[3][4] Lanskey is a "townside" suburb and it is bounded to the west by the river.

[5] The suburb is on the outer edge of urban development of the town of Mount Isa.

There are small pockets of housing and much of land is still used ffor agriculture, specifically for grazing on native vegetation.

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

The nearest government secondary school is Spinifex State College which has its junior campus in Parkside to the south-west and its senior campus in Pioneer to the south-east.