Ringwood, Victoria — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Ringwood, in the Maroondah City local government area.
| Locality | Ringwood |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Maroondah City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -37.81009 |
| Longitude | 145.22815 |
| Population | 19,144 |
| Density | 1884.3 /km² |
| Area | 10.2 km² |
| Elevation | 137 m |
| Postcode | 3134 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 23 km east |
Ringwood is a locality in the Maroondah City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It has a population of 19,144. The locality covers an area of 10.2 km², giving a population density of about 1884.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 137 m above sea level. It lies approximately 23 km east of Melbourne. Ringwood is located at 37.8101°S, 145.2281°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3134.
Ringwood sprawls gently across the undulating foothills, a place where the dappled sunlight filters through mature gum trees and the air often carries the scent of damp earth after a summer shower. It lies 5.2 km west-south-west of Croydon, VIC (from Croydon, VIC: bearing 246°T), and is situated 9.5 km north-north-east of Glen Waverley. The terrain here, a soft cradle of hills, slopes towards the creeks that thread through the suburbs, their banks often lined with native grasses and the occasional resilient wattles. It’s a landscape that feels lived-in, softened by decades of habitation, where the edges of bushland blur into manicured lawns and the sounds of children playing mingle with the distant hum of traffic. The character of Ringwood is one of quiet contentment, a feeling that the land has settled into its people, and its people into the land, a comfortable symbiosis played out under a wide, often cerulean sky.
Historically, Ringwood’s story is one of transformation, from its early days as a rural outpost to its current status as a significant suburban hub. The area was once part of a vast pastoral landscape, its fertile ground eventually yielding to market gardens and orchards that supplied the burgeoning city of Melbourne. Evidence of this agricultural past can still be glimpsed in the occasional remnant orchard or the names of streets that hint at a bygone era of fruit-picking and dairy farms. Today, the local economy is diverse, a blend of retail, professional services, and light industry, with Ringwood’s strategic position acting as a magnet for commerce. The nearby Eastland shopping centre, a sprawling complex, has become a de facto town centre for much of the eastern suburbs, drawing people from far and wide, a testament to Ringwood’s evolution from a quiet agricultural settlement to a vibrant economic engine.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Ringwood, Victoria with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Ringwood, in the Maroondah City local government area.
Detailed location data for Ringwood includes the postcode (3134), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Maroondah City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Ringwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |