934 ▲ +22.3%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 764
- 2016: 612
- 2021: 934
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Richmond · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Richmond
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Richmond is now 52, making this area far older than most other parts of the state. This shift is striking, as the usual age has climbed by 14 years since 2011. This change is felt across the community, which has grown by 22% to 934 people.
934
▲ +22.3%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Richmond — higher than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 52 is far older than the national figure of 38. This population of 934 people has grown since 2011, adding about 170 new residents.
52 yrs ▲ +36.8%
Older than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 29% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. At the same time, the share of children under 15 has fallen since 2011 and is now a little below the state average.
29.0% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Richmond splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.5% of the population, a figure well below the state average.
3.0% ▼ -69.3%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Richmond, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 23%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621022/richmond/topic/demographics-identity