Richards, New South Wales

Richards Sydney, New South Wales
Richards
Coordinates	33°40′08″S 150°51′16″E
Population	37 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	2020
Postcode(s)	2765
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Area	2.8 km^2 (1.1 sq mi)
Location	39 km (24 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	City of Blacktown
State electorate(s)	Riverstone
Federal division(s)	Division of Chifley
Suburbs around Richards: Vineyard Vineyard Vineyard Angus Richards Riverstone Angus Riverstone Riverstone

Richards is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Richards is located north-west of Sydney City in the local government area of Blacktown.

History

Richards is situated in the Darug traditional Aboriginal country.^[2] Richards was approved as a suburb on 7 September 2020 and gazetted on 6 November 2020. Prior to the suburb's creation, the area was part of Riverstone and Vineyard.^[3]

The origin of the suburb name is from Benjamin Richards who established an abattoir in the area, in 1878.^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Richards (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "S64: Dharug / Darug". Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Federal government. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
3. New Blacktown City suburbs officially named The National Tribune 2 November 2020
4. "Our suburbs". Blacktown City Council. Retrieved 6 March 2021.