Boronia's ground, homes and network
Foothills and trees
Boronia takes in sections of the Dandenong Ranges foothills, has many hills of its own and is tree-lined, with views of the national park.
Built from the 1920s
The station opened in 1920 and the estate beside it was offered four months later. Families kept arriving through the 1930s and after the war: 625 people in 1933, 2057 in 1947 and 20,825 by 2011.
Townhouses and units
24.8% of occupied homes were semi-detached or townhouses in 2021, and 28.1% were rented.
Creek flooding
Boronia is one of Knox's at-risk flood locations and is covered by the Blind Creek catchment flood guide.
AusNet's Boronia substation
AusNet's Boronia zone substation sits on a line from Ringwood Terminal Station. Faults go to AusNet on 13 17 99.
Trees, wind and the line to your house
When a branch brings down the street lines, the outage is AusNet's to fix. The cable from the pole to your house deserves the same caution: if it's sagging, down, or pulled away from the wall, keep well away, call AusNet on 13 17 99, and let them say what happens next.
After a storm, look from a distance for damage at the house end: a meter box door torn off, the service cable hanging low, or the bracket it attaches to bent over. Don't touch any of it. Mention what you saw when you call.
If a line comes down in your street
Keep everyone back
Energy Safe Victoria's distance is more than 8 to 10 metres. Keep kids and pets inside.
Call it in
Report it to AusNet on 13 17 99 and to the police. If someone's hurt or a fire has started, call 000.
Don't drive over it
Treat any line on the ground, or a tree tangled in one, as live.
Our take for Boronia
We'd keep AusNet's fault number in your phone and know where your main switch is. If your house dates from the 1930s to the 1960s and the board has never been replaced, have it looked at before winter, so you're not finding out after a storm.
Want a specialist to sort it?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match the licence-checked local electrician who does this kind of work, and they call you. No ring-around, and your number goes to them alone.