30.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rubyanna · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Rubyanna
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A higher share of residents in Rubyanna live with long-term health issues compared to the rest of the country. About 30.7% of the population manages a long-term health condition, which is a little above the national figure of 27.7%. This trend is particularly noticeable in mental health and the need for daily support.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions are much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.3% of people. This is a little above the 8.8% seen across Australia. Other frequent long-term conditions include arthritis at 9.3% and diabetes at 8.2%.
11.3%
Higher than 78% 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 Rubyanna, None is the majority at 67%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily help is needed by 7.4% of people in Rubyanna, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This figure is a little above both the Queensland rate of 6.0% and the national figure of 5.8%.
7.4% ▲ —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Rubyanna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32488/rubyanna/topic/health-disability