Ringwood vs Grantham

Grantham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 50 in Ringwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ringwood, most households are couple families. In Grantham, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Ringwood tends to suit couples.

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

Grantham

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 89/100)
  • But Ringwood is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Ringwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ringwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $290/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Ringwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (98.7 km vs 105.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Grantham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Grantham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (25.6% vs -13.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ringwood and Grantham 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 Grantham
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 Grantham
Walkability 0 / 0
Ringwood — Walkability: 0/100 Grantham — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 55
Ringwood — Safety: 11/100 Grantham — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 21 / 28
Ringwood — Low fire risk: 21/100 Grantham — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Grantham rents higher ($290/wk vs $0/wk); Grantham has more residents (796 vs 57).

Ringwood Grantham
Population 57 796
+1296% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.6% +25.6%
Median age 50 36
Median household income $108,316/yr
+33% vs other
 $73,112/yr
Median weekly rent — $290/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ringwood Grantham
0-4 — / 5.2%
Ringwood — 0-4: not among its largest Grantham — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 15.8% / 12.7%
Ringwood — 5-14: 15.8% Grantham — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 8.8% / 7.5%
Ringwood — 15-19: 8.8% Grantham — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 — / 7.4%
Ringwood — 20-24: not among its largest Grantham — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 — / 14.3%
Ringwood — 25-34: not among its largest Grantham — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 17.5% / 13.1%
Ringwood — 35-44: 17.5% Grantham — 35-44: 13.1%
45-54 15.8% / 11.6%
Ringwood — 45-54: 15.8% Grantham — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 12.3% / 12.8%
Ringwood — 55-64: 12.3% Grantham — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 14.0% / 8.9%
Ringwood — 65-74: 14.0% Grantham — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 — / 4.6%
Ringwood — 75-84: not among its largest Grantham — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ — / 1.1%
Ringwood — 85+: not among its largest Grantham — 85+: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ringwood 60.0% couple families
Ringwood — Couple Families: 60.0% Ringwood — One Parent Families: 40.0% Ringwood — Lone Person: 0.0% Ringwood — Group Household: 0.0%
Grantham 45.9% couple families
Grantham — Couple Families: 45.9% Grantham — One Parent Families: 20.2% Grantham — Lone Person: 28.4% Grantham — Group Household: 5.5%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ringwood 0.0% renting
Ringwood — Owned Outright: 61.1% Ringwood — Mortgage: 38.9% Ringwood — Renting: 0.0%
Grantham 17.9% renting
Grantham — Owned Outright: 37.0% Grantham — Mortgage: 45.1% Grantham — Renting: 17.9%
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.

Ringwood Grantham
New Zealand 5.3% / 1.4%
Ringwood — New Zealand: 5.3% Grantham — New Zealand: 1.4%
England — / 2.4%
Ringwood — England: not among its largest Grantham — England: 2.4%
Philippines — / 1.3%
Ringwood — Philippines: not among its largest Grantham — Philippines: 1.3%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Ringwood — South Africa: not among its largest Grantham — South Africa: 0.8%
Ireland — / 0.8%
Ringwood — Ireland: not among its largest Grantham — Ireland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Ringwood Grantham
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 19.0%
Ringwood — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Grantham — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 6.3%
Ringwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Grantham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 4.5%
Ringwood — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Grantham — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Ringwood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Grantham — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.4%
Ringwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Grantham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ringwood 100.0% houses
Ringwood — Houses: 100.0% Ringwood — Townhouses: 0.0% Ringwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Grantham 98.1% houses
Grantham — Houses: 98.1% Grantham — Townhouses: 1.6% Grantham — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ringwood Grantham
Median house price — $710,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $805,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 101 days
from 3 sales

Development activity

Ringwood Grantham
New dwellings approved 352
across Lockyer Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +103%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ringwood Grantham
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 43% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 47% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD

Liveability

Ringwood Grantham
Grade — D
Score — 18/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Ringwood carries more crime risk (89 vs 45).

Ringwood Grantham
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
72/100
Crime High
89/100
 Moderate
45/100
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

Ringwood Grantham
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ringwood

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

Schools in Grantham

  • Grantham State School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ringwood Grantham
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Grantham sits further from the CBD (105.3 km vs 98.7 km).

Ringwood Grantham
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 98.7 km 105.3 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 88 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4343
 0.3%
postcode 4347
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4343
 98
postcode 4347

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 Grantham
Car (driver) 83.3% / 68.5%
Ringwood — Car (driver): 83.3% Grantham — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 6.4%
Ringwood — Worked from Home: 16.7% Grantham — Worked from Home: 6.4%
Bus — / 16.6%
Ringwood — Bus: not among its largest Grantham — Bus: 16.6%
Car (passenger) — / 5.5%
Ringwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Grantham — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only — / 2.9%
Ringwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Grantham — Walked Only: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.3%).

Setting

Ringwood Grantham
Elevation 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Ringwood Grantham
Connectivity score 29/100 69/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 50%
333 premises

Climate

Ringwood Grantham
Annual rainfall 697 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ringwood Grantham
PM2.5 2.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 3.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Ringwood Grantham
Average residential rate $1,952/yr
same for both
Council Lockyer Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Ringwood Grantham
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ringwood Grantham
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ringwood

Rural

Grantham

Rural

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