Ryan vs Sunset

Sunset is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 39 in Ryan. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ryan, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Sunset, about half of households rent. On these figures, Ryan tends to suit 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

Sunset

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 79%)

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

First-home buyers

Sunset

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Sunset

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 30/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1825.5 km vs 1827.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ryan

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 8%)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 10%)
  • But Sunset is more walkable (51/100 vs 30/100)

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

Investors

Sunset

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.3% vs -25.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ryan and Sunset drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Ryan Sunset
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.

Ryan Sunset
Walkability 30 / 51
Ryan — Walkability: 30/100 Sunset — Walkability: 51/100
Safety 10 / 9
Ryan — Safety: 10/100 Sunset — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ryan — Low fire risk: 100/100 Sunset — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sunset has more residents (2,137 vs 105); Ryan skews older (39 vs 31).

Ryan Sunset
Population 105 2,137
+1935% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -25.5% -2.3%
Median age 39 31
Median household income $108,316/yr $120,900/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $369/wk
+5% vs other
 $349/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ryan Sunset
0-4 9.5% / 8.6%
Ryan — 0-4: 9.5% Sunset — 0-4: 8.6%
5-14 18.1% / 17.2%
Ryan — 5-14: 18.1% Sunset — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 8.6% / 5.2%
Ryan — 15-19: 8.6% Sunset — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 7.6% / 7.6%
Ryan — 20-24: 7.6% Sunset — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 14.3% / 17.7%
Ryan — 25-34: 14.3% Sunset — 25-34: 17.7%
35-44 19.0% / 13.6%
Ryan — 35-44: 19.0% Sunset — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 8.6% / 12.4%
Ryan — 45-54: 8.6% Sunset — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 11.4% / 9.6%
Ryan — 55-64: 11.4% Sunset — 55-64: 9.6%
65-74 12.4% / 4.7%
Ryan — 65-74: 12.4% Sunset — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 8.6% / 2.8%
Ryan — 75-84: 8.6% Sunset — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / 0.5%
Ryan — 85+: not among its largest Sunset — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ryan 50.0% couple families
Ryan — Couple Families: 50.0% Ryan — Lone Person: 38.5% Ryan — One Parent Families: 11.5% Ryan — Group Household: 0.0% Ryan — Other Families: 0.0%
Sunset 44.9% couple families
Sunset — Couple Families: 44.9% Sunset — Lone Person: 30.5% Sunset — One Parent Families: 19.1% Sunset — Group Household: 3.9% Sunset — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ryan 41.4% renting
Ryan — Owned Outright: 48.3% Ryan — Mortgage: 10.3% Ryan — Renting: 41.4%
Sunset 46.1% renting
Sunset — Owned Outright: 18.0% Sunset — Mortgage: 35.9% Sunset — Renting: 46.1%
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.

Ryan Sunset
New Zealand 2.9% / 5.3%
Ryan — New Zealand: 2.9% Sunset — New Zealand: 5.3%
Philippines — / 2.4%
Ryan — Philippines: not among its largest Sunset — Philippines: 2.4%
England — / 1.6%
Ryan — England: not among its largest Sunset — England: 1.6%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Ryan — South Africa: not among its largest Sunset — South Africa: 0.8%
India — / 0.3%
Ryan — India: not among its largest Sunset — India: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Ryan Sunset
Certificate III & IV 25.7% / 20.1%
Ryan — Certificate III & IV: 25.7% Sunset — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 6.5%
Ryan — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Sunset — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 4.5%
Ryan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Sunset — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Ryan — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Sunset — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Ryan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Sunset — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ryan 78.8% houses
Ryan — Houses: 78.8% Ryan — Flats / Apartments: 21.2% Ryan — Townhouses: 0.0%
Sunset 90.1% houses
Sunset — Houses: 90.1% Sunset — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Sunset — Townhouses: 9.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ryan Sunset
Median house price — $296,000
Median unit price — $252,000
Median land price —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Ryan Sunset
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 87% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 71% of QLD

Liveability

Sunset is more walkable (51 vs 30).

Ryan Sunset
Grade — D
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Ryan Sunset
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
90/100
 High
91/100
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 6
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Ryan Sunset
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Ryan

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

Schools in Sunset

  • Sunset State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Mount Isa Flexible School Catholic · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Ryan Sunset
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 2
GPs 1 0

Mobility

Ryan sits further from the CBD (1827.8 km vs 1825.5 km).

Ryan Sunset
Walkability score 30/100 51/100
Distance to Brisbane 1827.8 km 1825.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1212 min 1208 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.

Ryan Sunset
Car (driver) 61.5% / 86.2%
Ryan — Car (driver): 61.5% Sunset — Car (driver): 86.2%
Walked Only 23.1% / 2.0%
Ryan — Walked Only: 23.1% Sunset — Walked Only: 2.0%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 8.5%
Ryan — Car (passenger): 5.8% Sunset — Car (passenger): 8.5%
Worked from Home 9.6% / 1.3%
Ryan — Worked from Home: 9.6% Sunset — Worked from Home: 1.3%
Bus — / 1.1%
Ryan — Bus: not among its largest Sunset — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.2%).

Setting

Ryan Sunset
Elevation 359 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 365 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ryan Sunset
Connectivity score 60/100 57/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
158 premises
 22%
906 premises

Climate

Ryan Sunset
Annual rainfall 510 mm 502 mm
Summer max (Jan) 37.0°C —
Winter min (Jul) 9.3°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Ryan Sunset
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ryan

Family Young Families

Sunset

Affordable Family Large Blocks Parks Young Families

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