Richmond is a north-western

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Richmond had a population of 852 people.

Geography

Although officially gazetted as a suburb, most of the land use in Richmond is agricultural, predominantly growing

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. A network of

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in the suburb transfers the harvested sugarcane to the sugar mill for processing.

History

Nindaroo Provisional School opened on 27 February 1899. On 1 January 1909 it became Nindaroo State School It closed in 1963. The school was located at 1 Boveys Road, corner of Mackay Habana Road (), now in Richmond.

Demographics

In the , Richmond had a population of 505 people. In the , Richmond had a population of 486 people. In the , Richmond had a population of 852 people.

Heritage listings

Richmond has a number of

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sites, including: * Richmond Mill Ruins, Habana Road

Education

There are no schools in Richmond. The nearest government primary schools are Beaconsfield State School in neighbouring

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to the east, Eimeo Road State School in neighbouring Rural View to the north-east, and Northview State School in neighbouring Mount Pleasant to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Mackay Northern Beaches State High School in neighbouring Rural View to the north-east,

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in Andergrove to the east, and

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