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Richlands QLD 4077

3,783 addresses · 64 streets

Oxley Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Richlands · 15 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Richlands is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 5,621 people, with a median age of 28. The typical household earns around $1,709 a week, with median rent near $370 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 27% of households own their home and 73% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

5,621Population
28Median age
$1,709Median household income / wk
$370Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Richlands, 1000 m south-west · Bus interchange: Mount Ommaney, 5.2 km north · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 28.8 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources2/10
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: 11% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Richlands

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

Tree cover measures, Richlands QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 7% · Labour-force participation 70.2%

Population by age in Richlands
Population by age, Richlands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4576
5-14695
15-19270
20-24639
25-341,502
35-44835
45-54501
55-64350
65-74139
75-8473
85+20
Dwelling types in Richlands
Dwelling types, Richlands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House534
Townhouse1,367
Apartment9
Other0
Households by weekly income in Richlands
Households by weekly income, Richlands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650181
$650-1,499602
$1,500-2,999782
$3,000+243
Top ancestries in Richlands
Top ancestries, Richlands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,736
English1,080
Australian946
Ancestry NS508
Vietnamese439
Indian338
Housing tenure in Richlands
Housing tenure, Richlands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned122
Mortgage382
Rented1,366
Other6
Cars per household in Richlands
Cars per household, Richlands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
066
1841
2741
3167
4+66
Commute to work in Richlands
Commute to work, Richlands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,851
Train164
Bus31
Tram/ferry0
Walked29
Bicycle8
Home337
Top countries of birth in Richlands
Top countries of birth, Richlands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
India373
Vietnam338
New Zealand336
Philippines164
Sri Lanka76
Samoa70
Languages used at home in Richlands
Languages used at home, Richlands QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese494
Punjabi248
Samoan161
Arabic129
Hindi115
Mandarin91

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

63,280 bird observations recorded near Richlands — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Richlands

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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