State Electorate · Area profile
Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)
14 km²
A massive 55.6% of adults in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) hold a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding the national figure. This is a young and professional community where nearly half of the population are adults aged 25 to 44. The area is defined by high-income earners and a high proportion of renters living in apartments. With a vast majority of residents living alone or in couples without children, it is a dense, urban hub with a distinctive, highly educated character.
Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)'s schools draw a community as advantaged as its high household incomes suggest.
Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) is well supplied with schools for its relatively small share of children.
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The typical resident is 34, making the area noticeably younger than the rest of Victoria. It is a community of young adults, with children under 15 making up only 10.3% of the population, which is well below the national average.
Nearly 30% of residents were born overseas, a figure slightly above the national average. English is the most common ancestry at 33.6%, followed by Australian and Irish heritage.
About 20.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is a little below the national figure. This is reflected in the community's diversity, with Vietnamese, Greek and Mandarin being the most common non-English languages.
Richmond is a place of very low religious affiliation, as 59.3% of people report no religion. This is far above the state and national figures, and the proportion has risen by 10 points since 2016.
Education levels are exceptionally high, with 80.8% of residents completing Year 12 and a huge 55.6% holding a university degree. This far exceeds both the state and national averages.
Typical weekly family income is $3,135, which is well above the national figure. This wealth is evident in the 26.2% of people who earn $2,000 or more per week, a result far above the rest of the country.
While the area has a lower rate of people needing daily help than most, 11.7% of residents report a mental health condition, which is a little above the national figure.
Volunteering is more common here than in most areas, with 15.9% of people pitching in. However, far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the state average, likely due to the small number of children in the area.
Homes here are small, with a typical size of 2.0 people, well below the national figure. This is consistent with the high number of people living alone, who make up 37.9% of households.
Renters make up a huge 54.6% of the market, far above the national average. The area is dominated by apartments and townhouses, with only 11.8% of homes being separate houses.
Working from home is incredibly common, with 47.1% of the workforce doing so. This high rate of home-working is mirrored by the 21.1% of homes that have no motor vehicle, far above the national figure.
The population is very mobile, with 55.2% of residents moving house in the last five years. This is far above the national average and is supported by a high number of recent overseas arrivals.
The workforce is highly active, with 74.2% of adults working or looking for work. Unemployment is much lower than most areas at 3.8%, and nearly half of all workers are professionals.
Described as a walker's paradise, every single home in the area is within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services, parks and schools.