Richmond, Queensland (Mackay Region)

Coordinates: 21°05′09″S 149°08′26″E / 21.0858°S 149.1405°E

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Richmond
Mackay, Queensland

Richmond

Coordinates

21°05′09″S 149°08′26″E / 21.0858°S 149.1405°E

Population

852 (2021 census)^[1]

• Density

80.4/km² (208.2/sq mi)

Postcode(s)

4740

Area

10.6 km² (4.1 sq mi)

Time zone

AEST (UTC+10:00)

Location

10.3 km (6 mi) NNW of Mackay CBD
962 km (598 mi) NNW of Brisbane

Suburbs around Richmond:
Nindaroo	Rural View	Rural View
Farleigh	Richmond	Beaconsfield
Farleigh	Glenella	Mount Pleasant

Richmond is a north-western suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Richmond had a population of 852 people.^[1]

Geography

Although officially gazetted as a suburb, most of the land use in Richmond is agricultural, predominantly growing sugarcane. A network of cane tramways in the suburb transfers the harvested sugarcane to the sugar mill for processing.^[3]

History

Nindaroo Provisional School opened on 27 February 1899. On 1 January 1909 it became Nindaroo State School It closed in 1963.^[4] The school was located at 1 Boveys Road, corner of Mackay Habana Road (21°04′56″S 149°08′31″E / 21.08220°S 149.14186°E / -21.08220; 149.14186 (Nindaroo State School (former))), now in Richmond.^[5]^[6]^[3]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Richmond had a population of 505 people.^[7]

In the 2016 census, Richmond had a population of 486 people.^[8]

In the 2021 census, Richmond had a population of 852 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Richmond has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Richmond Mill Ruins, Habana Road^[9]

Education

There are no schools in Richmond. The nearest government primary schools are Beaconsfield State School in neighbouring Beaconsfield to the east, Eimeo Road State School in neighbouring Rural View to the north-east, and Northview State School in neighbouring Mount Pleasant to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Mackay Northern Beaches State High School in neighbouring Rural View to the north-east, Pioneer State High School in Andergrove to the east, and Mackay North State High School in North Mackay.^[3]