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Suburb profile ·Blacktown LGA · NSW ·2765

Richards NSW 2765

Richards is in Blacktown LGA, NSW, postcode 2765, with population 37.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$850/wk
Rising
+6.3% YoY
Jun 2025 → Jun 2026 · 13 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2765 · Jun 2026
$850
$800
Jun 2025Jun 2026
Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$850/wk
Rent-pressure candidate
6.3%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
449,385
449K via Blacktown LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
15,094
1,832 added 12mo · 141MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$210

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±1.3% around trend (short window, 13 pts)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Affordability

117%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress
Household income · yr
$38K
Median rent · wk
$850

Household income

$38K household · yr-54.2% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$23K
Family
$82K
Household
$38K
Crime April 2025 - March 2026
14,118
3,217 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,217
Total incidents14,118· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault4,35567%
  • Sexual Offences98015%
  • Robbery1943%
  • Break And Enter94815%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

Low broad-area context

About 5.2% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

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ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

Low exposure ~5.2%
~5.2% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~0.6% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Primary Production Small Lots
Rural / Green wedge 63% Public / Open space 14% Industrial 13% Commercial / Mixed 4% Other 4% Residential 1%
Residential density: Low

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

15,501 people · 202231,447 by 2032 (+102.9%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Riverstone SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Richards NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Richards (postcode 2765) is a sparsely populated locality in New South Wales within the Blacktown local government area. With a population of 37, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $38K per year, with an average household size of 1.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. Employment in the area leans toward wholesale trade and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.

The current median weekly rent is $850.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Blacktown LGA is below average at 3,217 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.2% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$210
Market rent · wk(2026-06)$850
Population growth · Blacktown LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)449,385
5-year growth+2.8% CAGR
YoY change+2.2%
20012025
Development · Blacktown LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)2,208
Houses 83%Units 17%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Blacktown LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)4.6%
YoY change-0.5pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2765ATO
Negatively geared11.4%
4,148 of filers
Avg rental loss$8,332/yr
Landlords (rental income)6,154
Reported capital gains2,284
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population37
Median age52
Household size1.6
HH income · wk$725
Personal income · wk$450
Persons / bedroom0.5
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Top occupationsCensus
Area & amenity
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
Hospitals · Blacktown LGAAIHW
Public2
Private2
Blacktown Hospitalpublic
Mount Druitt Hospitalpublic
Metwest Eye Centreprivate
Minchinbury Community Private Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Blacktown LGAGEN
Facilities21
Residential places2,160
Our Lady Of Consolation Home172 places
Blacktown Terrace Care Community149 places
Marsden Park Care Community148 places
Brother Alberts Home146 places
Minchinbury Manor146 places
Blacktown Nursing Home134 places
+15 more in Blacktown LGA
Childcare · Blacktown LGAACECQA
Services291
Approved places20,513
Exceeding NQS36
Northwest Community Childcare @ Riverbank477 places
Camp Australia - Northbourne Public School OSHC320 places
Northwest Community Childcare @ Melonba313 places
Camp Australia - Caddies Creek Public School OSHC300 places
Ambrose School Age Care, St Joseph's, Schofields258 places
Ambrose School Age Care, Mary Immaculate, Quakers Hill250 places
+285 more in Blacktown LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Richards carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-06 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 2 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Richards is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches and hospital coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Use this page to set direction, not to close a decision — frame the locality here, then confirm with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Richards feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Bidwill better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +4200 · adds house price coverage · rent -$650/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Willmot better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +2300 · adds house price coverage · rent -$560/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Whalan better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +5900 · adds house price coverage · rent -$550/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Richards FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Richards in?

    Richards is in the Blacktown Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2765. Council-level context for Blacktown LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Richards?

    The median weekly rent in Richards is $850/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Richards?

    Rent-pressure candidate: Richards rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Richards a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Richards show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Richards?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Richards data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.