Richmond, Queensland (Mackay Region)
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| Richmond Mackay, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Richmond | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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), 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]
