| Richardson Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Richardson | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°25′34″S 149°06′54″E / 35.426°S 149.115°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,058 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,390/km2 (3,600/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 5 May 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2905 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| District | Tuggeranong | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Brindabella | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bean | ||||||||||||||
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Richardson is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia, district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2905. It was gazetted on 5 May 1975.[2] Streets are named after writers, especially female writers.[2] It is next to the suburbs of Calwell, Isabella Plains, Gowrie and Chisholm. It is bounded by Johnson Drive, Ashley Drive and Isabella Drive. This suburb is named after the novelist Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson (1870–1946) who wrote under the pen name Henry Handel Richardson.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Richardson (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ a b Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 102. ISBN 1-86331-128-9.
