Richards, New South Wales

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.

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 km2 (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

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]