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Box Hill South

Ranked #94 of 216 Melbourne suburbs for cafés. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
50
#110 of 216
Safety
53
#101 of 216
Wealth
38
#134 of 216
Value
31
#148 of 216
Parks
52
#106 of 216
Cafés
56
#94 of 216
Transit
25
#135 of 216
Green space
41
#141 of 216
Active & healthy
50
#115 of 216

The numbers

Population8,491
Area3.02 km²
Median household income$1,928/wk
Median rent$425/wk
Crime rate57.4 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks12 (1.61 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park80.3% of the suburb
Cafés4
Gyms & sport venues10
Nearest parkrunGardiners Creek parkrun (1.27 km)

Nearby suburbs

BurwoodBox HillBlackburn SouthSurrey HillsMont AlbertBlackburn

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Melbourne: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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