QLD · Richmond Council
Richmond (Richmond - Qld), QLD, 4822
Current weather
26.5°CMainly clear
37% humidity · 1.1 km/h wind · 31.2° / 17.7° today · 0 mm rain
Desirability index
#32 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Richmond (Richmond - Qld) is a small locality in the Richmond area, home to around 578 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 22 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-79%), roughly 38.1 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 578
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,672
- Dwelling vacancy
- 30.5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 82 of 269
- Median monthly mortgage
- $860
- Employment rate
- 64%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 14 / 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.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 22
- Against the person
- 11
- Against property
- 8
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 38.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 53 residents
- State safety percentile
- 5th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -78.8%
Most common offence types
- Assault6
- Good Order Offences5
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)4
- Traffic And Related Offences2
- Unlawful Entry2
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Planning & development
Development applications from QLD coordinated projects (lodged 2020–2026).
1 planning-related records
Other· 1 proposal
- CopperString ProjectThe project proposes to construct up to 1000 kilometres of high voltage transmission line connecting the North West Minerals Province and Mount Isa to the National Electricity Market.Completed EIS project
Data sources & freshness
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
4 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Bobby Murray Memorial ParkPark
- Bush Tucker GardenPark
- Jack Brown Lions ParkPark
- Pioneer ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 3
- Emergency department
- On site
- Good Shepherd Pharmacypharmacy
- Richmond Hospitalhospital
- Richmond Medical Surgerydoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 4/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 4/10
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
- St John the Baptist Anglican Church ComplexState heritage place
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 Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
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
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 91.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #32 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- St John the Baptist Anglican Church ComplexheritageState heritage place
- Good Shepherd Pharmacyhealthpharmacy
- Richmond Hospitalhealthhospital
- Richmond Medical Surgeryhealthdoctor
- Bobby Murray Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Bush Tucker Gardengovernmentpark
- Jack Brown Lions Parkgovernmentpark
- Pioneer Parkgovernmentpark
- CopperString ProjectplanningThe project proposes to construct up to 1000 kilometres of high voltage transmission line connecting the North West Minerals Province and Mount Isa to the National Electricity Market.Completed EIS project
- Assaultcrime6
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)