Suburb profile

Richardson ACT 2905

Richardson is located in the Canberra region of the Australian Capital Territory, postcode 2905. It has 1,293 properties across 53 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Richardson, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Richardson

Richardson, ACT 2905, sits in Canberra and neighbours Calwell, Chisholm, Isabella Plains and Monash. Its 53 streets hold 1,293 properties, 1,190 of them houses and 103 units.

At the 2021 Census Richardson had 3,058 residents, a median age of 36 and an average household of 2.6 people. Median household income was $2,043 a week, the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month and the median rent $391 a week. Of 1,108 dwellings, 1,065 were separate houses, 45 semi-detached and 3 flats; 289 were owned outright, 523 owned with a mortgage and 285 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Richardson

  • 3,058Peoplelive in the area
  • 36Median ageyears
  • $2,043Median household incomea week
  • $391Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses1,065
  • Townhouses and semis45
  • Flats and apartments3

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$2,000a month
  • Household size2.6people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 289Owned with a mortgage 523Rented 285Other 11

Schools in Richardson

  • Richardson Primary School

    GovernmentPrimary

Streets in Richardson

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.