Back Richmond (bahin nga lungsod sa Ostralya, State of Victoria) CEB Richmond (Victoria) German ریچموند، ویکتوریا Persian Richmond (Victoria) French Richmond, Bhictòria Scots/Gaelic Richmond (Victoria) Dutch Richmond (Victoria) NB Richmond, Victoria SIMPLE Richmond (del av en befolkad plats i Australien, Victoria) Swedish رچمنڈ، وکٹوریہ Urdu
| Richmond Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Swan Street with the Swan Street Rail Bridge to the right | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°49′23″S 144°59′53″E / 37.823°S 144.998°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 28,587 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 19th century | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3121 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 3 km (2 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Yarra | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Richmond | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
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Richmond is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Yarra local government area.[3] Richmond recorded a population of 28,587 at the 2021 census, with a median age of 34.[2]
Alfred Howitt recorded the Kulin/Woiwurrung name for Richmond as Quo-yung with the possible meaning of 'dead trees'.[4]
Three of the 82 designated major activity centres identified in the Melbourne 2030 Metropolitan Strategy are located in Richmond—the commercial strips of Victoria Street, Bridge Road and Swan Street.
The diverse suburb has been the subject of gentrification since the early 1990s and now contains an eclectic mix of expensively converted warehouse residences, public housing high-rise flats and terrace houses from the Victorian-era. The residential segment of the suburb exists among a lively retail sector. Richmond was home to the Nine Network studios, under the callsign of GTV-9, until the studios moved to Docklands in 2011.[5] Dimmeys is long associated with Richmond, although it is located in the neighbouring suburb of Cremorne. The suburb is well known for its popular factory outlets along Bridge Road, remaining an attraction to the area.
Richmond is well known for its vibrant and popular Little Saigon area along Victoria Street; however, the area is also recognised for the illicit drug dealing (especially heroin) that occurs in both street-based and domestic contexts.[6][7]
The Richmond District in San Francisco (the area north of Golden Gate Park) was named after Richmond, Victoria, Australia. The designer of the Park's Japanese Tea Garden was from Melbourne and bought land in the yet-undeveloped area and named after the then posh suburb of his hometown.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Richmond (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Richmond (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ Yarra City Council (2017). "About us". Yarra City Council. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "The forgotten Aboriginal names for 10 of Melbourne's suburbs". ABC News. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Sarah Murray (1 February 2011). "Docklands is the media hub". Docklands News. Shane Scanlan. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ Timna Jacks (4 January 2015). "Ice Hits Melbourne's heroin heartland". The Age. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ Andrew Jefferson, Matthew Johnson (15 February 2015). "Angry Richmond traders and residents say heroin-shooting gallery is not the answer". Herald Sun, Melbourne. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
