9,964 ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,657
- 2016: 9,832
- 2021: 9,964
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ringwood North · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ringwood North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half the people in Ringwood North are married, which is a standout feature for the area. It is a larger community of nearly 10,000 residents where the typical person is 43 years old, making the population noticeably older than both the state and national figures.
9,964
▲ +3.2%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ringwood North — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Ringwood North is one of the largest areas of its kind with 9,964 people. Residents here are typically 43 years old, which is 5 years older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
43 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 19.5% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Children under 15 account for 18.3%, a figure about the same as the rest of the country.
19.5% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ringwood North, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 28%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common here, but those in de facto relationships make up only 6.8%, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.4%, which is lower than most areas.
0.4% ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.8% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ringwood North, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ringwood North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22176/ringwood-north/topic/demographics-identity