Ringwood EastVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3135 · Maroondah
Daily life in Ringwood East is marked by a significant number of residents working from home, at 31.9%, reflecting modern work trends. Commuting by car is common, with 45.7% of residents driving to work. The suburb has a strong community feel, supported by a high percentage of family households at 68.8%. The local economy is supported by a diverse range of occupations, with professionals making up 30.2% of the workforce.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Ringwood East
Houses · Across 107 sales, houses in Ringwood East reached a median of $980,000, 6.2% down year on year and just above the middle of the Victorian range.
The middle half of houses sold between $853,000 and $1,205,000.
Houses
$980k
median of 107 sales
6.2% down on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 61% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $853k and $1.21m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$700k
median of 64 sales
2.2% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 84% of the 162 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $643k and $786k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$916k
median of 25 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $770k and $1.06m.
Last sold one to two months ago
196 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Houses were $975,000 in 2022 and are $980,000 today: four years of very little.
- Houses
- Units
- Townhouses
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses | Units | Townhouses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $955k | $693k | $868k |
| 2025 · part year | $1.05m | $693k | $1.01m |
| 2024 | $1.06m | $735k | |
| 2023 | $1.00m | $725k | |
| 2022 | $975k | $720k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $923k | 26 | -6.8%low confidence26 sales this quarter, 24 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $990k | 24 | -8.2%low confidence24 sales this quarter, 38 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.08m | 38 | +6.7% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $700k | 14 | +1%low confidence14 sales this quarter, 12 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $693k | 12 | -0.6%low confidence12 sales this quarter, 30 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $697k | 30 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $951k | 6 | +23.5%low confidence6 sales this quarter, 7 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $770k | 7 | -26.5%low confidence7 sales this quarter, 10 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.05m | 10 |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Ringwood East
Houses
In Ringwood East, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom house has a median of $940,000 from 61 sales, while a four-bedroom house has a median of $1.27 million from 28 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $762k | 11 · few |
| 3 | $940k | 61 |
| 4 | $1.27m | 28 · few |
| 5 | $1.35m | 6 · few |
Units
In Ringwood East, over the last 12 months, a two-bedroom unit has a median of $668,000 from 48 sales, while a three-bedroom unit has a median of $818,000 from 14 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $668k | 48 |
| 3 | $818k | 14 · few |
Townhouses
In Ringwood East, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom townhouse has a median of $864,000 from 14 sales, while a four-bedroom townhouse has a median of $1.09 million from 8 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $864k | 14 · few |
| 4 | $1.09m | 8 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
3 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Ringwood East
All schools · Ringwood East's 3 schools teach 1,868 students, up 33% in ten years — and 10 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
3
2 primary · 1 Prep-to-12
Students, all schools
1,868
2025 · +33.0% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
−6.7%
883 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
+6.9%
1,097 · Years 1–6, anywhere
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Ringwood East have grown 33% over 10 years, with the movement at the secondary end.
- Primary schools
- Prep-to-12 & specialist
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| Year | Primary schools | Prep-to-12 & specialist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 618 | 787 |
| 2016 | 667 | 787 |
| 2017 | 765 | 804 |
| 2018 | 863 | 804 |
| 2019 | 904 | 812 |
| 2020 | 946 | 781 |
| 2021 | 956 | 789 |
| 2022 | 935 | 797 |
| 2023 | 932 | 849 |
| 2024 | 921 | 904 |
| 2025 | 883 | 985 |
Which schools in Ringwood East are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Years 7–12
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
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| Year | Years 1–6 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 745 | 535 | 125 | 1,405 |
| 2016 | 749 | 561 | 144 | 1,454 |
| 2017 | 837 | 575 | 157 | 1,569 |
| 2018 | 925 | 555 | 187 | 1,667 |
| 2019 | 975 | 563 | 178 | 1,716 |
| 2020 | 1,026 | 528 | 173 | 1,727 |
| 2021 | 1,033 | 528 | 184 | 1,745 |
| 2022 | 1,056 | 504 | 172 | 1,732 |
| 2023 | 1,079 | 538 | 164 | 1,781 |
| 2024 | 1,071 | 583 | 171 | 1,825 |
| 2025 | 1,097 | 627 | 144 | 1,868 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 3 schools in Ringwood East
Ordered by size, not by results — 2 government, 0 Catholic and 1 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
- VCE median
- The middle study score of that school’s Year 12 students, on a scale of 0–50. The state median in 2025 was 29.0, so a school above that sits above the middle and one below it sits below. The smaller number after it is how many students the figure rests on. Under 30 students we show nothing at all — a small cohort’s result swings from year to year on who happened to sit the exams, which is easily mistaken for the school changing.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr | VCE median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tintern Grammar | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 985 | +26.1% | +25.2% | 34 · 170 |
| Eastwood Primary School | Government | Primary | 555 | −4.3% | +70.8% | — |
| Tinternvale Primary School | Government | Primary | 328 | −10.4% | +11.9% | — |
One school in Ringwood East reported a median VCE study score of 34, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Ringwood East
10 government catchments cover Ringwood East — 4 secondary and 6 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Bayswater Secondary College | Secondary |
| Melba Secondary College | Secondary |
| Norwood Secondary College | Secondary |
| Ringwood Secondary College | Secondary |
| Ainslie Parklands Primary School | Primary |
| Eastwood Primary School | Primary |
| Great Ryrie Primary School | Primary |
| Heathmont East Primary School | Primary |
| Mullum Primary School | Primary |
| Tinternvale Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Ringwood East is a suburb with a population of 10,762, characterized by a median age of 38, aligning with the Victorian average. The community has a balanced gender distribution with 48.6% male and 51.4% female residents. Families are predominant, with 49% being couples with children and 33.4% couples without children. The area has a high percentage of separate houses at 92.7%, indicating a preference for traditional housing types. The suburb's cultural diversity is evident, with 30.5% of residents born overseas, slightly below the state average of 35%.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Ringwood East · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 85 |
| Professionals | 80 |
| Investors | 70 |
| Retirees | 65 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of couples with children at 49%
- Average household size of 2.5 people
- Predominantly separate houses (92.7%) suitable for families
- Good education levels with 33.6% holding bachelor degrees
Against the state
How Ringwood East differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
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| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 0.9% |
| Separate houses | 92.7% |
| Townhouses | 6.3% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 31.9% |
| Drove a car | 45.7% |
| Public transport | 4.1% |
| Walked only | 1.4% |
| Car passenger | 2.6% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- High labour force participation at 65.5%
- Above average education levels - 33.6% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Owner-dominated housing - 69.1% owned outright or with mortgage
- Above average median household income of $1,817 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Significant work-from-home population at 31.9%
Things to be aware of
- Unemployment rate slightly above state average at 4.8%
- Lower percentage of apartments at 0.9%, limiting housing diversity
- Higher median monthly mortgage of $2,051 may challenge affordability
- Lower percentage of residents with no health conditions at 60.5% (vs VIC 61%)
- Public transport usage is low at 4.1%
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
School details, enrolments and senior secondary results from the National Schools Data Collection © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
School catchment boundaries contain information © State of Victoria (Department of Education), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.