Mcleans Ridges vs Richmond Hill

McLeans Ridges is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 52 in Richmond Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in McLeans Ridges: a median of $1.53 million, against $1.15 million in Richmond Hill. On these figures, Richmond Hill tends to suit older residents and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Richmond Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,150,000 vs $1,530,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mcleans Ridges sits closer to the CBD (744.3 km vs 747.5 km)
  • Richmond Hill is more walkable (32/100 vs 18/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Richmond Hill

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (32/100 vs 18/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 20%)

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

Where they sit

Mcleans Ridges 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.

Mcleans Ridges 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.

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
Walkability 18 / 32
Mcleans Ridges — Walkability: 18/100 Richmond Hill — Walkability: 32/100
Safety 72 / 77
Mcleans Ridges — Safety: 72/100 Richmond Hill — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mcleans Ridges — Low fire risk: 100/100 Richmond Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Richmond Hill skews older (52 vs 45); McLeans Ridges has higher household incomes ($119,860 vs $104,312).

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
Population 808 850
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +3.5%
Median age 45 52
Median household income $119,860/yr
+13% vs other
 $104,312/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk $405/wk
+1% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
0-4 3.7% / 2.9%
Mcleans Ridges — 0-4: 3.7% Richmond Hill — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 14.4% / 12.4%
Mcleans Ridges — 5-14: 14.4% Richmond Hill — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 7.7% / 5.5%
Mcleans Ridges — 15-19: 7.7% Richmond Hill — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 2.8% / 3.2%
Mcleans Ridges — 20-24: 2.8% Richmond Hill — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 9.7% / 4.8%
Mcleans Ridges — 25-34: 9.7% Richmond Hill — 25-34: 4.8%
35-44 12.3% / 8.7%
Mcleans Ridges — 35-44: 12.3% Richmond Hill — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 14.7% / 16.7%
Mcleans Ridges — 45-54: 14.7% Richmond Hill — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 16.7% / 17.2%
Mcleans Ridges — 55-64: 16.7% Richmond Hill — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 14.5% / 19.2%
Mcleans Ridges — 65-74: 14.5% Richmond Hill — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 3.8% / 7.8%
Mcleans Ridges — 75-84: 3.8% Richmond Hill — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 1.2% / 2.7%
Mcleans Ridges — 85+: 1.2% Richmond Hill — 85+: 2.7%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mcleans Ridges 63.6% couple families
Mcleans Ridges — Couple Families: 63.6% Mcleans Ridges — Lone Person: 18.8% Mcleans Ridges — One Parent Families: 9.7% Mcleans Ridges — Group Household: 6.1% Mcleans Ridges — Other Families: 1.8%
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.

Mcleans Ridges 7.4% renting
Mcleans Ridges — Owned Outright: 45.9% Mcleans Ridges — Mortgage: 46.7% Mcleans Ridges — Renting: 7.4%
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.

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 16.0%
Mcleans Ridges — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Richmond Hill — Bachelor Degree: 16.0%
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 16.2%
Mcleans Ridges — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Richmond Hill — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 11.4%
Mcleans Ridges — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Richmond Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.4%
Postgraduate Degree 6.4% / 5.5%
Mcleans Ridges — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4% Richmond Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 3.8%
Mcleans Ridges — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% 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.

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
England 3.3% / 4.2%
Mcleans Ridges — England: 3.3% Richmond Hill — England: 4.2%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.3%
Mcleans Ridges — New Zealand: 0.7% Richmond Hill — New Zealand: 1.3%
South Africa 1.4% / 0.4%
Mcleans Ridges — South Africa: 1.4% Richmond Hill — South Africa: 0.4%
Germany 0.5% / 0.4%
Mcleans Ridges — Germany: 0.5% Richmond Hill — Germany: 0.4%
Italy — / 0.7%
Mcleans Ridges — Italy: not among its largest Richmond Hill — Italy: 0.7%
China 0.6% / —
Mcleans Ridges — China: 0.6% Richmond Hill — China: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 0.5%
Mcleans Ridges — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Richmond Hill — Zimbabwe: 0.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mcleans Ridges 96.0% houses
Mcleans Ridges — Houses: 96.0% Mcleans Ridges — Flats / Apartments: 2.5% Mcleans Ridges — Townhouses: 1.4%
Richmond Hill 100.6% houses
Richmond Hill — Houses: 100.6% Richmond Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Richmond Hill — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
Median house price $1,530,000 $1,150,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 17 days
from 3 sales
 29 days
from 12 sales

Zoning mix

McLeans Ridges has more rural and farming land (79% vs 56%).

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
Rural and farming 79% 56%
Residential 13% 39%
Other and special use 7% 0%
Environmental 1% 4%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
House price Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Income Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW

Liveability

Richmond Hill is more walkable (32 vs 18).

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
Grade B
same for both
Score 60/100 64/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
28/100
 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

Mcleans Ridges 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 None 1
Lismore, 7.0 km

Schools in Mcleans Ridges

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

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Richmond Hill sits further from the CBD (747.5 km vs 744.3 km).

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
Walkability score 18/100 32/100
Distance to Sydney 744.3 km 747.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 479 min 482 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 9.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
Car (driver) 68.2% / 72.3%
Mcleans Ridges — Car (driver): 68.2% Richmond Hill — Car (driver): 72.3%
Worked from Home 26.3% / 22.0%
Mcleans Ridges — Worked from Home: 26.3% Richmond Hill — Worked from Home: 22.0%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 4.8%
Mcleans Ridges — Car (passenger): 4.2% Richmond Hill — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 1.4% / 0.8%
Mcleans Ridges — Walked Only: 1.4% Richmond Hill — Walked Only: 0.8%

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

Setting

Mcleans Ridges Richmond Hill
Elevation 141 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.3 km 20.4 km

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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Acreage Professionals

Richmond Hill

Acreage Retirees

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