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Ruby VIC 3953

98 addresses · 16 streets

Monash Electorate › South Gippsland LGA › Ruby · 108 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Ruby is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 187 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $2,139 a week, with median rent near $320 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

187Population
48Median age
$2,139Median household income / wk
$320Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Leongatha statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ruby itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Latrobe Valley Airport, 54.6 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs7/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Ruby

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Ruby VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202120.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 66.5%

Population by age in Ruby
Population by age, Ruby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-43
5-1430
15-1915
20-245
25-3410
35-4420
45-5438
55-6428
65-7422
75-8411
85+6
Dwelling types in Ruby
Dwelling types, Ruby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House66
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Ruby
Households by weekly income, Ruby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,49916
$1,500-2,99921
$3,000+11
Top ancestries in Ruby
Top ancestries, Ruby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian96
English76
Scottish23
Irish16
Italian16
Dutch12
Housing tenure in Ruby
Housing tenure, Ruby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned35
Mortgage20
Rented5
Other0
Cars per household in Ruby
Cars per household, Ruby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
00
18
225
313
4+20
Commute to work in Ruby
Commute to work, Ruby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car55
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home23
Top countries of birth in Ruby
Top countries of birth, Ruby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England4
Languages used at home in Ruby
Languages used at home, Ruby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
German3
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,794 bird observations recorded near Ruby — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Ruby

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.