Ryan vs Alma Park
Ryan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Alma Park. 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 families with children, while Alma Park suits 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
- Ryan has more separate houses rather than flats (118% vs 100%)
- Alma Park is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 57%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Alma Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 36%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Ryan
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($69/wk vs $185/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 10%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Ryan sits closer to the CBD (534.7 km vs 551.3 km)
- Alma Park has a shorter drive in (348 min vs 360 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 5.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ryan and Alma Park 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
Alma Park rents higher ($185/wk vs $69/wk); Alma Park skews older (50 vs 42).
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62 +6% vs other | 58 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +313.3% | +5.5% |
| Median age | 42 | 50 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr | $95,316/yr +13% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $69/wk | $185/wk +168% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 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 (19.4%).
Zoning mix
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 7 across Lockhart | 86 across Greater Hume |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% | +33% |
Ranking within NSW
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 30% of NSW |
Liveability
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Ryan carries more bushfire risk (26 vs 14).
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 26/100 | Low 14/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 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
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 7 | 0 |
Mobility
Alma Park sits further from the CBD (551.3 km vs 534.7 km).
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 534.7 km | 551.3 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 360 min | 348 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2658 | 0.0% postcode 2659 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 62 postcode 2658 | 68 postcode 2659 |
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 (64.3%).
Setting
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 291 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 208 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 8 premises | 0% 19 premises |
Council rates
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $394/yr | $992/yr |
| Council | Lockhart | Greater Hume |
Federal electorate
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina | Farrer |
| Member | Michael Mccormack | David Farley |
| Party | The Nationals | One Nation |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ryan | Alma Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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