Ringwood East vs Croydon

Comparing Ringwood East and Croydon, VIC: Croydon has more residents (28,608 vs 10,764); Croydon sits further from the CBD (33 km vs 30.3 km); and Ringwood East has higher household incomes ($94,484 vs $83,980).

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

Croydon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (29 vs 10)
  • has more childcare (30 vs 11)

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

First-home buyers

Ringwood East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($860,000 vs $1,185,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Ringwood East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (30.3 km vs 33 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Croydon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.8% vs 4.2%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ringwood East Croydon
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.

Ringwood East Croydon
Walkability 88 / 90
Ringwood East — Walkability: 88/100 Croydon — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 39 / 31
Ringwood East — Safety: 39/100 Croydon — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 9 / 15
Ringwood East — Low fire risk: 9/100 Croydon — Low fire risk: 15/100
Low flood risk 83 / 80
Ringwood East — Low flood risk: 83/100 Croydon — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Croydon has more residents (28,608 vs 10,764); Ringwood East has higher household incomes ($94,484 vs $83,980).

Ringwood East Croydon
Population 10,764 28,608
+166% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.9% +6.2%
Median age 38 39
Median household income $94,484/yr
+11% vs other
 $83,980/yr
Median weekly rent $380/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ringwood East Croydon
0-4 6.4% / 6.5%
Ringwood East — 0-4: 6.4% Croydon — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 12.7% / 11.5%
Ringwood East — 5-14: 12.7% Croydon — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 5.2% / 4.8%
Ringwood East — 15-19: 5.2% Croydon — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 5.6% / 5.2%
Ringwood East — 20-24: 5.6% Croydon — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 14.1% / 14.2%
Ringwood East — 25-34: 14.1% Croydon — 25-34: 14.2%
35-44 15.4% / 14.6%
Ringwood East — 35-44: 15.4% Croydon — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 13.3% / 12.1%
Ringwood East — 45-54: 13.3% Croydon — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 11.1% / 10.7%
Ringwood East — 55-64: 11.1% Croydon — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 8.5% / 10.1%
Ringwood East — 65-74: 8.5% Croydon — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 5.2% / 7.1%
Ringwood East — 75-84: 5.2% Croydon — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 2.3% / 3.3%
Ringwood East — 85+: 2.3% Croydon — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ringwood East 44.3% couple families
Ringwood East — Couple Families: 44.3% Ringwood East — Lone Person: 35.9% Ringwood East — One Parent Families: 14.4% Ringwood East — Group Household: 4.2% Ringwood East — Other Families: 1.3%
Croydon 39.1% couple families
Croydon — Couple Families: 39.1% Croydon — Lone Person: 39.9% Croydon — One Parent Families: 16.1% Croydon — Group Household: 3.7% Croydon — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ringwood East 29.7% renting
Ringwood East — Owned Outright: 32.3% Ringwood East — Mortgage: 38.0% Ringwood East — Renting: 29.7%
Croydon 27.4% renting
Croydon — Owned Outright: 33.2% Croydon — Mortgage: 39.4% Croydon — Renting: 27.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ringwood East Croydon
Bachelor Degree 16.8% / 14.5%
Ringwood East — Bachelor Degree: 16.8% Croydon — Bachelor Degree: 14.5%
Certificate III & IV 11.6% / 13.5%
Ringwood East — Certificate III & IV: 11.6% Croydon — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 8.8%
Ringwood East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Croydon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 7.0% / 5.1%
Ringwood East — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0% Croydon — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 2.6%
Ringwood East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Croydon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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.

Ringwood East Croydon
China 5.0% / 2.7%
Ringwood East — China: 5.0% Croydon — China: 2.7%
England 3.1% / 4.3%
Ringwood East — England: 3.1% Croydon — England: 4.3%
Myanmar 3.0% / 2.7%
Ringwood East — Myanmar: 3.0% Croydon — Myanmar: 2.7%
India 2.3% / 2.3%
Ringwood East — India: 2.3% Croydon — India: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.2%
Ringwood East — New Zealand: 1.3% Croydon — New Zealand: 1.2%
Malaysia 1.4% / 1.0%
Ringwood East — Malaysia: 1.4% Croydon — Malaysia: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ringwood East 92.7% houses
Ringwood East — Houses: 92.7% Ringwood East — Townhouses: 6.3% Ringwood East — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Croydon 83.4% houses
Croydon — Houses: 83.4% Croydon — Townhouses: 11.4% Croydon — Flats / Apartments: 5.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ringwood East Croydon
Median house price $965,000 $908,500
Median unit price $690,000 $650,000
Median land price $860,000 $1,185,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 97 sales
 24 days
from 233 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Ringwood East Croydon
2 bed $660K / $600K
Ringwood East — 2 bed: $660K (90 sales) Croydon — 2 bed: $600K (148 sales)

