Box Hill, Victoria

Box Hill Melbourne, Victoria
Aerial view of Box Hill's CBD looking east in 2024.
Box Hill
Coordinates	37°49′17″S 145°07′34″E / 37.8215°S 145.126°E / -37.8215; 145.126
Population	14,353 (2021 census)[1]
• 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
Federal division(s)	Chisholm Menzies
Suburbs around Box Hill: Mont Albert North Box Hill North Blackburn North Mont Albert Box Hill Blackburn Surrey Hills Box Hill South Blackburn South

Box Hill is an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of the city's Central Business District (CBD),^[2] located within the City of Whitehorse local government area. Box Hill recorded a population of 14,353 at the 2021 census.^[1]

Founded as a township in the 1850s, Box Hill has grown over the following century into a small city with its own central business district (CBD). It formed the centre of the former local government of the City of Box Hill and has its own suburbs, including Box Hill North and Box Hill South. In the 1950s, Box Hill was absorbed into Melbourne as part of its eastward expansion.

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.^[3]

A major transport hub for Melbourne's eastern suburbs, Box Hill is home to 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.