Box Hill, New South Wales

Box Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Box Hill is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire and is part of the Hills District region.

For other uses, see Box Hill (disambiguation).

Box Hill
Sydney, New South Wales
Box Wood plantation in Box Hill
Coordinates33°39′S 150°53′E
Population902 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2765
Location42 km (26 mi) NW of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)The Hills Shire
State electorate(s)Castle Hill
Federal Division(s)Mitchell
Suburbs around Box Hill:
Scheyville Gables Kenthurst
Oakville Box Hill Nelson
Vineyard Riverstone Rouse Hill

In July 2020, a portion of Box Hill in the north was carved out and became the separate suburb of Gables. It also absorbed two small areas of Rouse Hill.[2][3]

Heritage listings

Box Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Demographics

According to the 2016 census of population, there were 902 people in Box Hill. 79.1% of people were born in Australia and 75.5% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion in Box Hill were Catholic 42.8%, Anglican 18.3% and No Religion 13.2%.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Box Hill (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 July 2018. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. "The Hills' newest suburb officially named 'Gables'". The Hills Shire Council. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. "Suburb Changes - 'Gables' The Hills' newest Suburb". The Hills Shire Council. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  4. "Box Hill House in grounds of McCall gardens". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00613. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. "Box Hill Inn". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00724. Retrieved 18 May 2018.


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