Richmond (Vic.), VIC

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

Richmond is an inner suburb of Melbourne, about 3 km east of the city centre in the City of Yarra. A former industrial and working-class district, its converted warehouses and Victorian terraces now sit alongside three busy shopping and dining strips: Victoria Street, long known as a centre of Melbourne's Vietnamese community, Bridge Road, and Swan Street. The suburb is closely tied to the Richmond Football Club, whose AFL home matches are played nearby at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Richmond lies on the traditional Country of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin nation.

95/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Richmond (Vic.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 95% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1104, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Is Richmond (Vic.) a good place to live?

There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.

73/100

Livability

Strong on the data we score

A weighted blend of the 3 components we can score for Richmond (Vic.) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.

Socio-economic advantage

95/100

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (95/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021

Housing affordability

11/100

Among the more expensive suburbs

Median weekly rent was $441 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 11% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021

Amenities & access

92/100

Plenty mapped nearby

About 295 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap

Not yet scored

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TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.

A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.

Richmond (Vic.) at a glance

Population (2021): 28,587
Median age: 34
Median weekly household income: $2,245
SEIFA score: 1104
Local government area: Yarra
Coordinates: -37.8221, 145.0025

Map of Richmond (Vic.)

Housing & property in Richmond (Vic.)

What it costs to live in Richmond (Vic.) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.

Median rent: $441; per week
Median mortgage: $2,292; per month
Owner-occupied: 43%; of dwellings
Rented: 55%; of dwellings

The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Richmond (Vic.) demographics section below.

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Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.

Richmond (Vic.) demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Richmond (Vic.) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 48% and 32% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	2,756	10%
Youth (15–24)	3,005	11%
Young adults (25–44)	13,689	48%
Mid-life (45–64)	5,909	21%
Seniors (65+)	3,230	11%

Share of the 28,589 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	2,501	19%
Owned with a mortgage	3,224	24%
Rented	7,280	55%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	2,081	16%
Townhouses & semis	4,081	31%
Flats & apartments	7,054	53%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 13,293 occupied private dwellings in Richmond (Vic.).

Average household size: 2 people
Median weekly family income: $3,096
Median weekly personal income: $1,356

Community and culture

Born overseas: 8,691 (32%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 6,575 (24%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 162 (1%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 20,205 (80%)
Labour-force participation: 74.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%
Employed full-time: 13,271
Employed part-time: 4,438

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Richmond (Vic.)

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Richmond (Vic.) is January (average daytime high around 27°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.9°C). The area receives roughly 724 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	27°C	14.9°C	62 mm
Feb	25.8°C	14.1°C	32 mm
Mar	24°C	13.3°C	47 mm
Apr	20°C	10.5°C	62 mm
May	16°C	8.4°C	63 mm
Jun	13.4°C	6.5°C	63 mm
Jul	12.9°C	6.1°C	50 mm
Aug	13.7°C	6.2°C	59 mm
Sep	16.3°C	7.3°C	65 mm
Oct	19.6°C	8.8°C	76 mm
Nov	21.6°C	10.8°C	79 mm
Dec	24.5°C	12.6°C	66 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Places in and around Richmond (Vic.)

Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.

Eat & drink

137+ nearby

Richmond Club Hotel · Richmond Social · Kingston Hotel · Station 59 · Cafe 117 · Wild Oscar's

Parks & recreation

94+ nearby

Richmond Cross Fit · Burnley Bouldering Walls · Enterprise Fitness · Wards Gym · EMS Studio · Prosport Health & Fitness

Shops & groceries

25+ nearby

Coles · Bakers Delight · Richmond Jolimont Convenience Store · IGA · 7-Eleven · Frederick's Local Grocery

Healthcare

17+ nearby

Mr William Edwards · Church Street Medical Centre · Richmond Fine Dentistry · Richmond Neurology · Epworth Richmond Emergency Department · Slade Pharmacy

Schools & education

14+ nearby

Acacia Centre · Yarra Primary School · Trinity Primary School · Richmond West Primary School · Richmond Primary School · Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School Richmond

Things to do

8+ nearby

Belgium Avenue Neighbourhood House · Operation Stitches Community Centre · Richmond Dogs · Mother and Daughter · Opus 15 · Richmond Library

Eat & drink in and around Richmond (Vic.)

Cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaway mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre. Listings are drawn from OpenStreetMap and shown as plain data — we don't rank or rate them.

