Richmond, Victoria

Richmond is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is only 3 km (2 miles) south-east of Melbourne's business district.^[2] Richmond's population was 26,121 in the 2011 census.^[3]

Richmond Melbourne, Victoria
Swan Street, Richmond with the Swan Street Rail Bridge to the right
Richmond
Coordinates	37.823°S 144.998°E / -37.823; 144.998
Population	27,705 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	7,290/km2 (18,900/sq mi)
Established	19th century
Postcode(s)	3121
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
Suburbs around Richmond: Collingwood Abbotsford Kew East Melbourne Richmond Hawthorn Cremorne South Yarra Burnley

The older suburb has been rebuilt with more expensive houses and stores. This removal of run-down areas started in the early 1990s. Richmond now has many homes for the wealthy that were once warehouses. There are also public housing high-rise flats for the poor and row houses from the Victorian-era. There are also many shops, restaurants and bars.

Richmond has a popular active Vietnamese living area along Victoria Street. The area is also well known for the illegal drug trade (especially heroin) that happens both in the streets and inside homes.^[4][5]

The Nylex Clock viewed from the MCG footbridge

Transport

Richmond has a train station, called the Richmond Train Station, which has 10 tracks and 10 platforms. The Richmond Railway Station is on the following train lines: Alamein, Bairnsdale, Belgrave, Cranbourne, Frankston, Glen Waverley, Lilydale, Pakenham and Sandringham.

In popular culture

The 1980s cult punk movie Dogs in Space made by Richard Lowenstein and starring Michael Hutchence was made in Richmond.

Songwriter Paul Kelly's song "Leaps and Bounds" mentions Richmond's 'clock on the silo'. Its real name is the Nylex Clock.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Richmond (Vic) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
2. Council (2012). "About Yarra". Yarra City Council. Yarra City Council. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Richmond". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
4. Timna Jacks (4 January 2015). "Ice Hits Melbourne's heroin heartland". The Age (Victoria). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
5. 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.