Richmond, Invercargill
Richmond is a suburb of New Zealand's southernmost city, Invercargill.
Demographics
Richmond covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Before the 2023 census, Richmond had a larger boundary, covering. Using that boundary, Richmond had a population of 3,480 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 138 people since the 2013 census, and an increase of 144 people since the 2006 census. There were 1,479 households, comprising 1,662 males and 1,815 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.92 males per female. The median age was 38.7 years, with 609 people aged under 15 years, 720 aged 15 to 29, 1,533 aged 30 to 64, and 618 aged 65 or older.
Ethnicities were 84.1% European/Pākehā, 15.3% Māori, 4.1% Pasifika, 8.2% Asian, and 1.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.
The percentage of people born overseas was 14.7, compared with 27.1% nationally.
Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 49.4% had no religion, 38.7% were Christian, 0.9% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.8% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.7% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.
Of those at least 15 years old, 528 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 636 people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,700, compared with $31,800 nationally. 396 people earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,470 people were employed full-time, 387 were part-time, and 105 were unemployed.