Richmond vs Rural View

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Richmond: a median of $940,000, against $745,000 in Rural View, though rent is higher in Rural View. On these figures, Richmond tends to suit couples, while Rural View suits 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

Rural View

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Richmond has cheaper land ($325,000 vs $540,000)
  • Rural View has cheaper houses ($745,000 vs $940,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Richmond

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($375/wk vs $420/wk)
  • But Rural View has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 5%)

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

  • Richmond has a shorter drive in (667 min vs 672 min)
  • Rural View is more walkable (62/100 vs 4/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Rural View

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (62/100 vs 4/100)

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

Investors

Richmond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (75.3% vs 18.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Richmond Rural View
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.

Richmond Rural View
Walkability 4 / 62
Richmond — Walkability: 4/100 Rural View — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 43 / 40
Richmond — Safety: 43/100 Rural View — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Richmond — Low fire risk: 100/100 Rural View — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Rural View has more residents (5,657 vs 852); Richmond has higher household incomes ($164,788 vs $128,492).

Richmond Rural View
Population 852 5,657
+564% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +75.3% +18.0%
Median age 33 31
Median household income $164,788/yr
+22% vs other
 $128,492/yr
Median weekly rent $375/wk $420/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Richmond Rural View
0-4 8.1% / 8.1%
Richmond — 0-4: 8.1% Rural View — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 18.3% / 17.4%
Richmond — 5-14: 18.3% Rural View — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 6.2% / 7.2%
Richmond — 15-19: 6.2% Rural View — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.5% / 6.5%
Richmond — 20-24: 5.5% Rural View — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 14.6% / 16.1%
Richmond — 25-34: 14.6% Rural View — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 13.6% / 16.7%
Richmond — 35-44: 13.6% Rural View — 35-44: 16.7%
45-54 14.0% / 13.0%
Richmond — 45-54: 14.0% Rural View — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 12.0% / 8.9%
Richmond — 55-64: 12.0% Rural View — 55-64: 8.9%
65-74 6.5% / 4.6%
Richmond — 65-74: 6.5% Rural View — 65-74: 4.6%
75-84 1.5% / 1.5%
Richmond — 75-84: 1.5% Rural View — 75-84: 1.5%
85+ 0.4% / 0.3%
Richmond — 85+: 0.4% Rural View — 85+: 0.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Richmond 79.4% couple families
Richmond — Couple Families: 79.4% Richmond — Lone Person: 15.4% Richmond — One Parent Families: 3.4% Richmond — Group Household: 1.7% Richmond — Other Families: 0.0%
Rural View 62.5% couple families
Rural View — Couple Families: 62.5% Rural View — Lone Person: 17.9% Rural View — One Parent Families: 14.3% Rural View — Group Household: 4.7% Rural View — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Richmond 4.8% renting
Richmond — Owned Outright: 31.4% Richmond — Mortgage: 63.8% Richmond — Renting: 4.8%
Rural View 28.0% renting
Rural View — Owned Outright: 19.0% Rural View — Mortgage: 53.1% Rural View — Renting: 28.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Richmond Rural View
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 20.0%
Richmond — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Rural View — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 8.6%
Richmond — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Rural View — Bachelor Degree: 8.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 6.1%
Richmond — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Rural View — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 1.9%
Richmond — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Rural View — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.5%
Richmond — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Rural View — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Richmond Rural View
New Zealand 2.2% / 3.0%
Richmond — New Zealand: 2.2% Rural View — New Zealand: 3.0%
South Africa 2.0% / 2.4%
Richmond — South Africa: 2.0% Rural View — South Africa: 2.4%
England 2.2% / 1.9%
Richmond — England: 2.2% Rural View — England: 1.9%
India 2.2% / 0.6%
Richmond — India: 2.2% Rural View — India: 0.6%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Richmond — Philippines: not among its largest Rural View — Philippines: 1.0%
Pakistan 0.8% / —
Richmond — Pakistan: 0.8% Rural View — Pakistan: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 0.6%
Richmond — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Rural View — Zimbabwe: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Richmond 99.3% houses
Richmond — Houses: 99.3% Richmond — Townhouses: 0.0% Richmond — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Rural View 95.7% houses
Rural View — Houses: 95.7% Rural View — Townhouses: 3.6% Rural View — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Richmond Rural View
Median house price $940,000 $745,000
Median unit price — $465,000
Median land price $325,000 $540,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 19 sales
 23 days
from 87 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Richmond Rural View
4 bed $1.05M / $755K
Richmond — 4 bed: $1.05M (29 sales) Rural View — 4 bed: $755K (133 sales)

29 vs 133 sales

5 bed $1.15M / $843K
Richmond — 5 bed: $1.15M (5 sales) Rural View — 5 bed: $843K (15 sales)

5 vs 15 sales

Development activity

Richmond Rural View
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Richmond Rural View
Houses — 5.1%
$770/wk on $789K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Richmond Rural View
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 92% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 90% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of QLD

Liveability

Rural View is more walkable (62 vs 4); Rural View scores higher overall (69 vs 61).

Richmond Rural View
Grade B A
Score 61/100 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Richmond Rural View
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
60/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Richmond Rural View
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Richmond

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

Schools in Rural View

  • Eimeo Road State School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Brendan's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Mackay Northern Beaches State High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Richmond Rural View
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 3 5
Childcare 0 8
Pharmacies 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 7 8

Mobility

Richmond Rural View
Walkability score 4/100 62/100
Distance to Brisbane 976.7 km 975.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 667 min 672 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 43/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 14.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 12 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
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.

Richmond Rural View
Car (driver) 87.9% / 85.0%
Richmond — Car (driver): 87.9% Rural View — Car (driver): 85.0%
Worked from Home 7.9% / 5.0%
Richmond — Worked from Home: 7.9% Rural View — Worked from Home: 5.0%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 6.5%
Richmond — Car (passenger): 4.2% Rural View — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Bus — / 2.2%
Richmond — Bus: not among its largest Rural View — Bus: 2.2%
Walked Only — / 1.0%
Richmond — Walked Only: not among its largest Rural View — Walked Only: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.9%).

Setting

Richmond Rural View
Elevation 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.5 km 3.3 km
3.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Richmond Rural View
Connectivity score 83/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 72%
505 premises
 72%
2,368 premises

Climate

Richmond Rural View
Annual rainfall 1,633 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Richmond Rural View
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Richmond Rural View
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Richmond Rural View
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Richmond Rural View
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Richmond

Acreage Family

Rural View

Family Large Blocks Quiet

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