Legerwood vs Ringarooma

Legerwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 53 in Ringarooma. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Legerwood, about half of households are couple families. In Ringarooma, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Legerwood: a median of $465,000, against $390,000 in Ringarooma, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Legerwood tends to suit families with children and couples, while Ringarooma suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Legerwood is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 42%)
  • Ringarooma has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Ringarooma

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($390,000 vs $465,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Legerwood has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 18%)
  • Ringarooma has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Ringarooma

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (255.8 km vs 279.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (204 min vs 214 min)
  • But Legerwood is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Legerwood is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
  • Ringarooma has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 16%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Legerwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.7% vs -0.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Legerwood and Ringarooma drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Legerwood Ringarooma
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Legerwood Ringarooma
Walkability 17 / 0
Legerwood — Walkability: 17/100 Ringarooma — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 89 / 90
Legerwood — Low fire risk: 89/100 Ringarooma — Low fire risk: 90/100

Demographics

Ringarooma has more residents (337 vs 204); Ringarooma skews older (53 vs 39).

Legerwood Ringarooma
Population 204 337
+65% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% -0.3%
Median age 39 53
Median household income $49,348/yr
+5% vs other
 $46,800/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+20% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Legerwood Ringarooma
0-4 4.9% / 3.9%
Legerwood — 0-4: 4.9% Ringarooma — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 16.2% / 11.3%
Legerwood — 5-14: 16.2% Ringarooma — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 5.9% / 5.6%
Legerwood — 15-19: 5.9% Ringarooma — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.4% / 2.4%
Legerwood — 20-24: 5.4% Ringarooma — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 11.3% / 7.1%
Legerwood — 25-34: 11.3% Ringarooma — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 13.7% / 11.0%
Legerwood — 35-44: 13.7% Ringarooma — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 9.8% / 9.5%
Legerwood — 45-54: 9.8% Ringarooma — 45-54: 9.5%
55-64 14.2% / 21.1%
Legerwood — 55-64: 14.2% Ringarooma — 55-64: 21.1%
65-74 12.3% / 17.5%
Legerwood — 65-74: 12.3% Ringarooma — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 3.9% / 8.0%
Legerwood — 75-84: 3.9% Ringarooma — 75-84: 8.0%
85+ — / 3.0%
Legerwood — 85+: not among its largest Ringarooma — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Legerwood 40.0% lone person
Legerwood — Lone Person: 40.0% Legerwood — Couple Families: 46.0% Legerwood — One Parent Families: 8.0% Legerwood — Group Household: 6.0%
Ringarooma 51.1% lone person
Ringarooma — Lone Person: 51.1% Ringarooma — Couple Families: 29.5% Ringarooma — One Parent Families: 12.5% Ringarooma — Group Household: 6.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Legerwood 30.1% renting
Legerwood — Owned Outright: 41.1% Legerwood — Mortgage: 28.8% Legerwood — Renting: 30.1%
Ringarooma 17.5% renting
Ringarooma — Owned Outright: 49.2% Ringarooma — Mortgage: 33.3% Ringarooma — Renting: 17.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Legerwood Ringarooma
England 2.5% / 6.8%
Legerwood — England: 2.5% Ringarooma — England: 6.8%
New Zealand 2.0% / 2.1%
Legerwood — New Zealand: 2.0% Ringarooma — New Zealand: 2.1%
Scotland — / 1.5%
Legerwood — Scotland: not among its largest Ringarooma — Scotland: 1.5%
Ireland — / 1.2%
Legerwood — Ireland: not among its largest Ringarooma — Ireland: 1.2%
Italy — / 0.9%
Legerwood — Italy: not among its largest Ringarooma — Italy: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Legerwood Ringarooma
Certificate III & IV 16.2% / 19.0%
Legerwood — Certificate III & IV: 16.2% Ringarooma — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 2.9% / 6.5%
Legerwood — Bachelor Degree: 2.9% Ringarooma — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.9% / 5.9%
Legerwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.9% Ringarooma — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 0.9%
Legerwood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Ringarooma — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.2%
Legerwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Ringarooma — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Legerwood 101.3% houses
Legerwood — Houses: 101.3%
Ringarooma 100.7% houses
Ringarooma — Houses: 100.7%
Houses

Property market

Legerwood Ringarooma
Median house price $465,000 $390,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 30 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Ringarooma has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 0%); Legerwood has more rural and farming land (98% vs 72%).

Legerwood Ringarooma
Rural and farming 98% 72%
Environmental 0% 28%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Legerwood Ringarooma
New dwellings approved 18
across Dorset
same for both
Approvals change year on year -60%
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Legerwood Ringarooma
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 20% of TAS Higher than 15% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of TAS Higher than 20% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of TAS Higher than 55% of TAS

Liveability

Legerwood is more walkable (17 vs 0).

Legerwood Ringarooma
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Legerwood Ringarooma
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
10/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Legerwood Ringarooma
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Legerwood

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Ringarooma

  • Ringarooma Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Legerwood Ringarooma
Parks & reserves 1 4
Police stations 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Legerwood sits further from the CBD (279.7 km vs 255.8 km).

Legerwood Ringarooma
Walkability score 17/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 279.7 km
+9% vs other
 255.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 214 min 204 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7263
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 7263
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Legerwood Ringarooma
Car (driver) 70.1% / 58.2%
Legerwood — Car (driver): 70.1% Ringarooma — Car (driver): 58.2%
Worked from Home 14.9% / 30.9%
Legerwood — Worked from Home: 14.9% Ringarooma — Worked from Home: 30.9%
Walked Only 9.0% / 8.2%
Legerwood — Walked Only: 9.0% Ringarooma — Walked Only: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Legerwood — Car (passenger): 6.0% Ringarooma — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus — / 2.7%
Legerwood — Bus: not among its largest Ringarooma — Bus: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.1%).

Setting

Legerwood Ringarooma
Elevation 252 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 274 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.8 km 37.5 km

NBN connectivity

Legerwood Ringarooma
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
98 premises
 0%
187 premises

Climate

Legerwood Ringarooma
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Legerwood Ringarooma
Average residential rate $1,486/yr
same for both
Council Dorset
same for both

Federal electorate

Legerwood Ringarooma
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Legerwood Ringarooma
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Legerwood

Rural

Ringarooma

Affordable Retirees Rural

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