Ryan flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Ryan (Mount Isa City, QLD) - 1.59 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Planning schematicRyan

Constraint readout

1.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 22%

1.7× council avg (13%) · #8 of 25 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 31%

≈ council avg (36%) · #12 of 25 mapped council suburbs

Environmental21%

≈ council avg (18%) · #8 of 25 in council

Heritage sites 1 Mostly Medium Impact Industry Flood 8th most affected of 25 → Bushfire 12th most affected of 25 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ryan's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Ryan properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 180 Ryan properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Lot-level readout

Properties analysed

180

lot-by-lot flood, slope and elevation

With mapped flood risk

0 of 180 properties

Median ground slope

largely flat, measured 50 m around each address · 6% of points 15%+

Ground level

339–349 m

AHD, across the suburb

Flood-risk rating across all 180 properties

No mapped risk 180

From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ryan.

Ryan at a glance

Parcels 180 Median lot 3,708 m² Mapped easements 32 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Ryan

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.68 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 0.95 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.

How Ryan is zoned

Medium Impact Industry 45%

Low Impact Industry 13%

Not applied 12%

Open Space 12%

Special Purpose 9%

Rural 8%

Selling in Ryan? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.

Across its 1.59 km², Ryan is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 31% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Medium Impact Industry. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 3,708 m² across 180 parcels.

Who lives in Ryan

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ryan suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

105

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$2,083

per week, Mount Isa City suburb typical $2,177

Median rent

$369

per week, Mount Isa City suburb typical $261

Median mortgage

$2,150

per month

Household size

2.5

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 973, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Ryan's 105 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 8.1%

5-14 15.3%

15-19 7.3%

20-24 6.5%

25-34 12.1%

35-44 16.1%

45-54 7.3%

55-64 9.7%

65-74 10.5%

75-84 7.3%

85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Mount Isa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ryan. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ryan itself.

20,262 in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.

Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.

Ryan data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

Dataset	Coverage	Publisher
Flood mapping	Mapped	the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mapping	Mapped	the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Zoning	Mapped	the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environment	Mapped where published	the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)	Not held	the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Demographics	Available	Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availability	Available	Queensland Government

Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

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Ryan planning - frequently asked

Is Ryan flood-prone?

About 22% of Ryan falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 180 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Ryan bushfire-prone?

Around 31% of Ryan is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Isa City average of 36%.

What is the zoning in Ryan?

The dominant planning zone in Ryan is Medium Impact Industry, though the suburb also includes Low Impact Industry and Not applied.

Does Ryan have heritage-listed places?

Ryan has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is Ryan hilly or flat?

Ryan is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%, and 6% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 339 m to 349 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Ryan?

Across 180 surveyed parcels in Ryan, the median lot size is about 3,708 m². There are also 32 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Ryan?

At the 2021 Census Ryan had 105 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Mount Isa statistical area, which contains Ryan, went from 20,262 people in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.

Is Ryan an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ryan scores 973 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Ryan?

Median household income in Ryan was $2,083 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,177 for the typical suburb in Mount Isa City. Median rent was $369 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,150 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Winston	0.9 km	16%	13%
Soldiers Hill	1.1 km	29%	15%
Lanskey	1.6 km	39%	72%
Sunset	1.7 km	8%	50%
Menzies	1.8 km	3%	0%
Pioneer	2.2 km	4%	6%
Miles End	2.5 km	44%	16%
The Gap	2.6 km	<1%	0%
Mount Isa City	2.8 km	5%	0%
Townview	3.4 km	0%	13%

See all Mount Isa City suburb profiles →