Ringwood · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ringwood

How families and households are made up across the area.

Over half of all families in Ringwood are couples with children. This makes it a strong family hub, though a high number of single-person households also live here.

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Where Ringwood sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 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 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ringwood2.4
3134, VIC 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 30.4% of people in Ringwood live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. Despite this, the typical home size of 2.4 people is about the same as across Victoria and Australia.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

30.4% ▼ -2.1%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.1%
  • 2016: 28.9%
  • 2021: 30.4%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Ringwood splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 57.8% of families, while one-parent families account for 14.0%. This last figure is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national averages.

14.0% ▼ -15.6%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.6%
  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 14.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ringwood, Couples with children is the majority at 58%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

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/SAL22174/ringwood/topic/family-households