Richmond, Victoria facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Richmond Melbourne, Victoria
Swan Street, Richmond with the Swan Street Rail Bridge to the right
Richmond Location in Melbourne
Population	27,705 (2016 census)
• 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

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

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 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.

Images for kids

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  Swan Street scene in 1889

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  Bridge Road in 1908 looking West towards Melbourne

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  St Ignatius' Church on Church Street

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  Punt Road Oval, home of the Richmond Tigers

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  View of the Pelaco factory between two art deco period houses

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  Abinger Street looking west shows a diversity of housing styles including the Malthouse – industrial silos converted into contemporary apartments, deemed by some as an "ugly eyesore"