28.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Ruffy · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Ruffy
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Over half of the people in Ruffy report having no long-term health conditions. This makes the area's health profile quite typical, with a long-term condition rate of 28.0% that is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis, asthma, and mental health are the most common long-term conditions, each affecting 7.9% of residents. About 8% of people have a mental health condition, which is around the middle for similar areas.
7.9%
Lower than 52% 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 Ruffy, None is the majority at 64%; One condition is next at 21%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is manageable for most, as only 3.7% of people need help with daily activities. This is a little below the national figure of 5.8% and lower than most other areas.
3.7% ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
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 Ruffy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22211/ruffy/topic/health-disability