Vermont vs Ringwood

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Vermont, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Vermont: a median of $1.28 million, against $1 million in Ringwood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Vermont tends to suit couples, while Ringwood suits people living alone 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

Ringwood

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (10 vs 4)
  • has more childcare (16 vs 8)
  • has more parks and reserves (24 vs 15)
  • But Vermont carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Ringwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($612,500 vs $828,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,282,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Ringwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($381/wk vs $426/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ringwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 68/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Ringwood

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (9 vs 2)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 68/100)
  • But Vermont carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Ringwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (4.6% vs 3.6%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Vermont Ringwood
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.

Vermont Ringwood
Walkability 68 / 94
Vermont — Walkability: 68/100 Ringwood — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 60 / 11
Vermont — Safety: 60/100 Ringwood — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 13
Vermont — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ringwood — Low fire risk: 13/100
Low flood risk 69 / 80
Vermont — Low flood risk: 69/100 Ringwood — Low flood risk: 80/100

Demographics

Ringwood has more residents (19,144 vs 10,993); Vermont has higher household incomes ($106,184 vs $86,008).

Vermont Ringwood
Population 10,993 19,144
+74% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +9.6%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $106,184/yr
+19% vs other
 $86,008/yr
Median weekly rent $426/wk
+11% vs other
 $381/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Vermont Ringwood
0-4 5.1% / 6.1%
Vermont — 0-4: 5.1% Ringwood — 0-4: 6.1%
5-14 15.5% / 10.9%
Vermont — 5-14: 15.5% Ringwood — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 7.1% / 5.0%
Vermont — 15-19: 7.1% Ringwood — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.7% / 5.8%
Vermont — 20-24: 4.7% Ringwood — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 8.5% / 16.7%
Vermont — 25-34: 8.5% Ringwood — 25-34: 16.7%
35-44 16.0% / 16.3%
Vermont — 35-44: 16.0% Ringwood — 35-44: 16.3%
45-54 14.5% / 12.4%
Vermont — 45-54: 14.5% Ringwood — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 10.2% / 9.8%
Vermont — 55-64: 10.2% Ringwood — 55-64: 9.8%
65-74 8.8% / 8.3%
Vermont — 65-74: 8.8% Ringwood — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 7.3% / 5.7%
Vermont — 75-84: 7.3% Ringwood — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 2.3% / 3.2%
Vermont — 85+: 2.3% Ringwood — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Vermont 57.1% couple families
Vermont — Couple Families: 57.1% Vermont — Lone Person: 25.4% Vermont — One Parent Families: 14.0% Vermont — Group Household: 2.3% Vermont — Other Families: 1.2%
Ringwood 38.5% couple families
Ringwood — Couple Families: 38.5% Ringwood — Lone Person: 40.3% Ringwood — One Parent Families: 14.4% Ringwood — Group Household: 5.4% Ringwood — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Vermont 19.0% renting
Vermont — Owned Outright: 40.2% Vermont — Mortgage: 40.8% Vermont — Renting: 19.0%
Ringwood 40.5% renting
Ringwood — Owned Outright: 26.9% Ringwood — Mortgage: 32.6% Ringwood — Renting: 40.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Vermont Ringwood
Bachelor Degree 19.5% / 17.6%
Vermont — Bachelor Degree: 19.5% Ringwood — Bachelor Degree: 17.6%
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 10.9%
Vermont — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Ringwood — Certificate III & IV: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 9.0%
Vermont — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Ringwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 8.8% / 7.7%
Vermont — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8% Ringwood — Postgraduate Degree: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 2.6%
Vermont — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Ringwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Vermont Ringwood
China 10.1% / 7.3%
Vermont — China: 10.1% Ringwood — China: 7.3%
India 4.5% / 3.2%
Vermont — India: 4.5% Ringwood — India: 3.2%
England 2.5% / 2.9%
Vermont — England: 2.5% Ringwood — England: 2.9%
Malaysia 2.7% / 2.1%
Vermont — Malaysia: 2.7% Ringwood — Malaysia: 2.1%
Myanmar — / 2.8%
Vermont — Myanmar: not among its largest Ringwood — Myanmar: 2.8%
Vietnam 1.4% / —
Vermont — Vietnam: 1.4% Ringwood — Vietnam: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Vermont 79.8% houses
Vermont — Houses: 79.8% Vermont — Townhouses: 19.8% Vermont — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Ringwood 76.0% houses
Ringwood — Houses: 76.0% Ringwood — Townhouses: 10.8% Ringwood — Flats / Apartments: 13.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Vermont Ringwood
Median house price $1,282,500 $1,000,000
Median unit price $828,000 $612,500
Median land price — $1,240,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 107 sales
 22 days
from 164 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.

