Mount Isa vs Ryan

Mount Isa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 39 in Ryan. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Isa, the large majority of households are couple families. In Ryan, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Isa tends to suit families with children and couples, while Ryan suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Mount Isa

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • 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

Mount Isa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Isa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $369/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Ryan

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1212 min vs 1227 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1827.8 km vs 1850 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ryan

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 3%)

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

Investors

Mount Isa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.8% vs -25.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Isa 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.

Mount Isa 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.

Mount Isa Ryan
Walkability 0 / 30
Mount Isa — Walkability: 0/100 Ryan — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 2 / 10
Mount Isa — Safety: 2/100 Ryan — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 54 / 100
Mount Isa — Low fire risk: 54/100 Ryan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Isa has higher household incomes ($245,804 vs $108,316); Ryan rents higher ($369/wk vs $175/wk).

Mount Isa Ryan
Population 172
+39% vs other
 105
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +45.8% -25.5%
Median age 35 39
Median household income $245,804/yr
+56% vs other
 $108,316/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk $369/wk
+111% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Isa Ryan
0-4 14.5% / 9.5%
Mount Isa — 0-4: 14.5% Ryan — 0-4: 9.5%
5-14 17.4% / 18.1%
Mount Isa — 5-14: 17.4% Ryan — 5-14: 18.1%
15-19 7.0% / 8.6%
Mount Isa — 15-19: 7.0% Ryan — 15-19: 8.6%
20-24 1.7% / 7.6%
Mount Isa — 20-24: 1.7% Ryan — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 12.2% / 14.3%
Mount Isa — 25-34: 12.2% Ryan — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 21.5% / 19.0%
Mount Isa — 35-44: 21.5% Ryan — 35-44: 19.0%
45-54 14.0% / 8.6%
Mount Isa — 45-54: 14.0% Ryan — 45-54: 8.6%
55-64 8.7% / 11.4%
Mount Isa — 55-64: 8.7% Ryan — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 1.7% / 12.4%
Mount Isa — 65-74: 1.7% Ryan — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 1.7% / 8.6%
Mount Isa — 75-84: 1.7% Ryan — 75-84: 8.6%
85+ — / —
Mount Isa — 85+: not among its largest Ryan — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Isa 81.0% couple families
Mount Isa — Couple Families: 81.0% Mount Isa — Lone Person: 11.9% Mount Isa — One Parent Families: 7.1%
Ryan 50.0% couple families
Ryan — Couple Families: 50.0% Ryan — Lone Person: 38.5% Ryan — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Isa 42.3% renting
Mount Isa — Owned Outright: 26.9% Mount Isa — Mortgage: 30.8% Mount Isa — Renting: 42.3%
Ryan 41.4% renting
Ryan — Owned Outright: 48.3% Ryan — Mortgage: 10.3% Ryan — Renting: 41.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mount Isa Ryan
New Zealand 1.7% / 2.9%
Mount Isa — New Zealand: 1.7% Ryan — New Zealand: 2.9%
South Africa 2.3% / —
Mount Isa — South Africa: 2.3% Ryan — South Africa: not among its largest
Zimbabwe 1.7% / —
Mount Isa — Zimbabwe: 1.7% Ryan — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Isa Ryan
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 25.7%
Mount Isa — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Ryan — Certificate III & IV: 25.7%
Bachelor Degree 18.6% / 4.8%
Mount Isa — Bachelor Degree: 18.6% Ryan — Bachelor Degree: 4.8%
Postgraduate Degree 8.7% / —
Mount Isa — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7% Ryan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / 3.8%
Mount Isa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Ryan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Isa 80.4% houses
Mount Isa — Houses: 80.4% Mount Isa — Flats / Apartments: 12.5% Mount Isa — Townhouses: 7.1%
Ryan 78.8% houses
Ryan — Houses: 78.8% Ryan — Flats / Apartments: 21.2% Ryan — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Ranking within QLD

Mount Isa Ryan
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 100% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD

Liveability

Ryan is more walkable (30 vs 0).

Mount Isa Ryan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Mount Isa carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 0).

Mount Isa Ryan
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
98/100
 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 2
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Isa 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

Mount Isa Ryan
Parks & reserves 5 1
GPs 0 1
Waterways 685 0

Mobility

Mount Isa sits further from the CBD (1850 km vs 1827.8 km).

Mount Isa Ryan
Walkability score 0/100 30/100
Distance to Brisbane 1850 km
+1% vs other
 1827.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1227 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.

Mount Isa Ryan
Car (driver) 73.6% / 61.5%
Mount Isa — Car (driver): 73.6% Ryan — Car (driver): 61.5%
Walked Only 11.0% / 23.1%
Mount Isa — Walked Only: 11.0% Ryan — Walked Only: 23.1%
Worked from Home 6.6% / 9.6%
Mount Isa — Worked from Home: 6.6% Ryan — Worked from Home: 9.6%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / 5.8%
Mount Isa — Car (passenger): 8.8% Ryan — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Mount Isa Ryan
Elevation 418 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 359 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Isa Ryan
Connectivity score 33/100 60/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
71 premises
 28%
158 premises

Climate

Mount Isa 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)

Mount Isa Ryan
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Isa Ryan
Average residential rate $893/yr
same for both
Council Mount Isa
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Isa 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

Mount Isa Ryan
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Isa

Family Rural Young Families

Ryan

Family Young Families

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