Richmond had a population of 18,447 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 3,069 people (20.0%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 4,974 people (36.9%) since the 2013 census. There were 8,841 males, 9,546 females, and 60 people of other genders in 7,266 dwellings. 2.3% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 45.6 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally). There were 3,069 people (16.6%) aged under 15 years, 3,000 (16.3%) aged 15 to 29, 7,689 (41.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 4,692 (25.4%) aged 65 or older.

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!Name !! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>) !! Population !! Density<br/>(per km<sup>2</sup>) || Dwellings !! Median age !! Median<br/>income

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| Richmond West || 6.46 || 2,853 || 442 || 1,233 || 41.7 years || $40,400

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| Richmond Central || 1.15 || 1,920 || 1,670 || 780 || 37.2 years || $36,100

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| Ben Cooper Park || 0.92 || 2,400 || 2,609 || 960 || 42.1 years || $37,600

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| Richmond South || 2.69 || 1,044 || 388 || 384 || 46.1 years || $42,800

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| Wilkes Park || 0.88 || 2,289 || 2,601 || 873 || 46.5 years || $41,600

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| Templemore || 1.43 || 2,040 || 1,427 || 729 || 51.4 years || $37,700

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| Easby Park || 1.13 || 2,754 || 2,437 || 996 || 37.5 years || $39,600

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| Fairose || 1.42 || 1,815 || 1,278 || 789 || 58.9 years || $35,500

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| Daelyn || 1.47 || 1,332 || 906 || 522 || 53.9 years || $30,500

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! New Zealand !! !! !! !! !! style="text-align:right;"|38.1 years !! style="text-align:right;"| $41,500

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Economy

Richmond Mall

Richmond Mall opened on 2 October 1973. It covers an area of 23,142 m<sup>2</sup> and has 800 carparks and 70 stores, including Farmers and Pak'nSave.

Education

General public schools

Waimea College is a co-educational state secondary school for Year 9 to 13 students, with a roll of as of It opened in 1957.

Waimea Intermediate is a co-educational state intermediate school for Year 7 to 8 students, with a roll of . It opened in 1959.

There are two state primary schools for Year 1 to 6 students:

  • Richmond School, with a roll of It opened in 1856 as Richmond Primary School. It was structured as separate Boys' and Girls' schools, which combined in 1904.
  • Henley School, with a roll of It opened in 1962.

In addition, there is a primary school at Appleby

Specialist schools

Salisbury School is a state school for Year 3 to 10 girls with complex learning needs, with a roll of . It was established on 1916, on a homestead established by William McRae in 1850.

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tuia Te Matangi is a co-educational state Māori language immersion school for Year 1 to 13 students, with a roll of . It opened in 2004.

Roman Catholic schools

Garin College is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic school for Year 9 to 13 students, with a roll of . It opened in 2002.

St Paul's School is a co-educational state-integrated Catholic school for Year 1 to 8 students, with a roll of . It opened in 1999.

Sport

Nelson Speedway is a motorcycle speedway, approximately 4 kilometres to the north on Lansdowne Road, off Lower Queen Street. The track races various types of cars, such as stock cars, superstocks, midgets, sprint cars, sidecars and saloons. It was a significant venue for motorcycle speedway events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship, (the first in 1988).

Climate

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File:Sundial Square, Richmond, New Zealand.JPG|Sundial Square in central Richmond, New Zealand. The sundial in view was unveiled in 1994 and weighs 800 kilograms.

File:Richmond And Nelson From Southeast.jpg|Richmond seen from the air, showing its close connection to Nelson at the right

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See also

  • Nelson
  • Tasman District
  • Hope
  • Brightwater
  • Wakefield

References

  • Richmond Unlimited