Suburbs Richmond (SA)

South Australia · Suburb Profile

Richmond SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Richmond, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Richmond SA is 3,474 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Richmond is $771 per week ($40,092 per year). Median rent in Richmond is $300 per week ($1,300 per month). Richmond has a median age of 36 years, younger than the national median of 38. Richmond has a population density of 2471.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Richmond is India. The most common religion is No Religion (43% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Greek. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Richmond is $1,700.

There were 103 recorded offences in Richmond in 2025-26, a rate of 30 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (57 offences).

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📍 Richmond, South Australia — 34.9385°S, 138.5619°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (32)

Richmond Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Richmond Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$771/wk
$40,092 per year
#4115 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$300/wk
$1,300 per month
#4529 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
36years
2 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,700/mo
Avg household size: 2.2 · 0.8 per bedroom

Richmond Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.2% (1,710) Female 50.8% (1,765)

Population Density

2471.5
people per km²
3,474 people · 1.4 km²

Households

2.2
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,930
Family income/wk

Richmond Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Richmond Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
44.7% 358 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
55.3% 443 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Richmond Country of Birth

Australia
78.9%
India
8.9%
China
3.5%
Greece
2.5%
England
2.4%
Iran
1.4%
Afghanistan
0.9%
Cambodia
0.6%
Bangladesh
0.5%
Brazil
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Richmond Religion

No Religion
42.7%
Catholic
21.2%
Eastern Orthodox
11.9%
Hinduism
6.3%
Not stated
5.7%
Anglican
4.3%
Islam
4.1%
Other Religions Tot
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Richmond Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
73.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
12.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
11.0%
Year 9 or equivalent
2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Richmond Languages Spoken at Home

Greek
27.2%
Other
16.0%
Mandarin
15.8%
IAL Punjabi
14.4%
Arabic
7.4%
Italian
6.7%
Hindi
6.3%
IAL Nepali
6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Richmond Employment

💼
Employed full-time
39.0% 1,090 people
⏰
Employed part-time
26.7% 745 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.7% 104 people
🏠
Not in labour force
30.6% 853 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Richmond Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
38.4%
Certificate III/IV
25.6%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
16.2%
Postgraduate Degree
13.2%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.0%
Certificate I/II
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Richmond Occupation

Professionals
31.7%
Community & Personal Service
16.5%
Clerical & Administrative
13.3%
Technicians & Trade Workers
12.1%
Managers
10.9%
Labourers
5.9%
Sales Workers
5.2%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Richmond Field of Study

Management & Commerce
23.9%
Health
14.3%
Society & Culture
13.7%
Engineering
12.6%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
7.2%
Education
6.7%
Creative Arts
5.3%
Natural & Physical Sciences
5.3%
Information Technology
5.2%
Architecture & Building
4.7%
Agriculture & Environment
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Richmond Dwelling Types

Separate house
74.3%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
16.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
9.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Richmond Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.7%
$1-$149/wk
0.9%
$150-$299/wk
1.4%
$300-$399/wk
3.1%
$400-$499/wk
7.3%
$500-$649/wk
7.1%
$650-$799/wk
6.9%
$800-$999/wk
6.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.3%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.5%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.8%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.9%
$4,000+/wk
5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Richmond Marital Status

💍
Married
36.8% 1,104
↔️
Separated
3.1% 92
📋
Divorced
9.3% 278
🕊️
Widowed
4.4% 133
👤
Never married
46.4% 1,392

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Richmond Ancestry

English
21.2%
Australian
20.1%
Other
14.5%
Greek
8.6%
Italian
6.5%
Irish
5.6%
Scottish
5.6%
Chinese
5.3%
Indian
4.9%
German
4.5%
Filipino
2.2%
Aboriginal Australianralian
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Richmond School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
25.7%
Vocational Education
20.6%
Secondary — Government
16.7%
Primary — Catholic
13.3%
Secondary — Catholic
9.6%
Pre-school
9.2%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.8%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Richmond Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
5.7% 382
✅
No need for assistance
94.3% 6,290

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Richmond Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
14.4% 416
—
Not a volunteer
85.6% 2,469

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Richmond Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.1%
$300-$449/mo
2.7%
$450-$599/mo
3.6%
$600-$799/mo
3.9%
$800-$999/mo
4.9%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
16.3%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
22.6%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
29.4%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
6.1%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Richmond How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
65.3%
Did not go to work
13.5%
Bus
7.5%
Car (passenger)
5.2%
Walked only
2.5%
Bicycle
2.0%
Motorbike/Scooter
1.2%
Other
1.0%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.8%
Truck
0.7%
Tram/Light Rail
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Richmond Car Ownership

0 vehicles
10.2%
1 vehicle
43.5%
2 vehicles
33.1%
3 vehicles
8.6%
4+ vehicles
4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Richmond Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
7.2%
2 bedrooms
26.9%
3 bedrooms
52.5%
4 bedrooms
11.5%
5 bedrooms
1.6%
6+ bedrooms
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Richmond Population Mobility

16.3%
moved in the last year
44.9%
moved in the last 5 years
5.2%
unemployment rate (Census)
68.4%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Richmond Indigenous Population

