Richardson was named after Henry Handel Richardson (Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson) (1870-1946). Ethel Richardson published her first novel 'Maurice Guest' in 1905. Her best work was a trilogy known as 'The Fortunes of Richard Mahoney' published in 1930.
The suburb name "Richardson" was gazetted on 5 May 1975
Street names in Richardson are named after notable women and writers from that generation, mainly women.
Distance to City GPO: 3.0 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
ERINDALE SHOPPING CENTRE - 2.8 km
Closest Hospital:
THE CANBERRA HOSPITAL - 9.2 km
Primary School:
RICHARDSON PRIMARY - 0.1 km
High School:
CAROLINE CHISHOLM HIGH SCHOOL, CHISHOLM - 1.4 km
College:
MACKILLOP COLLEGE - 1.9 km
University:
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - 16.5 km
| Average age: | 33 years |
| Houses: | 95.9% |
| Townhouses: | 3.8% |
| Flats & units: | 0.0% |
| Other: | 0.3% |
| Population: | 3,232 |