Box Hill, Victoria
Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of the city's Central Business District (CBD), located within the City of Whitehorse local government area. Box Hill recorded a population of 14,353 at the 2021 census.
| Box Hill Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Station Street, Box Hill | |||||||||||||||
Box Hill | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.8215°S 145.126°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 14,353 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (10,620/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3128 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 14 km (9 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Whitehorse | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Box Hill | ||||||||||||||
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Founded as a township in the 1850s, Box Hill grew over the following century into a small city with its own CBD, its own municipality in the former City of Box Hill, and its own suburbs, including Box Hill North and Box Hill South. In the 1950s, Box Hill was absorbed into Melbourne as part of the eastward expansion of the metropolis. Today, Box Hill is notable for its large Chinese community, being one of the largest in Melbourne, and is home to the city's tallest high-rise buildings outside the CBD.
A major transportation hub for Melbourne's eastern suburbs, Box Hill is home of one of the city's busiest train stations, located beneath Box Hill Central. It is also served by the route 109 tram and numerous bus routes.