Suburb Profile
Boronia is a tree-lined slice of suburban paradise with views of both the National Park and the city of Melbourne. With nature reserves, extensive bike paths, and sprawling parklands, Boronia provides its lucky residents with the perfect combination of green suburban living without compromising city conveniences.
Boronia Properties and Real Estate
Traditional homes in the Boronia area are large and sprawling, with established gardens on large lots. However, with the area's new developments and increasing density, property and housing availability diversity has increased.
Contemporary townhouses and modern apartments now complement the existing family homes. This balanced combination now ensures that the area is perfect for first home buyers, downsizers and investors, and diverse or growing families.
Transport and Infrastructure in Boronia
In the heart of Boronia, you will find the local transport hub, which accommodates the metro train and extensive bus network. Boronia has easy access to all forms of transport, with the Boronia train service running seven days a week from Boronia through to Melbourne CBD, the bus service that runs throughout the suburb and connecting tram services that are only 15 kilometres away.
With Eastlink and other major roads nearby, residents enjoy a suburban lifestyle with easy access to Melbourne's CBD, Mornington Peninsula, and Dandenong Ranges. Four main roads service Boronia: Boronia Road, Mountain Highway, Dorset Road, and Scoresby Road.
Schools in Boronia
Education is well covered, with five primary and one secondary school within Boronia's borders. Boronia is also home to the highly regarded Boronia K-12 College.
Boronia Retail and Recreation
In addition to sporting reserves, Knox leisure works and the Knox basketball stadium, Boronia is also home to a wide variety of specialty stores, supermarkets, restaurants, cafes and recreational facilities. Offering something for everyone.
With restaurants serving cuisine from every corner of the world, Boronia ticks all the boxes when it comes to dining out.
In addition, Westfield Knox is only a short drive or bus ride away. You can find everything you need at the Westfield Knox Shopping Centre, which offers many attractions, including restaurants, a cinema, and over 200 shops and retailers. Redevelopment of Westfield Knox Shopping Centre has commenced with the $355 million redevelopment set to transform the space into an elevated retail and lifestyle destination for the local community.
If you are looking for even MORE shopping options, only a short drive away, you'll find East Land Shopping Centre in Ringwood. Eastland is a mecca for food, fashion and family-oriented experiences.
Parks, Reserves and Community Sports in Boronia
Looking to soak in some sunshine or get about and about in the great outdoors? Boronia has you covered.
Following the Belgrave Rail Trail starting in Boronia, cyclists and pedestrians can follow the interconnected shared path through to the Blind Creek Trail and Dandenong Creek Trail, which sprawl out into Ringwood and Wantirna. As well as connecting to local amenities and parklands, the interconnected tracks are also connected to a number of train stations (Bayswater Train Station) and shopping centres such as Eastland.
Koomba Park, a large recreational reserve on the Wantirna and Boronia border, are one of the parks comprising the Dandenong Valley Parklands. Bound by Dandenong Creek, Boronia Road, East Link, Mountain Highway, and Burwood Highway, the park covers 92 hectares, of which 33 are publicly accessible.
Boronia is the perfect access point to some of Melbourne and Victoria's most amazing scenery, The Dandenong Ranges. Offering a lush haven of hidden delights in fern glades, towering forests, and eclectic villages, Boronia is the gateway to some of Melbourne's and Victoria's most beautiful scenery.
Lush, relaxed family living at its finest in Boronia. If you would like to know more about this beautiful area or if you are looking to buy or sell in the area, give us a call today!