33.2%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ruby · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ruby
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher-than-usual share of people live with chronic illness in Ruby, where 33.2% have a long-term health condition. While physical ailments are common, the area reports a much lower rate of mental health conditions than the state and national figures.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are well above the national figure, with arthritis being the most common at 13.4%. However, only 5.3% of people have a mental health condition, which is well below the 8.8% seen across Australia.
5.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Ruby, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 27%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is less affected by disability here than in most areas, with only 3.2% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
3.2% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Ruby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22210/ruby/topic/health-disability