Ringwood is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia, 23 km (14 mi) east of Melbourne's
Central Business District. Its local government
area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2011
Census, Ringwood had a population of 16,009.
Ringwood has many parks reserves, most
notably, Ringwood Lake.

Ringwood has two Australian Rules football
teams, the Norwood Norsemen, who are
the current Division 1 Eastern Football League
(EFL) premiers, whose home ground is Mullum
Reserve. The second team is the Ringwood
Redbacks who play in Division 3 of the EFL, at
Jubilee Park.

Ringwood is also the home to Ringwood City
Soccer Club. Founded in 1953, the club became
the Victorian State League champions in 1959.
However, the club has seen very limited
success since and they now play in the
Victorian State League Division 5; the lowest
level on the Victorian soccer pyramid.
The club is based at the Ringwood City Soccer
Complex located at Jubilee Park.

Ringwood is further home to the Ringwood
Hawks Basketball Club who play in the Big V.
The Hawks have been a very successful team
throughout its history in both senior and junior
competitions. The club plays out of the
Maroondah Indoor Sports Centre.