90 vs 148 sales

3 bed $795K / $775K
Ringwood East — 3 bed: $795K (45 sales) Croydon — 3 bed: $775K (59 sales)

45 vs 59 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Ringwood East Croydon
2 bed $731K / $760K
Ringwood East — 2 bed: $731K (20 sales) Croydon — 2 bed: $760K (37 sales)

20 vs 37 sales

3 bed $943K / $870K
Ringwood East — 3 bed: $943K (115 sales) Croydon — 3 bed: $870K (240 sales)

115 vs 240 sales

4 bed $1.18M / $1.09M
Ringwood East — 4 bed: $1.18M (54 sales) Croydon — 4 bed: $1.09M (97 sales)

54 vs 97 sales

5 bed $1.4M / $1.22M
Ringwood East — 5 bed: $1.4M (9 sales) Croydon — 5 bed: $1.22M (27 sales)

9 vs 27 sales

Zoning mix

Ringwood East Croydon
Residential 84% 73%
Infrastructure and transport 10% 11%
Parks and recreation 4% 11%
Industrial 0% 2%
Commercial 2%
same for both
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

Ringwood East Croydon
New dwellings approved 328
across Maroondah
same for both
Approvals change year on year -74%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ringwood East Croydon
Houses 3.5%
$680/wk on $998K
 3.9%
$680/wk on $900K
Units 4.2%
$570/wk on $700K
 4.8%
$580/wk on $630K

Ranking within VIC

Ringwood East Croydon
House price Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
Income Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 96% of VIC
same for both
Affordability Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 83% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC

Liveability

Ringwood East Croydon
Grade B
same for both
Score 54/100 55/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Ringwood East Croydon
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
85/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
69/100
Flood Low
17/100
 Low
20/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 13
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ringwood East Croydon
Inside the suburb 5 9
Rated above peers 1 3
Rated at peers 2
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Ringwood East

  • Eastwood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Tintern Grammar Independent · Combined at peers
  • Tinternvale Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Eastwood Primary School-Eastwood Deaf Facility Government · Primary
  • Avenues Education - Eastern Metropolitan Government · Secondary · Special school

Schools in Croydon

  • Croydon Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Dorset Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Ruskin Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Melba Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Ainslie Parklands Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ringwood East Croydon
Supermarkets 3 8
Cafes & restaurants 20 35
Parks & reserves 10 29
Childcare 11 30
GPs 7
same for both
Pharmacies 3 7
Hospitals 2 0
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 3 9
Fuel stations 3 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Croydon sits further from the CBD (33 km vs 30.3 km).

Ringwood East Croydon
Walkability score 88/100 90/100
Distance to Melbourne 30.3 km 33 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 37 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 84.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 498.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 3135
 1.3%
postcode 3136
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3135
 29
postcode 3136

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.

Ringwood East Croydon
Car (driver) 53.3% / 59.8%
Ringwood East — Car (driver): 53.3% Croydon — Car (driver): 59.8%
Worked from Home 37.2% / 30.9%
Ringwood East — Worked from Home: 37.2% Croydon — Worked from Home: 30.9%
Train 3.9% / 3.1%
Ringwood East — Train: 3.9% Croydon — Train: 3.1%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 3.7%
Ringwood East — Car (passenger): 3.0% Croydon — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Walked Only 1.6% / 1.4%
Ringwood East — Walked Only: 1.6% Croydon — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.8%).

Setting

Ringwood East Croydon
Elevation 155 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.1 km 28.4 km

NBN connectivity

Ringwood East Croydon
Connectivity score 75/100 85/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
4,954 premises
 40%
14,270 premises

Climate

Ringwood East Croydon
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ringwood East Croydon
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Ringwood East Croydon
Average residential rate $1,715/yr
same for both
Council Maroondah
same for both

Federal electorate

Ringwood East Croydon
Division Deakin
same for both
Member Matt Gregg
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ringwood East Croydon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ringwood East

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Croydon

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