Lanskey vs Ryan
Ryan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Lanskey. In Lanskey, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Ryan, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Lanskey tends to suit renters and people living alone, while Ryan suits families with children and 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
Ryan
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (79% vs 30%)
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 27%)
- But Lanskey carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, 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
Lanskey
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($188/wk vs $369/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 18%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (59% vs 41%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ryan
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (30/100 vs 4/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Lanskey has more units and townhouses to downsize into (70% vs 21%)
- Ryan is more walkable (30/100 vs 4/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Lanskey
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (60.3% vs -25.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Lanskey 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.
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
Ryan rents higher ($369/wk vs $188/wk); Lanskey skews older (42 vs 39).
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 101 | 105 +4% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +60.3% | -25.5% |
| Median age | 42 | 39 |
| Median household income | $99,112/yr | $108,316/yr +9% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $188/wk | $369/wk +96% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).
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 (5.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Ranking within QLD
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 73% of QLD | Higher than 80% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of QLD | Higher than 82% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 80% of QLD | Higher than 72% of QLD |
Liveability
Ryan is more walkable (30 vs 4).
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Ryan carries more crime risk (90 vs 29).
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 29/100 | High 90/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km | 6 within 5 km |
Schools
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 30/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1828.8 km | 1827.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1214 min | 1212 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4825 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 4825 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).
Setting
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 341 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 359 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 71/100 | 60/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 48% 21 premises | 28% 158 premises |
Climate
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 510 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 37.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.3°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $893/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Isa same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Lanskey | Ryan | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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