Gunns Plains vs Riana
Gunns Plains is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Riana. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Riana, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Gunns Plains tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Riana 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
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Gunns Plains has more parks and reserves (7 vs 2)
- Riana has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Gunns Plains
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 5%)
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Riana
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (223 min vs 228 min)
- But Gunns Plains sits closer to the CBD (319.8 km vs 322 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Riana
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Gunns Plains
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.0% vs -4.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Gunns Plains and Riana drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Riana has more residents (313 vs 195); Riana has higher household incomes ($81,900 vs $61,048).
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 195 | 313 +61% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.0% | -4.0% |
| Median age | 39 | 45 |
| Median household income | $61,048/yr | $81,900/yr +34% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk | $250/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 82% | 84% |
| Environmental | 18% | 16% |
| 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
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 84 across Central Coast (Tas.) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -38% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 37% of TAS | Higher than 74% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 49% of TAS | Higher than 85% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 34% of TAS | Higher than 69% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 14% of TAS | Higher than 44% of TAS |
Liveability
Riana is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 21/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Gunns Plains
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Riana
- Riana Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 2 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 2 |
Mobility
Riana sits further from the CBD (322 km vs 319.8 km).
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 319.8 km | 322 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 228 min | 223 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 7315 | 0.7% postcode 7316 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 28 postcode 7315 | 31 postcode 7316 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.4%).
Setting
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 117 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 292 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.4 km | 12.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 84 premises | 0% 132 premises |
Climate
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 814 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,379/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Coast (Tas.) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Gunns Plains | Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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