Ringwood North is a suburb of

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, east of Melbourne's

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, located within the Cities of Manningham and Maroondah

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s. Ringwood North recorded a population of 9,964 at the 2021 census. The suburb is mostly located within the City of Maroondah, with a small part in the north west of the suburb being located within the City of Manningham. It is bounded on the south by Loughnan, Warrandyte and Wonga Roads (these roads flow into one another continuously). Glenvale Road forms the westernmost boundary in the southern part of the suburb, with the Warrandyte-Ringwood Road forming the western boundary at the northern end of the suburb. The eastern and northern boundaries follow property lines, rather than roads. Ringwood North Post Office opened on 9 August 1920, in the then rural area. Ringwood North has its own shopping centre and also has plenty of parklands and reserves nearby without being excessively rural, like Wonga Park or

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. The style of its roads is distinct from the urban, parallel streetscapes of Ringwood and the circular, 'contour-line' style streets found in neighbouring Park Orchards. Ringwood North is a surprisingly hilly area, which is especially evident around the aptly named Loughnan's Hill area and the infamously steep Glenvale Road. Glenvale Road also happens to mark the boundary between Ringwood North and Donvale and also the boundary between Maroondah and Manningham.

Education

Primary schools

* Ringwood Heights Primary School * Ringwood North Primary School * Holy Spirit Community School

Secondary schools

There are no secondary schools within the suburb of Ringwood North however Norwood Secondary College lies just over the boundary with the neighbouring suburb of Ringwood.

Sport

The suburb has an

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football team, the North Ringwood Saints, who compete in the Eastern Football League. The suburb also has a cricket club, the North Ringwood Bulls, which takes part in the Ringwood and District Cricket Association.

Notable people

Dean Bailey Dean Bailey (18 January 1967 – 11 March 2014) was an Australian rules football player and coach. He played for the Essendon Football Club and was the senior coach of the Melbourne Football Club, as well as an assistant coach at Essendon and P ...

- Australian rules footballer and coach * Peter Banfield - Australian rules footballer * Gary O'Donnell - Australian rules footballer *

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- netballer *

Paul Salmon Paul Salmon (born 20 January 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for Essendon Football Club, Essendon and Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn. Recruited from Ringwood North, Victoria, North ...

- Australian rules footballer *

Nick Malceski Nick Malceski (born 15 August 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans and Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A running defender, he was part of the Sydney line-u ...

- Australian rules footballer *

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- comedian and radio broadcaster *

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- tennis player * Tom Boyd- AFL player

References

External links

North Ringwood FC official homepage
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