Lindendale vs Richmond Hill

Lindendale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Richmond Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Richmond Hill, most households are couple families. On these figures, Richmond Hill tends to suit couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Richmond Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 63%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lindendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($273/wk vs $405/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Lindendale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (724.2 km vs 747.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (475 min vs 482 min)
  • But Richmond Hill is more walkable (32/100 vs 16/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Richmond Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 16/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lindendale and Richmond Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Walkability 16 / 32
Lindendale — Walkability: 16/100 Richmond Hill — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 78 / 77
Lindendale — Safety: 78/100 Richmond Hill — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Lindendale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Richmond Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Richmond Hill has more residents (850 vs 263); Richmond Hill rents higher ($405/wk vs $273/wk).

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Population 263 850
+223% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.3% +3.5%
Median age 49 52
Median household income $92,092/yr $104,312/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $273/wk $405/wk
+48% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lindendale Richmond Hill
0-4 4.2% / 2.9%
Lindendale — 0-4: 4.2% Richmond Hill — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 12.5% / 12.4%
Lindendale — 5-14: 12.5% Richmond Hill — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 6.1% / 5.5%
Lindendale — 15-19: 6.1% Richmond Hill — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 4.6% / 3.2%
Lindendale — 20-24: 4.6% Richmond Hill — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 6.8% / 4.8%
Lindendale — 25-34: 6.8% Richmond Hill — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 14.1% / 8.7%
Lindendale — 35-44: 14.1% Richmond Hill — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 10.3% / 16.7%
Lindendale — 45-54: 10.3% Richmond Hill — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 17.5% / 17.2%
Lindendale — 55-64: 17.5% Richmond Hill — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 15.2% / 19.2%
Lindendale — 65-74: 15.2% Richmond Hill — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 6.5% / 7.8%
Lindendale — 75-84: 6.5% Richmond Hill — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 3.4% / 2.7%
Lindendale — 85+: 3.4% Richmond Hill — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lindendale 40.3% couple families
Lindendale — Couple Families: 40.3% Lindendale — Lone Person: 31.3% Lindendale — One Parent Families: 22.4% Lindendale — Group Household: 6.0% Lindendale — Other Families: 0.0%
Richmond Hill 59.2% couple families
Richmond Hill — Couple Families: 59.2% Richmond Hill — Lone Person: 24.9% Richmond Hill — One Parent Families: 12.4% Richmond Hill — Group Household: 1.8% Richmond Hill — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lindendale 14.3% renting
Lindendale — Owned Outright: 51.6% Lindendale — Mortgage: 34.1% Lindendale — Renting: 14.3%
Richmond Hill 7.0% renting
Richmond Hill — Owned Outright: 56.8% Richmond Hill — Mortgage: 36.2% Richmond Hill — Renting: 7.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 16.0%
Lindendale — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Richmond Hill — Bachelor Degree: 16.0%
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 16.2%
Lindendale — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Richmond Hill — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.9% / 11.4%
Lindendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9% Richmond Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.8% / 5.5%
Lindendale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8% Richmond Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 3.8%
Lindendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Richmond Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Lindendale Richmond Hill
England 3.4% / 4.2%
Lindendale — England: 3.4% Richmond Hill — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.3%
Lindendale — New Zealand: 1.9% Richmond Hill — New Zealand: 1.3%
India 3.0% / —
Lindendale — India: 3.0% Richmond Hill — India: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Lindendale — Netherlands: 1.1% Richmond Hill — Netherlands: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.7%
Lindendale — Italy: not among its largest Richmond Hill — Italy: 0.7%
Zimbabwe — / 0.5%
Lindendale — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Richmond Hill — Zimbabwe: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Lindendale — South Africa: not among its largest Richmond Hill — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lindendale 103.2% houses
Lindendale — Houses: 103.2%
Richmond Hill 100.6% houses
Richmond Hill — Houses: 100.6%
Houses

Property market

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,150,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $275,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 29 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

Lindendale has more rural and farming land (98% vs 56%).

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Rural and farming 98% 56%
Residential 0% 39%
Environmental 1% 4%
Other and special use 2% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Lindendale Richmond Hill
New dwellings approved 138
across Lismore
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lindendale Richmond Hill
House price Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Income — Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 58% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW

Liveability

Richmond Hill is more walkable (32 vs 16).

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Grade — B
Score — 64/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Lismore, 8.4 km
 1
Lismore, 7.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.1% 0.8%

Schools in Lindendale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Richmond Hill

  • Vistara Primary School Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Richmond Hill sits further from the CBD (747.5 km vs 724.2 km).

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Walkability score 16/100 32/100
Distance to Sydney 724.2 km 747.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 475 min 482 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2480
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2480
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Car (driver) 52.1% / 72.3%
Lindendale — Car (driver): 52.1% Richmond Hill — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 42.1% / 22.0%
Lindendale — Worked from Home: 42.1% Richmond Hill — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Walked Only 5.8% / 0.8%
Lindendale — Walked Only: 5.8% Richmond Hill — Walked Only: 0.8%
Car (passenger) — / 4.8%
Lindendale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Richmond Hill — Car (passenger): 4.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).

Setting

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Elevation 163 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.2 km 20.4 km

NBN connectivity

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Connectivity score 30/100 75/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
111 premises
 55%
364 premises

Council rates

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Average residential rate $1,487/yr
same for both
Council Lismore
same for both

Federal electorate

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Division Page
same for both
Member Kevin Hogan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lindendale Richmond Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lindendale

Retirees Rural

Richmond Hill

Acreage Retirees

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