Leongatha North vs Ruby

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Leongatha North, about half of households are couple families. In Ruby, most households are couple families. On these figures, Leongatha North tends to suit people living alone, while Ruby suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Ruby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 62%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Ruby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 23%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Leongatha North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($245/wk vs $320/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Ruby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (130.6 km vs 142.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (103 min vs 112 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Leongatha North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 21%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Leongatha North and Ruby drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Leongatha North Ruby
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Leongatha North Ruby
Walkability 0 / 0
Leongatha North — Walkability: 0/100 Ruby — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 82
Leongatha North — Safety: 84/100 Ruby — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Leongatha North — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ruby — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 34 / 86
Leongatha North — Low flood risk: 34/100 Ruby — Low flood risk: 86/100

Demographics

Ruby has more residents (187 vs 141); Ruby rents higher ($320/wk vs $245/wk).

Leongatha North Ruby
Population 141 187
+33% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.2% -0.5%
Median age 48
same for both
Median household income $96,200/yr $111,228/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $245/wk $320/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Leongatha North Ruby
0-4 2.8% / 1.6%
Leongatha North — 0-4: 2.8% Ruby — 0-4: 1.6%
5-14 18.4% / 16.0%
Leongatha North — 5-14: 18.4% Ruby — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 8.5% / 8.0%
Leongatha North — 15-19: 8.5% Ruby — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 4.3% / 2.7%
Leongatha North — 20-24: 4.3% Ruby — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 3.5% / 5.3%
Leongatha North — 25-34: 3.5% Ruby — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 10.6% / 10.7%
Leongatha North — 35-44: 10.6% Ruby — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 12.1% / 20.3%
Leongatha North — 45-54: 12.1% Ruby — 45-54: 20.3%
55-64 12.1% / 15.0%
Leongatha North — 55-64: 12.1% Ruby — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 22.7% / 11.8%
Leongatha North — 65-74: 22.7% Ruby — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 3.5% / 5.9%
Leongatha North — 75-84: 3.5% Ruby — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 2.1% / 3.2%
Leongatha North — 85+: 2.1% Ruby — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Leongatha North Ruby
New Zealand 2.1% / —
Leongatha North — New Zealand: 2.1% Ruby — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 2.1%
Leongatha North — England: not among its largest Ruby — England: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Leongatha North 50.0% couple families
Leongatha North — Couple Families: 50.0% Leongatha North — Lone Person: 37.5% Leongatha North — One Parent Families: 12.5%
Ruby 62.5% couple families
Ruby — Couple Families: 62.5% Ruby — Lone Person: 12.5% Ruby — One Parent Families: 25.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Leongatha North 100.0% houses
Leongatha North — Houses: 100.0%
Ruby 100.0% houses
Ruby — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Leongatha North Ruby
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 14.4%
Leongatha North — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Ruby — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 10.2%
Leongatha North — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Ruby — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 9.1%
Leongatha North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Ruby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.7% / 2.1%
Leongatha North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.7% Ruby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 1.6%
Leongatha North — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Ruby — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Leongatha North 15.2% renting
Leongatha North — Owned Outright: 54.3% Leongatha North — Mortgage: 30.4% Leongatha North — Renting: 15.2%
Ruby 8.3% renting
Ruby — Owned Outright: 58.3% Ruby — Mortgage: 33.3% Ruby — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Leongatha North Ruby
Median house price $1,300,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Leongatha North Ruby
Rural and farming 94% 95%
Parks and recreation 4% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Leongatha North Ruby
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Leongatha North Ruby
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 84% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC

Liveability

Leongatha North Ruby
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Leongatha North carries more flood risk (66 vs 14).

Leongatha North Ruby
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
18/100
Flood Moderate
66/100
 Low
14/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Leongatha North Ruby
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Leongatha North Ruby
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Leongatha North sits further from the CBD (142.2 km vs 130.6 km).

Leongatha North Ruby
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 142.2 km
+8% vs other
 130.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 112 min 103 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3953
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3953
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Leongatha North Ruby
Car (driver) 53.8% / 67.1%
Leongatha North — Car (driver): 53.8% Ruby — Car (driver): 67.1%
Worked from Home 36.5% / 28.0%
Leongatha North — Worked from Home: 36.5% Ruby — Worked from Home: 28.0%
Car (passenger) 9.6% / —
Leongatha North — Car (passenger): 9.6% Ruby — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 4.9%
Leongatha North — Walked Only: not among its largest Ruby — Walked Only: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.1%).

Setting

Leongatha North Ruby
Elevation 162 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 193 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 28.0 km 24.6 km

NBN connectivity

Leongatha North Ruby
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
60 premises
 0%
78 premises

Climate

Leongatha North Ruby
Annual rainfall 906 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Leongatha North Ruby
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Leongatha North Ruby
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Leongatha North Ruby
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Leongatha North

Retirees Rural

Ruby

Rural

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