Moving to Ringwood East VIC 3135
What the official numbers say about living in Ringwood East — before you pack a box.
At a glance
Housing: buy or rent
Budget around $1,065,000 for a median house or $734,500 for a unit (based on 2024 sales). Sale prices moved up about 74% between 2014 and 2024.
Renting? The census median is $380 a week, against a median household income of $1,817 a week.
About 70% of homes are owner-occupied and 29% rented, and the most common dwelling type is the house.
Who you'll be living with
Ringwood East grew 10% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses (9,748 → 10,764 people).
Around 69% of households are families, averaging 2.5 people per home.
Largest overseas birthplaces: China, England, Myanmar; most spoken languages besides English: Mandarin, Cantonese, Persian.
On the ABS advantage scale (SEIFA), Ringwood East sits in the country’s more advantaged bracket (decile 8 of 10).
The commute
The most common way to work is by car (57% of workers), while 38% work from home.
Nearest train station: Ringwood East, 200 m north-west.
Nearest bus interchange: Ringwood Station/Maroondah Hwy, 2 km west.
Nearest airport: Moorabbin Airport, 22.9 km south-west.
The Melbourne CBD is roughly 25 km away in a straight line.
Daily life
Mapped locally so far: 44 schools · 94 cafes & restaurants · 16 supermarkets · 60 parks — see them all on the Ringwood East profile.
What's actually nearby
Schools: Eastwood Primary School 500 m · Avenues Education 700 m · Tintern Grammar 700 m · Ringwood Secondary College 1.2 km · Tinternvale Primary School 1.3 km · Indie School 1.6 km · Great Ryrie Primary School 1.8 km · Our Lady of Perpetual Help Primary School 1.8 km
Groceries: IGA 50 m · Chinland Asian Grocery 200 m · Golden Burma Grocery 1 km · Eastfield Natural Foods 1.6 km · Golden Triangle Asian Grocery 1.6 km · ABC Supermarket 1.6 km · IGA Liquor 1.8 km · Woolworths 2.1 km
Parks and reserves: Freeman Street Reserve 300 m · Knaith Road Park 350 m · Smithdene Avenue Reserve 350 m · AFB Long Reserve 700 m · East Ringwood Reserve 750 m · Hender Street Reserve 850 m · Shane Crescent Reserve 900 m · Walhalla Drive Reserve 1000 m
What you'll see in the garden
Birds recorded around Ringwood East, most often seen first: Little Raven · Rainbow Lorikeet · Noisy Miner · Australian Magpie · Common Myna · Red Wattlebird.
How the neighbours compare
The suburbs nearest to Ringwood East, side by side.
| Suburb | People | Median house | Advantage | Canopy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringwood East here | 10,764 | $1,065,000 | 8/10 | 23% |
| Heathmont | 9,933 | $1,035,000 | 9/10 | 27% |
| Ringwood | 19,144 | $1,025,000 | 7/10 | 14% |
| Croydon South | 4,759 | $915,000 | 8/10 | 18% |
| Ringwood North | 9,964 | $1,207,500 | 10/10 | 23% |
| Bayswater North | 9,014 | $899,000 | 6/10 | 17% |
| Bayswater | 12,262 | $862,000 | 5/10 | 10% |
Before you move — quick checklist
- Your council will be Maroondah — bins, rates, pets and permits live there.
- You'll vote in the federal electorate of Deakin — update your enrolment address.
- The postcode is 3135 — handy for utility sign-ups and quotes.
- Check street-level details on the full Ringwood East profile (map, streets, amenities, wildlife).
In short
A house in Ringwood East has a median sale price of $1,065,000 (2024 sales), and a unit $734,500. Renters pay a median $380 a week, and about 29% of homes here are rented.
The population grew 10% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 9,748 people to 10,764. It sits about 25 km from the Melbourne CBD in a straight line, and Ringwood East station is roughly 0.2 km away. Local government is Maroondah council, and the federal seat is Deakin.
Weighing up alternatives?
Side-by-side: Ringwood East vs Heathmont · Ringwood East vs Ringwood.
Nearby guides: Heathmont · Ringwood · Croydon South · Ringwood North · Bayswater North · Bayswater.
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