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Suburb profile ·Charters Towers LGA · QLD ·4820

Richmond Hill QLD 4820

Richmond Hill is in Charters Towers LGA, QLD, postcode 4820, with population 2,453.

The read

Affordability-first

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$450/wk
Rising
+21.6% YoY
Dec 2020 → Mar 2026 · 20 periods
Queensland RTA · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$450
$260
Dec 2020Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$450/wk
Rent context available
21.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
2,453
2K local footprint
D9 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
16h 44m
1312.5 km to Brisbane CBD · free-flow
Solar
2,099
135 added 12mo · 15MW

Price history

No price history available

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

Median mortgage · mth$1,083
Median rent · wk$230

Trend & investor depth

Rent stabilityvolatile — rents vary ±8.6% around trend

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).

Investor profile

Who invests in Richmond Hill

Owner-occupied 63%Rented 37%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.8%
266 of 588 landlords
Avg rental loss$4,764/yr
Landlords (rental income)588
Reported capital gains378
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

59% of homes here are owner-occupied and 35% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 59% owner-occupier / 35% renter mix.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,083/mo, while renters pay about $1,950/mo — renting runs $867/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$67K
Median rent · wk
$450
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,083

Household income

$67K household · yr-15.3% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$29K
Family
$81K
Household
$67K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
26
$300-649
127
$650-999
118
$1,000-1,499
110
$1,500-1,999
72
$2,000-2,999
124
$3,000-3,999
58
$4,000+
41

At the median asking rent, about 56% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $1,500/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (757 households)7.0% social housing
Owned outright
37%
Owned with mortgage
22%
Rented
35%
Dwelling structure13.2% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
87%
Townhouse / semi
11%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 80% drive, 4% public transport, 8% walk or cycle, 4% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA854
Students191
Government1
  • Richmond Hill State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 854
Crime Year ending May 2026
8,151
8,151 per 100k
D8 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,151
Total incidents8,151· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault2,32533%
  • Break And Enter6299%
  • Drug Offences2,64838%
  • Fraud1,43820%

Population outlook

8,174 people · 20228,620 by 2032 (+5.5%)

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

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Richmond Hill QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Richmond Hill is a compact suburb in Queensland within the Charters Towers local government area (postcode 4820). It is home to about 2,453 residents, with an established family demographic and a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.4% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 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, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward education and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.

The current median weekly rent is $450. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,083.

Richmond Hill is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 854, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Charters Towers LGA is higher than average at 8,151 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.5%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,083
Rent · wk(Census)$230
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$450
Population growth · Charters Towers LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)12,088
5-year growth+0.3% CAGR
YoY change+0.5%
20012025
Development · Charters Towers LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)22
Houses22
YoY change+0%
Employment · Charters Towers LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.5%
YoY change+1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4820ATO
Negatively geared4.8%
266 of filers
Avg rental loss$4,764/yr
Landlords (rental income)588
Reported capital gains378
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population2,453
Median age39
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,297
Personal income · wk$567
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,052 → $1,297
Change+23.3%
vs QLD median+5.3 pp
Median rent+9.5%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
Hospitals · Charters Towers LGAAIHW
Public2
Private0
Charters Towers Hospitalpublic
Charters Towers Rehabilitation Unitpublic
Aged care · Charters Towers LGAGEN
Facilities2
Residential places199
Eventide Charters Towers110 places · in suburb
Dalrymple Villa89 places · in suburb
Childcare · Charters Towers LGAACECQA
Services4
Approved places196
Exceeding NQS0
Gro Early Learning90 places
Columba Catholic Kindergarten56 places
Richmond Hill State School P & C Association40 places · in suburb
Pentland State School Kindergarten10 places
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Richmond Hill has 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
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

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
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Queensland RTA · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
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.

Richmond Hill FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Richmond Hill in?

    Richmond Hill is in the Charters Towers Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4820. Council-level context for Charters Towers LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Richmond Hill?

    The median weekly rent in Richmond Hill is $450/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Richmond Hill?

    Rent context available: Richmond Hill has usable rent context. 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 Richmond Hill a good investment?

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

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Richmond Hill?

    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 Richmond Hill 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.