42.7%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Rubyvale · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Rubyvale
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
A striking 42.7% of people in Rubyvale live with a long-term health condition. This is far above the figures for Queensland and Australia, marking it as one of the areas with the highest rates of long-term illness. Many residents struggle with chronic health issues that impact their daily lives.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term health condition at 19.1%, followed by mental health issues at 11.6%. This mental health rate is a little above the national figure, and it contributes to the high overall number of people living with chronic illness.
11.6%
Higher than 73% of urban centre 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 Rubyvale, the largest group is None at 46%, followed by One condition (29%) and Two conditions (16%).
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Needing help with daily activities is much more common here than in most areas, affecting 11.0% of people. This is well above the national figure and has risen by 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
11.0% ▲ +160.9%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Rubyvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321089/rubyvale/topic/health-disability