Vermont Ringwood
2 bed $629K / $605K
Vermont — 2 bed: $629K (12 sales) Ringwood — 2 bed: $605K (207 sales)

12 vs 207 sales

3 bed $940K / $800K
Vermont — 3 bed: $940K (15 sales) Ringwood — 3 bed: $800K (35 sales)

15 vs 35 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.

Vermont Ringwood
3 bed $1.15M / $950K
Vermont — 3 bed: $1.15M (86 sales) Ringwood — 3 bed: $950K (143 sales)

86 vs 143 sales

4 bed $1.36M / $1.23M
Vermont — 4 bed: $1.36M (78 sales) Ringwood — 4 bed: $1.23M (75 sales)

78 vs 75 sales

5 bed $1.52M / $1.29M
Vermont — 5 bed: $1.52M (22 sales) Ringwood — 5 bed: $1.29M (13 sales)

22 vs 13 sales

Zoning mix

Ringwood has more commercially zoned land (12% vs 1%).

Vermont Ringwood
Residential 73% 54%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 16%
Parks and recreation 13% 11%
Commercial 1% 12%
Industrial 7%
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

Vermont Ringwood
New dwellings approved 879
across Whitehorse
 328
across Maroondah
Approvals change year on year +17% -74%

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.

Vermont Ringwood
Houses 3.2%
$730/wk on $1.18M
 3.4%
$685/wk on $1.04M
Units 3.6%
$650/wk on $945K
 4.6%
$550/wk on $624K

Ranking within VIC

Vermont Ringwood
House price Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Income Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Schools Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 22% of VIC
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 2% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC

Liveability

Vermont scores higher overall (84 vs 54); Ringwood is more walkable (94 vs 68).

Vermont Ringwood
Grade A+ B
Score 84/100 54/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Ringwood carries more bushfire risk (87 vs 0); Ringwood carries more crime risk (89 vs 40).

Vermont Ringwood
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
87/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 High
89/100
Flood Low
31/100
 Low
20/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Vermont Ringwood
Inside the suburb 4 10
Rated above peers 3
same for both
Rated at peers 0 3
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 7.8 km
 None

Schools in Vermont

  • St James' School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Vermont Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Vermont Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Timothy's School Catholic · Primary

Schools in Ringwood

  • Mullum Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Ringwood Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Yarra Valley Grammar Independent · Combined above peers
  • Aquinas College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Norwood Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Vermont Ringwood
Supermarkets 0 6
Cafes & restaurants 1 46
Parks & reserves 15 24
Childcare 8 16
GPs 2 9
Pharmacies 1 7
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 8
Fuel stations 2 6
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 1 11

Mobility

Vermont Ringwood
Walkability score 68/100 94/100
Distance to Melbourne 28.4 km 28.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 31 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 149.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 489.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 3133
 1.6%
postcode 3134
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3133
 27
postcode 3134

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.

Vermont Ringwood
Car (driver) 51.0% / 53.2%
Vermont — Car (driver): 51.0% Ringwood — Car (driver): 53.2%
Worked from Home 39.2% / 34.6%
Vermont — Worked from Home: 39.2% Ringwood — Worked from Home: 34.6%
Train 3.2% / 5.2%
Vermont — Train: 3.2% Ringwood — Train: 5.2%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 3.4%
Vermont — Car (passenger): 4.3% Ringwood — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Walked Only 1.2% / 2.1%
Vermont — Walked Only: 1.2% Ringwood — Walked Only: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.2%).

Setting

Vermont Ringwood
Elevation 138 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 113 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.7 km 23.5 km

NBN connectivity

Vermont Ringwood
Connectivity score 76/100 79/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
4,470 premises
 15%
10,436 premises

Climate

Vermont Ringwood
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)

Vermont Ringwood
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Vermont Ringwood
Average residential rate $1,516/yr $1,715/yr
Council Whitehorse Maroondah

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Vermont

Multicultural Outer Parks Premium Professionals Quiet

Ringwood

Easy Commute Gentrifying Outer Parks River Transport Hub

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