Mount Richon, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Around the national middle
Mount Richon is more socio-economically advantaged than about 45% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 979, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Mount Richon at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,067
- Median age
- 50
- Median weekly household income
- $1,450
- SEIFA score
- 979
- Coordinates
- -32.1581, 116.0215
Mount Richon demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Richon using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 10% of homes are rented, and 35% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 300 | 14% |
| Youth (15–24) | 199 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 416 | 20% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 600 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 557 | 27% |
Share of the 2,072 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 391 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 342 | 41% |
| Rented | 86 | 10% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 650 | 77% |
| Townhouses & semis | 7 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 23 | 3% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 842 occupied private dwellings in Mount Richon.
- Median weekly rent
- $300
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,817
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,924
- Median weekly personal income
- $706
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 681 (35%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 138 (7%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 49 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 792 (46%)
- Labour-force participation
- 56.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Employed full-time
- 572
- Employed part-time
- 312
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Mount Richon
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mount Richon is January (average daytime high around 31.8°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.7°C). The area receives roughly 738 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.8°C | 18.3°C | 20 mm |
| Feb | 31.4°C | 18.4°C | 24 mm |
| Mar | 28.9°C | 17.5°C | 41 mm |
| Apr | 24.4°C | 14.5°C | 47 mm |
| May | 20.3°C | 11.9°C | 86 mm |
| Jun | 17.7°C | 10.2°C | 115 mm |
| Jul | 16.7°C | 9.7°C | 143 mm |
| Aug | 17.2°C | 9.3°C | 120 mm |
| Sep | 19.1°C | 10.2°C | 65 mm |
| Oct | 21.8°C | 11.8°C | 42 mm |
| Nov | 26°C | 14.1°C | 26 mm |
| Dec | 29.9°C | 16.7°C | 9 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Mount Richon
Where is Mount Richon?
Mount Richon is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Richon?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Richon had a population of about 2,067.
Is Mount Richon an advantaged area?
Mount Richon has an ABS SEIFA score of 979, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 45 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 45% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mount Richon?
Mount Richon has average daytime highs of about 23.8°C and overnight lows of about 13.6°C, with roughly 738 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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