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Richardson, Australian Capital Territory

Richardson, Australian Capital Territory
FieldValue
typesuburb
nameRichardson
cityCanberra
stateact
lgaTuggeranong
stategovBrindabella
fedgovBean
est1981
gazetted5 May 1975
postcode2905
area2.2
pop3,058
pop_year
pop_footnotes
elevation609
alternative_location_mapAustralia ACT districted Canberra
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Canberra
coordinates
dist121
dir1S
location1Canberra CBD
dist216
dir2SW
location2Queanbeyan
dist3105
dir3SW
location3Goulburn
dist4302
dir4SW
location4Sydney
near-nwMonash
near-nGowrie
near-neChisholm
near-eCanberra Nature Park
near-seTheodore
near-sCalwell
near-swCalwell
near-wIsabella Plains

| near-nw = Monash | near-n = Gowrie | near-ne = Chisholm | near-e = Canberra Nature Park | near-se = Theodore | near-s = Calwell | near-sw = Calwell | near-w = Isabella Plains

Richardson is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia, district of Tuggeranong. It was gazetted on 5 May 1975. Streets are named after writers, especially female writers. It is next to the suburbs of Calwell, Isabella Plains, Gowrie and Chisholm. It is bounded by Johnson Drive, Ashley Drive and Isabella Drive. This suburb is named after the novelist Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson (1870–1946) who wrote under the pen name Henry Handel Richardson.

Demographics

At the , Richardson had a population of 3,058. The median age of people in Richardson was 36 years, compared to a median age of 35 for the ACT. The median weekly individual income for Richardson in 2021 was $1,012, compared to $1,203 for the ACT, while the median weekly household income was $2,043.

The residents of Richardson are predominantly Australian born, with 75.6% being born in Australia. The three main countries of birth for those born overseas were England, 2.7%, India, 2.3% and New Zealand, 1.2%. The most popular religious affiliations in descending order are no religion, Catholic, Anglican and Islam.

Suburb amenities and places of interest

Tuggeranong Station]] between 1919 and 1925.

Richardson Primary school, located on May Gibbs Close, opened in 1984; the school has a major focus on information and communications technology in education. Richardson Primary School was the first school within Australia to install Interactive Whiteboards. Richardson Preschool is also located on May Gibbs Close.

The Tuggeranong Homestead heritage site is accessed off Johnson Drive. The Richardson local centre and Richardson Oval are located on May Gibbs Close. Richardson also has a scout hall on Clift Crescent.

Transport

Several ACTION bus routes service Richardson. Routes 74, 75 and 76 connect Richardson to Tuggeranong Town Centre and Erindale Centre. Route 78 connects Richardson to Tuggeranong Town Centre via Isabella Plains and Bonython.

Geology

Quaternary alluvium covers the whole suburb. This would have formed by erosion of the surrounding Deakin Volcanics in Chisholm and the hills to the east. Deep underneath are volcanic rocks from the Silurian age at 414 Mya.

References

References

  1. {{Census 2021 AUS
  2. (1992). "Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings". Department of the Environment, Land and Planning.
  3. "Our School". Richardson Primary School.
  4. "Preschools (Public)". ACT Department of Education and Training.
  5. [https://www.transport.act.gov.au/getting-around/new_network_preview?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZmaWxlcy50cmFuc3BvcnQuYWN0Lmdvdi5hdSUyRkF1dG9UVCUyRk5ld19OZXR3b3JrXzE5JTJGcGRmcyUyRnJvdXRlXzc1LnBkZiZhbGw9MQ%3D%3D Route 74 & 75] Transport Canberra
  6. link. (30 April 2019 Transport Canberra)
  7. [https://www.transport.act.gov.au/getting-around/new_network_preview?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZmaWxlcy50cmFuc3BvcnQuYWN0Lmdvdi5hdSUyRkF1dG9UVCUyRk5ld19OZXR3b3JrXzE5JTJGcGRmcyUyRnJvdXRlXzc4LnBkZiZhbGw9MQ%3D%3D Route 78] Transport Canberra
  8. Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
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