NSW · Blacktown Council
Richards, NSW, 2765
Suburb snapshot
Richards is a small locality in the Blacktown area, home to around 37 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 3,030 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-5%), roughly 81891.9 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $800 (flats $530, houses $820), 6 public transport stops within the suburb, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 37
- Median age
- 52
- Median household income / week
- $725
- Dwelling vacancy
- 0%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 0 of 20
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 32.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $530
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $820
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $800
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 656
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 3,030
- Against the person
- 949
- Against property
- 1,269
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 81,891.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 93.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -5.1%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions398
- Domestic Violence Related Assault278
- Fraud239
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment331
- Malicious Damage To Property263
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
6 public transport stops in this suburb
- ENT Bandon Rd
- ENT Garfield To P2
- Garfield Rd West Opp Creek St
- Garfield Rd West Opp Creek St
- Riverstone Station, Platform 2
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
13 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
June 2026
- Temporary building, structure or use; Shipping containers36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Determined
- Temporary building, structure or use; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Under Assessment
2025· 1 proposal
August 2025
- Temporary building, structure or use; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Determined
2024· 4 proposals
December 2024
- Temporary building, structure or use; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Determined
July 2024
- Temporary building, structure or use; Light industry36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Determined
April 2024
- Demolition; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Determined
March 2024
- Temporary building, structure or use; Light industry2 36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Determined
2023· 2 proposals
July 2023
- Demolition; Flood mitigation work; Stormwater management systems; Earthworks / change in levels36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Determined
June 2023
- Other36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Determined
2022· 3 proposals
November 2022
- Other36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Determined
September 2022
- Stormwater management systems; Earthworks / change in levels36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Determined
March 2022
- Mixed use development36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Determined
2021· 1 proposal
June 2021
- Mixed use development; Change of use36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 2/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 2/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Riverstone Railway Station and yard groupRiverstone Parade, RiverstoneSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 9
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- ENT Bandon Rdtransport
- ENT Garfield To P2transport
- Garfield Rd West Opp Creek Sttransport
- Garfield Rd West Opp Creek Sttransport
- Riverstone Station, Platform 2transport
- Riverstone Railway Station and yard groupheritageRiverstone Parade, RiverstoneSHR
- Demolition; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural supportplanning36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Lodged 18 Apr 2024 · Determined
- Demolition; Flood mitigation work; Stormwater management systems; Earthworks / change in levelsplanning36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Lodged 10 Jul 2023 · Determined
- Mixed use developmentplanning36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Lodged 07 Mar 2022 · Determined
- Mixed use development; Change of useplanning36 GARFIELD ROAD WEST RICHARDS 2765Lodged 22 Jun 2021 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed