Boronia, VIC 3155

Boronia is one of those suburbs that quietly surprises you with how much it offers. The Boronia Central precinct is incredibly resourceful. There’s ample parking, a great mix of restaurants and cafés, and all the major retailers in one convenient spot, including Kmart, Coles, Woolworths, and Dan Murphy’s. An ALDI is also set to open within the next three months, which will make shopping here even more convenient.

The train station area has excellent parking availability, making it easy for commuters heading into the city or nearby employment hubs.

From a property perspective, Boronia is strategically positioned. It’s surrounded by higher-priced suburbs like Bayswater, Wantirna, and Ferntree Gully, which suggests strong potential for future capital growth as more buyers look for affordable options nearby. The suburb itself is framed by beautiful hills and leafy streets, offering a great balance of lifestyle, convenience, and value.

Overall, Boronia is shaping up as a well-connected, amenity-rich suburb with strong prospects for both families and investors.

PLEASE READ MY WHOLE REVIEW :) (SEP 2025)

I'm NOT a REA, I'm just a long term "veteran" Melbournian who has lived and seen many areas of the south east/east/north east suburbs. Boronia has changed immensely for the 'better' or more appealing in past 10 years and will CONTINUE  to do so, as they are redeveloping the central area starting with the STATION UPGRADES.

It's still SORT OF  'affordable' right now, but it won't be for long. Families, couples and singles who are serious for homes come and buy old houses to knock down/renovate, developers building new houses and townhouses, the look will only modernise and there's no stopping it, as population in Melbourne WILL increase.

Boronia is very unfairly judged based on inaccurate, biased word-of-mouth information, and very judgementally mindset people. EVERY SUBURB has their own issues, crime, and less desirables. GLEN WAVERLEY AND MOUNT WAVERLEY has their own issues for example, and there is CERTAINLY CRIME here in Monash because I HAPPEN TO LIVE HERE & tired of seeing patrolling police cars, sirens, and break ins left right and centre. Looking forward to moving further out towards Dandenongs, Boronia being a place that I've really scoped out, and has lots of great growth and potential.

This is seriously the RIGHT TIME in 2025 to get in, buy and secure your family home if you are contemplating about Boronia... Just don't keep hesitating and waiting and fearing - There's nothing to fear. Don't be that judgemental person yourself.

Well, If I haven't convinced you that's ok :) I'm going for it, and I WON'T be missing out.

Boronia has the beautiful, natural, green backdrop of the hills and the Dandenong Ranges National Park. There are also nature reserves and extensive bike paths/lanes. Education is widely covered with five primary schools and one secondary school sitting within the Boronia boundaries. One of the major selling points of Boronia is the easy access to all transport and major freeways. The Boronia train line runs from Boronia to Melbourne CBD 7 days a week, a bus service provides public transport throughout the suburb and the tram service is only 15kms away. Boronia has a Kmart, Coles, Woolworths and a handful of eateries. Also close by to the newly renovated Westfield Knox and Eastland for the more serious shoppers! With its abundance of amenities and beautiful natural surroundings, Boronia is undoubtedly a great suburb that is worth considering!

Been living here for a year and so far so good! Boronia mall is kind of a time capsule but other than that happy with accessibility, shopping centre and family friendliness of the suburb!

Boronia is a somewhat divided area. North and central being the worst areas and Boronia West (bordering Wantirna South) being the nicest. I’ve personally lived in that western pocket for a good seven or eight years and it’s great. Obviously feels a bit dated plenty of old people but I’d feel very comfortable raising a family here, avoid around the centre of Boronia as it can feel a bit more debatable in the later hours, just a couple lower class people floating around, no big deal but be aware.

Boronia mall is a bit outdated but honestly if you are looking for an area in which you grow your family and enjoy the open spaces available while having access to a lot of amenities around you, I do suggest Boronia! Also, there is a strong sense of community here....

I’ve lived here for 28 years. The main part of town is screaming out for some kind of renovation that will pull the depressing Boronia mall out of the 80’s. The infrastructure around those parts at Dorsey square feels so dated.
Boronia is a good spot for living in terms of how close it is to everything good. Like Mount Dandenong, the Yarra valley, the beach and the city. They’re all within reasonable trips. I consider it more of a base for the things I love rather than somewhere I love living. It has everything you’d expect a suburb to have. Schools and childcare, lots of football ovals, parks and shops - mostly just the usual suspects of Australian takeaway. Not great vegan options. It seems like the suburb over - Bayswater has seen rise to considerably more developmental refresh than Boronia of late. Shopping outside of Woolworths Boronia is often a comical and sometimes sketchy experience. Growing up it was a pretty conservative area. I feel like the insane development has given rise to a lot more younger families and people living out here. It’s wild how many apartments and townhouse developments are going in.

But overall I just think it kinda sucks 😂 the estates are fine. Maybe I’m just used to it. Or maybe I can’t get over the Boronia mall. It’s redeeming quality is that it has a K-mart. But that’s right next to a really old
Coles. Which is made redundant by the bigger and better Coles like 5 mins away in Bayswater.

I have lived in Boronia since 2012 and have never regretted the decision to move here. There is a real sense of community where I live, neighbours are friendly, kids still play in the street and people take pride in their homes.

love Boronia! Simply safe and green! Like anywhere else, the train station might need some attention but overall amazing!

Boronia is a unbelievable suburb , there are lots of great eateries and drinking holes to visit. It's value is great , lifestyle is awesome with lots of parks and nature reserves close by. For two years it was very safe and very good this years 2021 not so much anymore. Lots of rest assistance scum bags are migrating to this area and we are talking ex jail birds and recovering drug addicts. Bayswater since has had a clean up around the station particularly , which I wouldn't venture too at night even now. The displacement of these derelicts are filtering into boronia by means of the government assisting them to afford housing that's not in there grips before covid now seems a good deal. On a weekend day it's very quite and peaceful but come the weekend there are hoons doing stunts on the road , I watched a drug bust two weeks ago in my street and alot of homeless people loiter around knox city and boronia mall at night looking to pick a fight. High tide the police did some beat work and it cleaned it up again. Closer to the mall seems to get better but for context it's safe overall just stick to your home and the major shopping centres during day light hours at night be inside away from the road warriors and drunk / high homeless derelicts. I have almost been whiped out crossing Burwood highway by a hoon who ran a red light. Stay away from the boronia train station as a regular drunk homeless guy patrols on foot itching for a fight. Increase in police patrols would clear out the scum of earth and restore it back to its once great value. Its semi safe I'd say fairly compared to where I used to live in burwood which is completely safe. 3 of 5 suburb. Can get to 5 again if the police started to patrol.