Henty vs Ryan

Ryan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Henty. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Henty, about half of households are people living alone. In Ryan, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ryan tends to suit 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 6 things we measure here

  • Henty has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Ryan carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 63/100)

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

First-home buyers

Henty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Ryan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($69/wk vs $200/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

Henty

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (335 min vs 360 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (518.3 km vs 534.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Henty has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 23%)
  • Ryan carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 63/100)

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

Investors

Ryan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (313.3% vs -1.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Henty Ryan
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.

Henty Ryan
Walkability 9 / 6
Henty — Walkability: 9/100 Ryan — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 37 / 100
Henty — Safety: 37/100 Ryan — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 78 / 74
Henty — Low fire risk: 78/100 Ryan — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Henty has more residents (1,225 vs 62); Henty rents higher ($200/wk vs $69/wk).

Henty Ryan
Population 1,225
+95% vs other
 62
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.0% +313.3%
Median age 51 42
Median household income $52,832/yr $84,500/yr
+60% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+66% vs other
 $69/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Henty Ryan
0-4 4.7% / —
Henty — 0-4: 4.7% Ryan — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.6% / 19.4%
Henty — 5-14: 11.6% Ryan — 5-14: 19.4%
15-19 6.5% / 14.5%
Henty — 15-19: 6.5% Ryan — 15-19: 14.5%
20-24 4.2% / —
Henty — 20-24: 4.2% Ryan — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 7.8% / —
Henty — 25-34: 7.8% Ryan — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 8.8% / 12.9%
Henty — 35-44: 8.8% Ryan — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 10.8% / 9.7%
Henty — 45-54: 10.8% Ryan — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 15.7% / 11.3%
Henty — 55-64: 15.7% Ryan — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 15.3% / 14.5%
Henty — 65-74: 15.3% Ryan — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 10.9% / 8.1%
Henty — 75-84: 10.9% Ryan — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 4.2% / —
Henty — 85+: 4.2% Ryan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Henty 50.3% lone person
Henty — Lone Person: 50.3% Henty — Couple Families: 30.9% Henty — One Parent Families: 14.8% Henty — Group Household: 2.7% Henty — Other Families: 1.2%
Ryan 42.9% lone person
Ryan — Lone Person: 42.9% Ryan — Couple Families: 57.1% Ryan — One Parent Families: 0.0% Ryan — Group Household: 0.0% Ryan — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Henty 18.3% renting
Henty — Owned Outright: 55.5% Henty — Mortgage: 26.2% Henty — Renting: 18.3%
Ryan 31.2% renting
Ryan — Owned Outright: 68.8% Ryan — Mortgage: 0.0% Ryan — Renting: 31.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Henty 95.9% houses
Henty — Houses: 95.9% Henty — Townhouses: 3.3% Henty — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Ryan 117.6% houses
Ryan — Houses: 117.6% Ryan — Townhouses: 0.0% Ryan — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Henty Ryan
Certificate III & IV 13.6% / 19.4%
Henty — Certificate III & IV: 13.6% Ryan — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 16.1%
Henty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Ryan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / —
Henty — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% Ryan — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Henty — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Ryan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / —
Henty — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Ryan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Property market

Henty Ryan
Median house price $370,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $132,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 72 days
from 22 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Henty Ryan
Rural and farming 97% 100%
Environmental 3% 0%
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

Henty Ryan
New dwellings approved 86
across Greater Hume
 7
across Lockhart
Approvals change year on year +33% -33%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Henty Ryan
Houses 5.0%
$402/wk on $418K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Henty Ryan
House price Higher than 9% of NSW —
Income Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 86% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 96% of NSW —

Liveability

Henty Ryan
Grade D —
Score 28/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Henty carries more crime risk (63 vs 0).

Henty Ryan
Bushfire Low
22/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Moderate
63/100
 None
0/100
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

Henty Ryan
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Henty

  • Henty Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Paul's Lutheran Primary School Independent · Primary at peers

Schools in Ryan

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Henty Ryan
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 4 0
Childcare 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 40 7

Mobility

Ryan sits further from the CBD (534.7 km vs 518.3 km).

Henty Ryan
Walkability score 9/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 518.3 km 534.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 335 min 360 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2658
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 2658
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.

Henty Ryan
Car (driver) 75.4% / 60.7%
Henty — Car (driver): 75.4% Ryan — Car (driver): 60.7%
Worked from Home 16.0% / 39.3%
Henty — Worked from Home: 16.0% Ryan — Worked from Home: 39.3%
Walked Only 4.3% / —
Henty — Walked Only: 4.3% Ryan — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.3% / —
Henty — Car (passenger): 3.3% Ryan — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 1.0% / —
Henty — Bus: 1.0% Ryan — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Henty Ryan
Elevation 243 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 291 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Henty Ryan
Connectivity score 68/100 15/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
669 premises
 0%
8 premises

Council rates

Henty Ryan
Average residential rate $992/yr $394/yr
Council Greater Hume Lockhart

Federal electorate

Henty Ryan
Division Farrer Riverina
Member David Farley Michael Mccormack
Party One Nation The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Henty Ryan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Henty

Affordable Retirees Rural

Ryan

Rural

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