Ringwood vs Vinegar Hill

Vinegar Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 50 in Ringwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Vinegar Hill tends to suit families with children and 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

Vinegar Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 89/100)

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 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ringwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $580/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Ringwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (85 min vs 111 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (98.7 km vs 128.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Vinegar Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 89/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Vinegar Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -13.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ringwood and Vinegar Hill 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 Vinegar Hill
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 Vinegar Hill
Walkability 0 / 0
Ringwood — Walkability: 0/100 Vinegar Hill — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 11 / 66
Ringwood — Safety: 11/100 Vinegar Hill — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 21 / 24
Ringwood — Low fire risk: 21/100 Vinegar Hill — Low fire risk: 24/100

Demographics

Vinegar Hill rents higher ($580/wk vs $0/wk); Ringwood skews older (50 vs 46).

Ringwood Vinegar Hill
Population 57
same for both
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.6% +0.0%
Median age 50 46
Median household income $108,316/yr
+7% vs other
 $100,724/yr
Median weekly rent — $580/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ringwood Vinegar Hill
0-4 — / —
Ringwood — 0-4: not among its largest Vinegar Hill — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 15.8% / 21.1%
Ringwood — 5-14: 15.8% Vinegar Hill — 5-14: 21.1%
15-19 8.8% / 5.3%
Ringwood — 15-19: 8.8% Vinegar Hill — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 — / —
Ringwood — 20-24: not among its largest Vinegar Hill — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 — / 14.0%
Ringwood — 25-34: not among its largest Vinegar Hill — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 17.5% / 15.8%
Ringwood — 35-44: 17.5% Vinegar Hill — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 15.8% / 15.8%
Ringwood — 45-54: 15.8% Vinegar Hill — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 12.3% / 24.6%
Ringwood — 55-64: 12.3% Vinegar Hill — 55-64: 24.6%
65-74 14.0% / 12.3%
Ringwood — 65-74: 14.0% Vinegar Hill — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 — / 7.0%
Ringwood — 75-84: not among its largest Vinegar Hill — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ — / —
Ringwood — 85+: not among its largest Vinegar Hill — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

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 Vinegar Hill
Thailand — / 7.0%
Ringwood — Thailand: not among its largest Vinegar Hill — Thailand: 7.0%
New Zealand 5.3% / —
Ringwood — New Zealand: 5.3% Vinegar Hill — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ringwood 60.0% couple families
Ringwood — Couple Families: 60.0% Ringwood — One Parent Families: 40.0%
Vinegar Hill 76.9% couple families
Vinegar Hill — Couple Families: 76.9% Vinegar Hill — One Parent Families: 23.1%
Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ringwood 100.0% houses
Ringwood — Houses: 100.0%
Vinegar Hill 100.0% houses
Vinegar Hill — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Ringwood Vinegar Hill
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 24.6%
Ringwood — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Vinegar Hill — Certificate III & IV: 24.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 8.8%
Ringwood — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Vinegar Hill — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.5% / 7.0%
Ringwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5% Vinegar Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

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%
Vinegar Hill 0.0% renting
Vinegar Hill — Owned Outright: 46.7% Vinegar Hill — Mortgage: 53.3% Vinegar Hill — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Ringwood Vinegar Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 33% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD

Liveability

Ringwood Vinegar Hill
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Ringwood carries more crime risk (89 vs 34).

Ringwood Vinegar Hill
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
76/100
Crime High
89/100
 Low
34/100
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 Vinegar Hill
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Ringwood Vinegar Hill
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Vinegar Hill sits further from the CBD (128.6 km vs 98.7 km).

Ringwood Vinegar Hill
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 98.7 km 128.6 km
+30% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 111 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4343
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 83
postcode 4343
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.

Ringwood Vinegar Hill
Car (driver) 83.3% / 87.0%
Ringwood — Car (driver): 83.3% Vinegar Hill — Car (driver): 87.0%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 13.0%
Ringwood — Worked from Home: 16.7% Vinegar Hill — Worked from Home: 13.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.0%).

Setting

Ringwood Vinegar Hill
Elevation 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 357 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ringwood Vinegar Hill
Connectivity score 29/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
25 premises
 0%
23 premises

Climate

Ringwood Vinegar Hill
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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Ringwood

Rural

Vinegar Hill

Rural

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