Ringwood · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Ringwood

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Ringwood is 50, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated community has a small population of 57 people and a distinct age structure where nearly half of all residents are older adults.

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📍 Ringwood, Suburb / Locality

Where Ringwood sits — Total population

57
  • 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 — lower than 70% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Ringwood57
4343, QLD 12,173
Queensland 5,156,138
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population is small, with only 57 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 69% of similar areas.

57

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 66
  • 2021: 57

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

50 yrs

Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 49 yrs
  • 2021: 50 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 make up only 7% of the population, which is far below the national figure. This is consistent with an age structure where 49.1% of residents are older adults aged 45 to 64.

15.8%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.3%
  • 2021: 15.8%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

7.0%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 7.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Ringwood, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 48%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (21%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.8% of the community, which is well above the state and national figures. Most residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are far below the national figure at 0%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Ringwood, Married is the majority at 69%; Never married is next at 18%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 3 males; 70–74: 3 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 5 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 3 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 6 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 4 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 7 males; 40–44: 3 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 5 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 4 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 4 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

Sources

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

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ringwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32431/ringwood/topic/demographics-identity