Type: | suburb |
Richards | |
City: | Sydney |
State: | NSW |
Coordinates: | -33.6689°N 150.8544°W |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
Lga: | City of Blacktown |
Postcode: | 2765 |
Est: | 2020 |
Elevation: | 32 |
Area: | 2.8 |
Dist1: | 39 |
Dir1: | north-west |
Location1: | Sydney CBD |
Stategov: | Riverstone |
Fedgov: | Division of Chifley |
Near-Nw: | Vineyard |
Near-N: | Vineyard |
Near-Ne: | Vineyard |
Near-W: | Angus |
Near-E: | Riverstone |
Near-Sw: | Angus |
Near-S: | Riverstone |
Near-Se: | 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.
Richards is situated in the Darug traditional Aboriginal country.[1] 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.[2]
The origin of the suburb name is from Benjamin Richards who established an abattoir in the area, in 1878.[3]