Richmond, New South Wales

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Richmond
Richmond Post Office, NSW.jpg
Historic Post Office in Richmond
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
City : Sydney
Coordinates : 33 ° 36 ′  S , 150 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 33 ° 36 ′  S , 150 ° 45 ′  E
Height : 19  m
Area : 26.8  km²
Residents : 5,482 (2016)
Population density : 205 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC +10)
Postal code : 2753
LGA : City of Hawkesbury
Richmond (Sydney)
Richmond
Richmond

Richmond is a city of about 5,200 residents in northwest Sydney in New South Wales , Australia . Richmond is located 60 kilometers northwest of the city center in the City of Hawkesbury Administrative Area (LGA) . At 19 meters above sea level, it sits on the banks of the Hawkesbury River , at the foot of the Blue Mountains .

Until 1788, the Richmond area was home to the Darug , an Aboriginal tribe . In 1789, European settlers came to this area for the first time, known as Richmond Hill . Named by Governor Arthur Phillip in honor of Charles Lennox , the third Duke of Richmond . With the arrival of 22 settlers in 1794, Richmond became the third European settlement in Australia, after Sydney and Parramatta . By 1799, Richmond was already producing half the colony's grain.

To the east of Richmond is the RAAF Base Richmond, a Royal Australian Air Force base that was established in 1916.

Web links

Commons : Richmond, New South Wales  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics : Richmond (NSW) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2020.