Ringwood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ringwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

Small household sizes define daily life in Ringwood, where the typical home holds just 2.1 people. This is much lower than most other areas across the country, reflecting a community dominated by couples and small family units.

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📍 Ringwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Ringwood sits — Average household size

2.1
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ringwood — lower than 81% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ringwood2.1
2646, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

With 2.1 people per home, households in Ringwood are a little smaller than the New South Wales figure of 2.6 and the national figure of 2.5.

2.1

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.1

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Ringwood, 1 person is the majority at 70%; 2 people is next at 30%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 58.1% of families here, while those without children account for 25.8%. Notably, there are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below both the state and national averages of around 14%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ringwood, Couples with children is the majority at 69%; Couples without children is next at 31%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Ringwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13380/ringwood/topic/family-households