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{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb
| name     = Box Hill North
| city     = Melbourne
| state    = vic
| image    = Bushy Creek Trail, Mont Albert North (30560247513).jpg
| caption  = The [[Bushy Creek Trail]] that travels through parkland to the north of the suburb.
| lga      = City of Whitehorse
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| coordinates = {{coord|37.807|S|145.12|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 3129
| pop      = 12,337
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS2021">{{cite web |title=2021 QuickStats Box Hill North |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL20315 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |accessdate=3 July 2022}}</ref>
| area     = 4
| est      =
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Box Hill|Box Hill]]
| fedgov   = [[Division of Menzies|Menzies]]
| dist1    = 14
| location1= [[Melbourne city centre|Melbourne]]
| near-nw  = [[Doncaster, Victoria|Doncaster]]
| near-n   = [[Doncaster, Victoria|Doncaster]]
| near-ne  = [[Doncaster East, Victoria|Doncaster East]]
| near-w   = [[Mont Albert North, Victoria|Mont Albert North]]
| near-e   = [[Blackburn North, Victoria|Blackburn North]]
| near-sw  = [[Mont Albert, Victoria|Mont Albert]]
| near-s   = [[Box Hill, Victoria|Box Hill]]
| near-se  = [[Blackburn, Victoria|Blackburn]]
| local_map = yes
| zoom      = 13
}}
'''Box Hill North''' is a suburb of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], 14&nbsp;km east from Melbourne's [[Melbourne City Centre|Central Business District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/vic/ferntree+gully/box+hill+north |title=Postcode for Box Hill North, Victoria (near Melbourne) |publisher=Postcodes Australia |accessdate=2019-10-10}}</ref> located within the [[City of Whitehorse]] [[Local Government Areas of Victoria|local government area]]. Box Hill North recorded a population of 12,337 at the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]].<ref name=ABS2021/>
Box Hill North's boundaries are [[Koonung Creek]] in the north, Elgar Road in the west, Middleborough Road in the east, and Thames Street in the south. The eastern part of Box Hill North is also known as Kerrimuir.
In the 12-month period to January 2020 Box Hill North reported a median house price of A$1.03 million for a three bedroom house.<ref name="domain">{{cite web|url=https://www.domain.com.au/suburb-profile/box-hill-north-vic-3129|title=Real Estate - Properties for Sale, Rent and Share - Domain|website=domain.com.au}}</ref>
==History==
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=== Early settlement ===
The earliest permanent European presence in the area was [[Arundel Wrighte]]'s pastoral lease, established in 1838. A [[Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia|Wesleyan Methodist]] Chapel was built of local stone in 1858 and is the oldest building in the area.
=== Post-war development ===
Although central [[Box Hill, Victoria|Box Hill]] was established in 1861, Box Hill North was largely developed and organised as a suburban area following the [[World War II|Second World War]] during a period of suburbanisation and development of its capabilities as a residential neighbourhood.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Box Hill North {{!}} Victorian Places |url=https://victorianplaces.com.au/box-hill-north |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=victorianplaces.com.au}}</ref>  Prior to the end of World War II, much of the area remained rural and mostly filled with orchards and dairy farms.<ref name=":0" /> As the post-war boom bought further reorganisation and development opportunities, corresponding local public services were developed. The Kerrimuir Post Office opened on 1 April 1955 and Box Hill North Post Office opened on 1 August 1955 as the population increased, requiring more dedicated postal services to meet the demands of an increasing population.<ref name="a">{{Citation
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== Demographics ==
At the [[2021 Australian census]], there is recorded a total population of 12,337 people.<ref name="ABS2021" /> At the [[2011 Australian Census|2011 Australian census]], there was a recorded total population of 10,971 people, wherein 11.2% of residents reported being born in China.<ref name=":0" />
==Shopping==
Box Hill North has many shopping areas at the following locations;
* The corner of Station Street and Woodhouse Grove
* The corner of Elgar Road and Woodhouse Grove
* The corner of Middleborough Road and Springfield Road
* Trawool Street, between Dorking Road and Tynong Street
* Second Avenue, between Toogoods Rise and Cherry Orchard Rise
A better array of shops are just up the road by bus to [[Box Hill Central Shopping Centre|Box Hill Central]] in the south, the [[Westfield Group|Westfield]] owned [[Westfield Doncaster|Doncaster Shoppingtown]] in the north and North Blackburn Shopping Centre to the east.
Box Hill North has a light industrial area in Lexton Street, at the Middleborough Road end of the street. It includes hot food snack bars open during weekday business hours to service the light industrial businesses and several shops and factory outlets.
==Education==
Box Hill North has two public primary schools; Kerrimuir Primary School<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puzzles |first=Pixel |title=Kerrimuir Primary School {{!}} Box Hill North {{!}} Prep to Grade 6 |url=http://www.kerrimuirps.vic.edu.au/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Kerrimuir Primary School |language=en-AU}}</ref> and Box Hill North Primary School and Kindergarten.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Our Kinder {{!}} Box Hill North Kindergarten & Primary |url=https://bhnps.vic.edu.au/kindergarten/about-us/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |language=en-US}}</ref> Another school, St Clare's Catholic Primary School, closed down in the early 2000s.