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7 GramsCafé
A Thousand BlessingsCafé
251 Highett Street, Richmond
Almost French PatisserieCafé
Be The DuckCafé
131 Burnley Street, Richmond
Black GoldCafé
CaddieRestaurant
167 Swan Street, Richmondmeatmother.com.au
Cafe 117Café
117 Swan Street, Richmond
Central Club HotelBar
Cricketers Arms HotelPub
CrustTakeaway
Church Streetcrust.com.au
Domino'sTakeaway
dominos.com.au
DT'sPub
Fifty AcresCafé
FondaRestaurant
Grill'dTakeaway
Grisley Bear CafeCafé
Risley Street, Richmond
Gurkahs CafeRestaurant
360 Bridge Road
HarlowBar
Hector's DeliTakeaway
94 Buckingham Street, Richmondhectorsdeli.com.au
Hunky Dory Fish and ChipsTakeaway
135 Swan Street, Richmond
I Love DumplingsRestaurant
Indian Curry HutRestaurant
281 Bridge Roadcurryhutrichmond.com.au
Jai HoRestaurant
Kebab House RichmondTakeaway
183 Swan Street, Richmond
Kingston HotelPub
KokoroRestaurant
204 Swan Street
Konna Indian CuisineRestaurant
punjabitandooricorner.com.au
KritamosRestaurant
Krua Thai - RichmondRestaurant
kruathai.com.au
Lambs On RichmondRestaurant
423 Church Street
Little Bridge CafeCafé
34 Bridge Road
London Tavern HotelPub
Love PhoRestaurant
181 Swan Streetlovepho.com.au
Mountain View HotelPub
70 Bridge Road
My Stubbon CousinCafé
21 - 31 Goodwood Street
New Quarter - Hannoi HannahRestaurant
79 Swan Street, Richmond
Pho N RollRestaurant
276 Bridge Road
PizzaRestaurant
320 Bridge Road
Public HousePub
Richmond Club HotelPub
100 Swan Streetrichmondclubhotel.com.au
Richmond Hill Cafe & LarderCafé
48-50 Bridge Road, Richmondrhcl.com.au
Richmond SocialPub
157 Swan Street, Richmondrichmondsocial.com.au
Rio'sRestaurant
316 Church Streetriosmelbourne.com
Rising Sun HotelPub
395 Swan Streettheriser.com.au
Rowena Corner StoreCafé
SchnitzTakeaway
283 Bridge Road
Serotonin EateryCafé
52 Madden Groveserotonindealer.com
Shagy' PizzaTakeaway
Smokey ChooksTakeaway
Station 59Pub
59 Church Street, Richmondstation59.com.au
SubwayTakeaway
224 Bridge Road, Richmond
Swan St RoastsTakeaway
181A
The Beer & Burger BarRestaurant
The Cherry Tree HotelPub
53 Balmain Street, Cremornethecherrytree.com.au
The Fish MarketRestaurant
272 Bridge Roadthefishmarket.net.au
The HungarianRestaurant
362 Bridge Road
The Pickle And The PattyBar
326 Bridge Road, Richmondtresbar.com.au
TouchwoodCafé
480 Bridge Roadtouchwoodcafe.com
Tuck Shop TurneryCafé
5 Bromham Place, Richmond
Wild Oscar'sBar

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Common questions about Richmond (Vic.)

Is Richmond (Vic.) a good place to live?

There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability and amenities, Richmond (Vic.) rates 73/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.

What is the median rent in Richmond (Vic.)?

At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Richmond (Vic.) was $441, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,292. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.

Where is Richmond (Vic.)?

Richmond (Vic.) is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Yarra local government area.

What is the population of Richmond (Vic.)?

At the 2021 Census, Richmond (Vic.) had a population of about 28,587.

Is Richmond (Vic.) an advantaged area?

Richmond (Vic.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1104, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 95 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 95% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Richmond (Vic.)?

Richmond (Vic.) has average daytime highs of about 19.6°C and overnight lows of about 10°C, with roughly 724 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).

Richmond (Vic.), VIC

Is Richmond (Vic.) a good place to live?

Socio-economic advantage

Housing affordability

Amenities & access

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Richmond (Vic.) at a glance

Map of Richmond (Vic.)

Housing & property in Richmond (Vic.)

Richmond (Vic.) demographics (2021 Census)

Age profile

Housing and households

Community and culture

Work and education

Weather and climate in Richmond (Vic.)

Places in and around Richmond (Vic.)

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Parks & recreation

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Healthcare

Schools & education

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