Ryan is a mixed-use

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

of the town of

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Ryan had a population of 105 people.

Geography

The

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flows north–south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River). Ryan is a "townside" suburb. There is a residential area in the south-west of the suburb. There are two areas of industrial use, one on the north-west and west of the suburb and the other on the east, south-east, and south of the suburb. Between these two industrial areas there is agriculture, predominantly

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on native vegetation.

History

All burials occurred in the Pioneer Cemetery (now within Ryan) until the opening of the Sunset Memorial Cemetery in the late 1930s. Ryan was named on 1 September 1973 by the

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after Dr Edward Joseph Ryan, the medical superintendent of the Mount Isa District Hospital during

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. On 16 March 2001, the status of Ryan was changed from a locality to a suburb.

Demographics

In the , Ryan had a population of 141 people. In the , Ryan had a population of 105 people.

Education

There are no schools in Ryan. The nearest government primary schools are Barkly Highway State School in neighbouring Soldiers Hill to the west and Sunset State School in neighbouring

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to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is

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which has its junior campus in Parkside to the south-west and its senior campus in

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to the south-east.

Amenities

Edna Medley Park is an off-leash dog park on Sunset Drive ().

Facilities

Mount Isa Pioneer Cemetery is off Ryan Road (). Mount Isa Sunset Memorial Cemetery is at the northern end of Sunset Drive (). Mount Isa SES Facility is at 14 Ryan Road ().

References

{{City of Mount Isa City of Mount Isa Suburbs of Mount Isa