Pleasant Hills vs Ryan

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Ryan tends to suit people living alone.

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

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 16/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (118% vs 105%)
  • But Pleasant Hills is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 57%)

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

First-home buyers

Pleasant Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (1% 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 11%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($69/wk vs $150/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pleasant Hills

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (353 min vs 360 min)
  • But Ryan sits closer to the CBD (534.7 km vs 536.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ryan

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 16/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)
  • But Pleasant Hills is more walkable (14/100 vs 6/100)

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 -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Pleasant Hills 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.

Pleasant Hills 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.

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Walkability 14 / 6
Pleasant Hills — Walkability: 14/100 Ryan — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 84 / 100
Pleasant Hills — Safety: 84/100 Ryan — Safety: 100/100
Low fire risk 89 / 74
Pleasant Hills — Low fire risk: 89/100 Ryan — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Pleasant Hills rents higher ($150/wk vs $69/wk); Pleasant Hills has more residents (127 vs 62).

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Population 127
+51% vs other
 62
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.3% +313.3%
Median age 42
same for both
Median household income $70,200/yr $84,500/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk
+54% vs other
 $69/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pleasant Hills Ryan
0-4 3.1% / —
Pleasant Hills — 0-4: 3.1% Ryan — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 18.1% / 19.4%
Pleasant Hills — 5-14: 18.1% Ryan — 5-14: 19.4%
15-19 — / 14.5%
Pleasant Hills — 15-19: not among its largest Ryan — 15-19: 14.5%
20-24 6.3% / —
Pleasant Hills — 20-24: 6.3% Ryan — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.3% / —
Pleasant Hills — 25-34: 6.3% Ryan — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 12.6% / 12.9%
Pleasant Hills — 35-44: 12.6% Ryan — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 15.0% / 9.7%
Pleasant Hills — 45-54: 15.0% Ryan — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 16.5% / 11.3%
Pleasant Hills — 55-64: 16.5% Ryan — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 10.2% / 14.5%
Pleasant Hills — 65-74: 10.2% Ryan — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 2.4% / 8.1%
Pleasant Hills — 75-84: 2.4% Ryan — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 3.1% / —
Pleasant Hills — 85+: 3.1% Ryan — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pleasant Hills 62.1% couple families
Pleasant Hills — Couple Families: 62.1% Pleasant Hills — Lone Person: 27.6% Pleasant Hills — One Parent Families: 10.3%
Ryan 57.1% couple families
Ryan — Couple Families: 57.1% Ryan — Lone Person: 42.9% Ryan — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pleasant Hills 13.6% renting
Pleasant Hills — Owned Outright: 63.6% Pleasant Hills — Mortgage: 22.7% Pleasant Hills — Renting: 13.6%
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.

Pleasant Hills 104.9% houses
Pleasant Hills — Houses: 104.9%
Ryan 117.6% houses
Ryan — Houses: 117.6%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 19.4%
Pleasant Hills — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Ryan — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.3% / 16.1%
Pleasant Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3% Ryan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 16.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / —
Pleasant Hills — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Ryan — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest

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

Property market

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Median house price $300,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $90,000 —

Zoning mix

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Pleasant Hills Ryan
New dwellings approved 7
across Lockhart
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Pleasant Hills Ryan
House price Higher than 7% of NSW —
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 94% of NSW —
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW

Liveability

Pleasant Hills is more walkable (14 vs 6).

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pleasant Hills carries more crime risk (16 vs 0); Ryan carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 11).

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Bushfire Low
11/100
 Low
26/100
Crime Low
16/100
 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

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Pleasant Hills

  • Pleasant Hills Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Ryan

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

Amenities in the suburb

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Childcare 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 5 7

Mobility

Pleasant Hills sits further from the CBD (536.9 km vs 534.7 km).

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Walkability score 14/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 536.9 km 534.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 353 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.

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Car (driver) 54.3% / 60.7%
Pleasant Hills — Car (driver): 54.3% Ryan — Car (driver): 60.7%
Worked from Home 23.9% / 39.3%
Pleasant Hills — Worked from Home: 23.9% Ryan — Worked from Home: 39.3%
Car (passenger) 10.9% / —
Pleasant Hills — Car (passenger): 10.9% Ryan — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 10.9% / —
Pleasant Hills — Walked Only: 10.9% Ryan — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.7%).

Setting

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

NBN connectivity

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
8 premises

Council rates

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Average residential rate $394/yr
same for both
Council Lockhart
same for both

Federal electorate

Pleasant Hills Ryan
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Pleasant Hills

Rural

Ryan

Rural

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