Richmond, Queensland (Mackay Region)

Richmond is a suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

For the town in Shire of Richmond, see Richmond, Queensland.
Richmond
Queensland
Richmond
Coordinates21°05′49″S 149°07′48″E
Population505 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4740
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Richmond:
Nindaroo Rural View Rural View
Farleigh Richmond Beaconsfield
Farleigh Glenella Mount Pleasant

History

Nindaroo Provisional School opened on 27 February 1899. On 1 January 1909 it became Nindaroo State School It closed in 1963.[3] The school was located at 1 Boveys Road, corner of Mackay Habana Road (21.08220°S 149.14186°E / -21.08220; 149.14186 (Nindaroo State School (former))), now in Richmond.[4][5][6]

In the 2011 census, Richmond had a population of 505 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Richmond has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Richmond (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. "Richmond – suburb (Mackay Region) (entry 49374)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "Mackay (western half)" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942.
  5. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m309" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. "Richmond Mill Ruins (entry 601281)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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