Living in Richmond

In Richmond, unemployment is 1.8% (2023).

Richmond is in New Zealand; its population was 18,447 in March 2023. The city covers 17.55 km², with a population density of 1,073.4 people per km² in March 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0917 sources

Population18,447people7 Mar 2023Official source · Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population

Median gross salary (region)2,924EUR/month30 Jun 2025Official source · Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter

Median rent1,315EUR/month31 Jul 2026District figureOfficial source · Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority

Unemployment rate1.8%country median 3.3% — 45% belowOfficial source · tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz

Recorded crime2,513incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026District figureOfficial source · Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026

PM2.5, annual mean8.62µg/m³country median 9.3 — 7% belowOfficial source · LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations

Lower unemployment than 89% of New Zealand cities that publish it and cleaner air than 67% of New Zealand cities that publish it.

Which New Zealand-wide rules apply when you move to Richmond?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in New ZealandNational rates and thresholds that apply in Richmond.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Mobile plan, 10 GB€37

Internet, 60 Mbps€36

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	35.54 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	One NZ fixed broadband⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	37.06 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	One NZ Endless Plus⁵Official · national market
Median monthly rent	1,315 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Rental bond data — monthly by territorial authority⁸Official · county

Is Richmond a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker42%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 32–52%

Skilled employee71%strong on work, weak on education · range 61–81%

Student33%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 21–45%

Family63%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–75%

Retirement28%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 16–40%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Richmond?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in New ZealandUnemployment in Richmond is 1.8%. Of 91 cities with data, 42 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Richmond 1.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	2,924 EUR/month	30 Jun 2025	Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter¹²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	1.8 %country median 3.3%	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Richmond?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€993of €2,381 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,381
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Rental bond data · 2026-07-31	− €1,315
Internet€36 · official · One NZ fixed broadband · 2026-09-30	− €36
Mobile plan€37 · official · One NZ Endless Plus · 2026-09-30	− €37
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€993

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Richmond Salary needed to live in Richmond

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Richmond. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Work and Income employment service — Public employment service

Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Richmond. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Richmond?

Police recorded about 2,513 incidents per 100,000 (2025-07/2026-06). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,513 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Victimisations Time and Place — Map export, July 2025 to June 2026¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Nearest airport	NSN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	5 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Richmond. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

English Language Teaching — Intensive Literacy and Numeracy Fund — State Language Course

Tertiary Education Commission

For adult migrants, refugees, adult speakers of other languages.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridSubsidised

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New Zealand settlement services — Newcomer Adaptation

Immigration New Zealand

For migrants, refugees, newcomers.

In Person, Online, HybridFree

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Richmond.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Richmond?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.62 µg/m³ · LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations²

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.6WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in New ZealandAnnual PM2.5 in Richmond is 8.6 µg/m³. Of 15 cities with data, 3 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

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Richmond 8.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.62 µg/m³country median 9.3	31 Dec 2024	LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations²Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 32.11 · Feb 33.71 · Mar 27.99 · Apr 21.85 · May 20.05 · Jun 15.67 · Jul 12.83 · Aug 15.67 · Sep 17.69 · Oct 21.15 · Nov 25.07 · Dec 27.67 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 3.58 · Feb 4.53 · Mar 2.78 · Apr 0.07 · May -2.2 · Jun -4.95 · Jul -4.73 · Aug -4.48 · Sep -2.46 · Oct -2.75 · Nov -0.64 · Dec 0.36 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 15.8 · Feb 15.95 · Mar 13.91 · Apr 10.72 · May 8.04 · Jun 5.62 · Jul 4.6 · Aug 5.66 · Sep 7.3 · Oct 9.05 · Nov 11.36 · Dec 13.88 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Richmond?

The published population was 18,447 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport79.9%
Foreign residents20.1%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	17.55 km²	1 Jan 2023	Official Stats NZ Urban-rural 2023 area for the exact UR2023 urban-area code. AREA_SQ_KM is the clipped official geography used here; no territorial-authority or SA observation is substituted.⁴Official
Foreign residents	3,711 people	31 Dec 2023	tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz¹⁴Official
Population density	1,073 people/km²	7 Mar 2023	Reproducible exact-UR2023 density using the existing official Stats NZ population denominator and the exact official UR2023 area. No observation geography is promoted.⁹Official
Population	18,447 people	7 Mar 2023	Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population¹¹Official

International community in Richmond

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census

Published group	People	Share
United Kingdom and Ireland	1,299	7.1%
Asia	789	4.3%
Middle East and Africa	579	3.2%
Australia	363	2.0%
Europe (excl United Kingdom and Ireland)	318	1.7%
North America	159	0.9%
Pacific Islands	129	0.7%
Other	75	0.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Ancestry or ethnicity

Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census

Published group	People	Share
European	16,635	90.2%
Māori	1,560	8.5%
Asian	1,113	6.0%
Pacific Peoples	342	1.9%
Other Ethnicity	246	1.3%
Middle Eastern/Latin American/African	147	0.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Ancestry or ethnicity

Census usually resident population count for the 2023 Census place-summary geography · 2023 Census

Published group	People	Share
New Zealand European	15,600	84.6%
Māori	1,560	8.5%
Other European	1,239	6.7%
Southeast Asian	474	2.6%
Other Ethnicity	246	1.3%
Indian	240	1.3%
Other Asian	222	1.2%
Chinese	159	0.9%
Samoan	132	0.7%
Latin American	90	0.5%

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Published group	People	Share
Tongan	87	0.5%
Cook Islands Maori	72	0.4%
European nfd	57	0.3%
Middle Eastern	39	0.2%
Fijian	36	0.2%
Asian nfd	30	0.2%
Niuean	21	0.1%
Other Pacific Peoples	18	0.1%
African	18	0.1%
Pacific Peoples nfd	6	0.0%
Tokelauan	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Alternatives for people set on Richmond

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Palmerston North as a Richmond alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 232 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 78,021 Palmerston North vs 18,447 Richmond+323%
Median gross pay, region: €3,276 (2024) Palmerston North vs €2,924 (2025) Richmondno percentage
Nearest airport: 4.0 km Palmerston North vs 5.0 km Richmond−20%

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Cities near Richmond

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Stoke 5.0 km away

Rent: 1,206 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31

Nelson 7.1 km away

Rent: 1,192 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2026-07-31

Alternative cities in New Zealand

Other cities in New Zealand to compare with Richmond, nearest in population first.

All New Zealand cities

Rangiora18,855 residents Levin19,533 residents Feilding16,929 residents Ashburton20,346 residents Whakatāne16,419 residents Cambridge21,366 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Richmond when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Richmond?

The published population was 18,447 people in March 2023. Source: Stats NZ Urban Rural 2023 place summaries — Census population.

Is the air quality good in Richmond?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: LAWA Air Quality Dataset (2016–2025), daily PM2.5 observations.

How safe is Richmond?

What is the unemployment rate in Richmond?

The unemployment rate is 1.8 % (2023 Census). Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

What is the typical salary around Richmond?

The median gross salary is 2,924 EUR/month. Source: Table 18: LEED measures, by industry (based on ANZSIC06) and region, June 2025 quarter.

How many foreign residents live in Richmond?

3,711 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz.

Is Richmond a good place to live?

Richmond may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Richmond?

Stoke, Nelson are near Richmond. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in United Kingdom and Ireland live in Richmond?

The official country of birth distribution records 1,299 people (7.1%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Richmond, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version b359246c7972f7dd760b27642b840b78]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/richmond/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Richmond, New Zealand: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {b359246c7972f7dd760b27642b840b78},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nz/richmond/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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