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Richardson ACT 2905

1,293 addresses · 53 streets

Bean Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Richardson · 16 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Richardson is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 3,058 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,043 a week, with median rent near $391 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,058Population
36Median age
$2,043Median household income / wk
$391Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Richardson statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Richardson itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Tuggeranong Bus Interchange, 4.8 km west · Airport: Canberra Airport, 15.5 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 5.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Richardson

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Richardson ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202121.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 68.5%

Population by age in Richardson
Population by age, Richardson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4190
5-14424
15-19202
20-24182
25-34471
35-44430
45-54403
55-64389
65-74262
75-8486
85+24
Dwelling types in Richardson
Dwelling types, Richardson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House1,065
Townhouse45
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Richardson
Households by weekly income, Richardson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650125
$650-1,499232
$1,500-2,999408
$3,000+291
Top ancestries in Richardson
Top ancestries, Richardson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,175
English1,050
Other391
Irish331
Scottish307
German160
Housing tenure in Richardson
Housing tenure, Richardson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned289
Mortgage523
Rented285
Other8
Cars per household in Richardson
Cars per household, Richardson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
045
1353
2432
3177
4+88
Commute to work in Richardson
Commute to work, Richardson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,195
Train0
Bus54
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle4
Home113
Top countries of birth in Richardson
Top countries of birth, Richardson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
England84
India71
New Zealand38
Philippines33
Iraq30
China23
Languages used at home in Richardson
Languages used at home, Richardson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic66
Spanish31
Malayalam30
Vietnamese28
Cantonese27
Punjabi25

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

173,985 bird observations recorded near Richardson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Richardson

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.