2.5 ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ringwood East · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ringwood East
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly 28% of homes in Ringwood East are occupied by people living alone, which is higher than most other areas. This creates a diverse mix of households, though the typical home size remains consistent with the national figure.
2.5
▲ +4.2%
- 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 East — higher than 50% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
A typical home here holds 2.5 people, matching the Victorian and national figures. While two-person households are most common at 30.7%, those living alone make up 27.9% of the area, which is a little above the national average.
27.9% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Ringwood East splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 63.6%. One-parent families account for 12.7% of households, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but sits a little below the national average.
12.7% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ringwood East, Couples with children is the majority at 64%; Couples without children is next at 23%.
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22175/ringwood-east/topic/family-households