316
- AsquithNSW 2077
Related guides
Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: pp.planningportal.nsw.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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