The suburb has one secondary school, [[The Berengarra School|Berengarra Secondary School]], located on the old site for St Clare's Catholic Primary School. Berengarra Secondary School caters for students experiencing problems in mainstream schools. The school teaches students from Years 7 to 10.
[[Koonung Secondary College]], [[Box Hill High School]] and [[Blackburn High School]] are in the neighbouring suburbs of [[Mont Albert North, Victoria|Mont Albert North]], [[Box Hill, Victoria|Box Hill]] and [[Blackburn North, Victoria|Blackburn North]] respectively.
== Transport ==
The major north–south roads in Box Hill North are (from east–west); Elgar Road, Station Street, Dorking Road and Middleborough Road. Major east–west roads include (from north–south); [[Eastern Freeway, Melbourne|Eastern Freeway]], Woodhouse Grove, Wimmera Street/Springfield Road and Thames/Margaret Street.
The closest train station is [[Box Hill railway station, Melbourne|Box Hill]], located underneath [[Box Hill Central Shopping Centre|Box Hill Central]] in [[Box Hill, Victoria|Box Hill]]. The station is located on both the [[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]] and [[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]] lines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/1026|title=Box Hill Railway Station (Box Hill) - Public Transport Victoria|website=ptv.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2017-04-16}}</ref>
Buses run on Elgar Road, Station Street, Dorking Road and Middleborough Road, as well as various side streets.
Routes on Elgar Road;
* Route 281 – [[Templestowe]] to [[Deakin University]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|281}}</ref>
* Route 293 – [[Greensborough railway station|Greensborough station]] to Box Hill<ref>{{cite PTV route|293}}</ref>
* Route 302 – [[Lonsdale Street]] to Box Hill<ref>{{cite PTV route|302}}</ref>
* Route 304 – Lonsdale Street to [[Westfield Doncaster]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|304}}</ref> (Belmore Road to Eastern Freeway only)
Routes on Station Street;
* {{Color box|Black|{{Font color|#FFA500|''Smart''}}{{Font color|white|''Bus''}}|}} [[Melbourne bus route 903|Route 903]] – [[Altona railway station|Altona station]] to [[Mordialloc railway station|Mordialloc station]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|903}}</ref>
Routes on Dorking Road;
* Route 270 – Box Hill to [[Mitcham railway station, Melbourne|Mitcham station]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|270}}</ref>
Routes on Middleborough Road;
* Route 279 -–Box Hill to Doncaster<ref>{{cite PTV route|279}}</ref>
* Route 303 -–[[Queen Street, Melbourne|City (Queen Street)]] to [[Ringwood North]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|303}}</ref>
Routes on side streets;
* Route 612 – Box Hill to [[Chadstone Shopping Centre]]<ref>{{cite PTV route|612}}</ref>
==Sports clubs==
* East Box Hill Cricket Club
* Box Hill North Football Club Inc
* Whitehorse Pioneers Football Club Inc
* SFX Whitehorse Colts Junior Football Club Inc
* North Box Hill Tennis Club (NBHTC)(Frank Sedgman Reserve)
* Elgar Park Cricket Club (Previously Box Hill Church of Christ Cricket Club)
* Box Hill North Cricket Club
* Kerrimuir United Cricket Club
* Eastern Gymnastics Club (Previously Box Hill Gymnastics Club)
* Box Hill Little Athletics Centre
* Whitehorse Pole Vault Club
* Koonung Comets Basketball Club
==Parkland==
There are many parks in the suburb, including Elgar Park, Bushy Creek Park, Memorial Park, Springfield Park, Tassell's Park, [[Frank Sedgman]] Reserve, Hagenauer Reserve, Halligan Park, Eram Park as well as many smaller, often unnamed, reserves. Of these, only Elgar Park and Springfield Park contain an [[Australian rules football]] oval. Most of these parks have walking and bicycle paths and children's playgrounds.
As well as this, there is two multi purpose tracks run through the suburb. The Bushy Creek Trail runs from the intersection at Elgar Road and Belmore Road, near Elgar Park, to the intersection at Dorking Road and Wimmera Street, near Springfield Park. The Koonung Creek Trial also runs through the north of the suburb, connecting it with neighbouring suburbs, such as [[Mont Albert North, Victoria|Mont Albert North]], [[Blackburn North, Victoria|Blackburn North]], [[Nunawading, Victoria|Nunawading]], and [[Balwyn North]].
==Religion==
The residents of Box Hill North profess several religions, although the majority are either [[Christians|Christian]] or non-religious. There are five churches in the suburb;
* Manningham Uniting Church - Woodhouse Grove<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Woodhouse Grove (under development) |url=https://manninghamuc.org/locations/the-woodhouse-grove/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=Manningham Uniting Church |language=en-AU}}</ref>
* St Clare Catholic Church - corner of Woodhouse Grove and Killara Street
* GO Evangelical Church - Elgar Road
* True Jesus Church - corner of Watts Street and Medway Street
* St Philip's Anglican Church - Lawford Street
==See also==
* [[City of Box Hill]] – Box Hill North was previously within this former local government area.
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040203143916/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/boxhillnorth.html Australian Places - Box Hill North]
*[http://www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au City of Whitehorse]
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