Richmond Vale is a small, quiet locality in New South Wales within the Cessnock local government area (postcode 2323). It is home to about 95 residents, with an established demographic and a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $162K per year, with an average household size of 3.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.9% 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. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $600. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,362.
The crime rate in the Cessnock LGA is moderate at 4,918 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.9% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.