Ringwood North

Households summary

In Ringwood North, 44% of households are made up of couples with children compared with 34% in the City of Maroondah.

Ringwood North'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 North's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship [to each other person in the household]?'

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Household types
Ringwood North 2011 2006 Change
Households by type Number % City of Maroondah Number % City of Maroondah 2006 to 2011
Couples with children 1,402 44.2 34.0 1,400 44.9 33.8 +2
Couples without children 847 26.7 24.2 804 25.8 24.0 +43
One parent families 298 9.4 11.6 295 9.5 11.3 +3
Other families 27 0.9 1.1 29 0.9 1.0 -2
Group household 38 1.2 2.8 54 1.7 2.8 -16
Lone person 490 15.5 24.2 472 15.1 24.0 +18
Other not classifiable household 52 1.6 1.6 51 1.6 2.6 +1
Visitor only households 16 0.5 0.5 13 0.4 0.4 +3
Total households 3,170 100.0 100.0 3,118 100.0 100.0 +52

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

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Household types, 2011
Household types, 2011 Lone person, City of Maroondah: 24.2% Group household, City of Maroondah: 2.8% Other families, City of Maroondah: 1.1% One parent families, City of Maroondah: 11.6% Couples without children, City of Maroondah: 24.2% Couples with children, City of Maroondah: 34.0% Lone person, Ringwood North: 15.5% Group household, Ringwood North: 1.2% Other families, Ringwood North: 0.9% One parent families, Ringwood North: 9.4% Couples without children, Ringwood North: 26.7% Couples with children, Ringwood North: 44.2% ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.
Change in household types, 2006 to 2011
Change in household types, 2006 to 2011 Lone person, Ringwood North: +18 Group household, Ringwood North: -16 Other families, Ringwood North: -2 One parent families, Ringwood North: +3 Couples without children, Ringwood North: +43 Couples with children, Ringwood North: +2 ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Ringwood North in 2011 compared to the City of Maroondah shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 44.2% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 9.4% were one-parent families, compared with 34.0% and 11.6% respectively for the City of Maroondah.

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 15.5% compared to 24.2% in the City of Maroondah while the proportion of couples without children was 26.7% compared to 24.2% in the City of Maroondah.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Ringwood North increased by 52 between 2006 and 2011.

There were no major differences in Ringwood North between 2006 and 2011.