1.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
105
Indigenous residents
6,647
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Richmond Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
318
Asthma
120
Arthritis
99
Diabetes
90
Heart disease
66
Lung condition
47
Cancer
36
Kidney disease
32
Stroke
27
Dementia
9

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Richmond Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.0%
$1-$149/wk
4.9%
$150-$299/wk
5.5%
$300-$399/wk
4.9%
$400-$499/wk
4.8%
$500-$649/wk
3.7%
$650-$799/wk
10.4%
$800-$999/wk
12.1%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
14.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.3%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.9%
$3,500+/wk
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Richmond Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
37.8%
Couple — no children
27.3%
Couple — no children under 15
16.7%
One parent — no children under 15
9.8%
One parent — children under 15
8.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Richmond Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.2% 5
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
1.6% 46
👤
Never served
98.1% 2,833

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Richmond Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
12.4% 356
—
Did not provide
87.6% 2,516

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Richmond Children Ever Born

No children
49.9%
1 child
15.4%
2 children
22.1%
3 children
10.2%
4 children
2.2%
5+ children
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Richmond When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
17
1951–1960
84
1961–1970
97
1971–1980
50
1981–1990
74
1991–2000
82
2001–2010
241
2011–2015
199
2016
40
2017
76
2018
42
2019
107
2020
46
2021
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Richmond Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
22.7%
5–14 hours
31.1%
15–29 hours
10.1%
30+ hours
7.0%
Did not do domestic work
29.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Richmond Household Size

1 person
35.4%
2 persons
31.3%
3 persons
16.1%
4 persons
11.4%
5 persons
4.0%
6+ persons
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Richmond Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,793
Moved from SA
373
Moved — same area (SA2)
71
Moved from overseas
28
Moved from VIC
25
Moved from NSW
19
Moved from QLD
12
Moved from ACT
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Richmond Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
88.6%
Step family — no other children
7.7%
Blended family — no other children
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Richmond Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 103 total

Theft
57
Break & Enter
21
Assault
12
Property Damage
10
Fraud
3

Offence trend by year:

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Richmond Schools

32
schools nearby
16
government
1054
avg ICSEA score
15,333
total students
Goodwood Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 408 students
1147
ICSEA
Richmond Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 362 students
1122
ICSEA
Sturt Street Community School Government
Primary · R-6 · 162 students
1114
ICSEA
Black Forest Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 410 students
1108
ICSEA
Torrensville Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 380 students
1099
ICSEA
Adelaide High School Government
Secondary · U, 7-12 · 1,821 students
1094
ICSEA
Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 262 students
1084
ICSEA
St John the Baptist Catholic School Catholic
Primary · R-6 · 361 students
1081
ICSEA
St Dominic's Priory College Catholic
Combined · R-12 · 658 students
1080
ICSEA
Aspect Treetop School Independent
Combined · U · 75 students
1080
ICSEA
St Mary's College Catholic
Combined · R-12 · 659 students
1073
ICSEA
Plympton Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 272 students
1071
ICSEA
Lockleys North Primary School Government
Primary · R-6 · 422 students
1069
ICSEA
Brooklyn Park Primary School Government
Primary · U, R-6 · 118 students
1066
ICSEA
Cabra Dominican College Catholic
Combined · 7-12 · 1,165 students
1065
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 32 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Richmond Rent Prices & Affordability

22%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,383/wk
Median Rent $300/wk
Rent-to-Income 21.7%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Richmond

≈ $5,993/month
Median rent $300/wk
Left after rent $1,083/wk
Rent share 21.7%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Gilles Plains
Income: $678/wk Rent: $295/wk Save: $5/wk
Ceduna
Income: $762/wk Rent: $200/wk Save: $100/wk
Stirling North
Income: $925/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $50/wk
Renown Park
Income: $640/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $50/wk
Edwardstown
Income: $744/wk Rent: $275/wk Save: $25/wk
Mallala
Income: $704/wk Rent: $278/wk Save: $22/wk
Mitchell Park (SA)
Income: $635/wk Rent: $278/wk Save: $22/wk
Park Holme
Income: $702/wk Rent: $280/wk Save: $20/wk

Richmond vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in SA

Balhannah
Pop: 1,756 Income: $843/wk Rent: $335/wk
Albert Park (SA)
Pop: 1,780 Income: $752/wk Rent: $300/wk
Tumby Bay
Pop: 1,781 Income: $624/wk Rent: $220/wk
Port Willunga
Pop: 1,785 Income: $690/wk Rent: $328/wk
Birkenhead
Pop: 1,798 Income: $858/wk Rent: $315/wk
Bowden
Pop: 1,808 Income: $1,056/wk Rent: $390/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Richmond

What is the population of Richmond SA?

The population of Richmond SA is 3,474 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2471.5 people per km².Richmond is ranked #2,143 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Richmond?

The median personal income in Richmond SA is $771 per week, or $40,092 per year.The median household income is $1,383 per week.Family income is $1,930 per week.Richmond is ranked #4,115 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Richmond?

Median rent in Richmond SA is $300 per week ($1,300 per month).Rent represents 21.7% of household income, which is considered affordable.Richmond ranks #4,529 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Richmond?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Richmond SA is $1,700. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Richmond?

The median age in Richmond SA is 36 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Richmond a good suburb to live in?

Richmond is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 3,474.The median income is $771/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.7% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 41256. All dollar figures in AUD.