Riana vs South Riana
South Riana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 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. In South Riana, most households are couple families. On these figures, South Riana tends to suit families with children.
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
- Riana has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- South Riana is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 63%)
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
Riana
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Riana
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (223 min vs 230 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (322 km vs 328.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Riana
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 12%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Riana and South 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 212); South Riana rents higher ($300/wk vs $250/wk).
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 313 +32% vs other | 212 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -4.0% | -0.9% |
| Median age | 45 | 38 |
| Median household income | $81,900/yr +2% vs other | $79,872/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $300/wk +20% 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 (4.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $512,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 84% | 76% |
| Environmental | 16% | 24% |
| 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
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 84 across Central Coast (Tas.) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -38% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 74% of TAS | Higher than 71% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 85% of TAS | Higher than 2% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 69% of TAS | Higher than 68% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of TAS | Higher than 28% of TAS |
Liveability
Riana is more walkable (20 vs 0).
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Riana carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0).
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Riana
- Riana Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in South Riana
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
South Riana sits further from the CBD (328.7 km vs 322 km).
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 322 km | 328.7 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 223 min | 230 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 7316 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 31 postcode 7316 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 (77.4%).
Setting
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 292 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 398 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 12.3 km | 17.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 24/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 132 premises | 0% 63 premises |
Climate
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 814 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,379/yr same for both | |
| Council | Central Coast (Tas.) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Riana | South Riana | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — 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.
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