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Richmond QLD 4740

608 addresses · 41 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Richmond · 812 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Richmond is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 852 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $3,169 a week, with median rent near $375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

852Population
33Median age
$3,169Median household income / wk
$375Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mount Pleasant - Glenella statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Richmond itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mackay, 10.3 km south · Airport: Mackay Airport, 10.6 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 14.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Richmond

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

Tree cover measures, Richmond QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202137.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.7% · Labour-force participation 75.8%

Population by age in Richmond
Population by age, Richmond QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-469
5-14156
15-1953
20-2447
25-34124
35-44116
45-54119
55-64102
65-7455
75-8413
85+3
Dwelling types in Richmond
Dwelling types, Richmond QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House272
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Richmond
Households by weekly income, Richmond QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$6505
$650-1,49928
$1,500-2,99974
$3,000+129
Top ancestries in Richmond
Top ancestries, Richmond QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian330
English328
Irish96
Scottish85
Maltese83
Other57
Housing tenure in Richmond
Housing tenure, Richmond QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned85
Mortgage173
Rented13
Other7
Cars per household in Richmond
Cars per household, Richmond QLD (ABS Census 2021)
03
141
2146
357
4+30
Commute to work in Richmond
Commute to work, Richmond QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car372
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home32
Top countries of birth in Richmond
Top countries of birth, Richmond QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England19
India19
New Zealand19
South Africa17
Pakistan7
China6
Languages used at home in Richmond
Languages used at home, Richmond QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Urdu12
Mandarin11
Arabic8
Hindi8
Bengali6
Sinhalese6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,091 bird observations recorded near Richmond — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Richmond

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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