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In Ringwood, 28.3% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 15.0% in Croydon Major Activity Centre.

Ringwood's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Ringwood's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Ringwood - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Croydon Major Activity Centre %Number%Croydon Major Activity Centre %1991 to 2021
Couples with children2,27228.315.01,96234.721.5+309
Couples without children1,89823.718.81,27522.620.6+622
One parent families83210.413.75589.914.0+274
Other families851.11.21071.92.4-22
Group household3103.92.82524.54.5+58
Lone person2,35129.343.31,35324.033.9+997
Other not classifiable household1982.54.61021.82.1+95
Visitor only households750.90.6360.60.9+39
Total households8,021100.0100.05,649100.0100.0+2,372
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Ringwood in 2021 compared to Croydon Major Activity Centre shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.3% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 10.4% were one-parent families, compared with 15.0% and 13.7% respectively for Croydon Major Activity Centre.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 29.3% compared to 43.3% in Croydon Major Activity Centre while the proportion of couples without children was 23.7% compared to 18.8% in Croydon Major Activity Centre.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Ringwood increased by 2,372 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Ringwood between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+997 households)
  • Couples without children (+622 households)
  • Couples with children (+309 households)
  • One parent families (+274 households)

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