Named after Thomas Ryan (1876–1921), Premier of Queensland 1915–19.
Area and Location Description:
Ryan covers an area of approximately 441 sq km mainly on the western side of the City of Brisbane. The division is located north of the Brisbane River from Auchenflower in the east to Kholo in the west and north to Keperra and Ferny Grove and the boundary of the City of Brisbane in the north and west. The main suburbs and localities include Bellbowrie, Brookfield, Chapel Hill, Enoggera, Indooroopilly, Karana Downs, Kenmore, Keperra, Mitchelton, St Lucia, Taringa, The Gap, Toowong, Upper Kedron and parts of Ashgrove, Auchenflower, Bardon, Paddington and Lake Manchester.
Products/industries of the area:
The area is mainly residential and acreage suburbs with some commercial and retail activities. The University of Queensland is located on the Brisbane River at St Lucia, while all of Brisbane's television transmitters are on Mount Coot-tha. By way of contrast, some farming still occurs in the outlying suburbs and the division also includes a large portion of Brisbane Forest Park.
First proclaimed/election:
1949
Demographic rating:
Outer Metropolitan
Members:
Prentice, J (LNQ) 2010–
Johnson, M (LP) 2001–2010
Short, L (ALP) 2001–2001
Moore, J (LP) 1975–2001
Drury, E N (LP) 1949–1975
