Richlands is an outer south-western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Richlands had a population of 5,621 people.
The name Richlands comes from the Richland Estate, which was a subdivision of small farms sold in 1928–1929. The farms were 4 acres (1.6 ha) and cost £55, and could be purchased for a deposit of £2 and monthly payments of 20 shillings. Richlands was part of the larger suburb of Darra until Richlands officially became a suburb in 1975.
Early industries in the suburb were dairy and poultry farming, honey production and table grape growing.
On 12 June 1934, Richlands State School was opened with one teacher on the north-east corner of Orchard Road and Old Progress Road (27°35′45″S 152°57′22″E / 27.5957°S 152.9562°E). It closed on 31 December 2010. The school's website was archived. The school site was purchased by the Brisbane City Council and it is now used by the Richlands Community Centre and the local branch of the Queensland State Emergency Service.
Richlands East State School opened on 23 January 1967 in Poinsettia Street (27°35′51″S 152°58′04″E / 27.5976°S 152.9679°E). It is now within the boundaries of Inala.
Richlands State High School opened on 27 January 1970 in Poinsettia Street immediately west of Richlands East State School (27°35′52″S 152°57′52″E / 27.5979°S 152.9645°E). In the 1990s it was decided to amalgamate Richlands State High School with Inala State High School to create a new school called Glenala State High School. The amalgamation commenced in 1996 when the Year 8, 9, and 11 students were transferred into the new school, while the Years 10 and 12 student completed their final year at Richlands, after which the Richlands State High School was closed completely on 13 December 1996.
The Richlands drive-in theatre opened in the late 1970s at 295 Archerfield Road (27°35′13″S 152°57′29″E / 27.5869°S 152.9581°E), closing in December 2000 making it the last to be operating in Brisbane.
The suburb is home to a number of recreational clubs including the Brisbane West Tennis Centre which opened in the early 1980s, Richlands Tenpin Bowl which opened in 1991 and the Darra Oxley Pony Club.
Richlands Plaza, a shopping and business centre, opened in 2010.
In the 2011 census, Richlands had a population of 2,076 people, 51.4% female and 48.6% male. The median age of the Richlands population was 29 years, 8 years below the Australian median. 52.8% of people living in Richlands were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were Vietnam 10.3%, New Zealand 8.9%, England 2.4%, Philippines 2.2%, India 1.9%. 54.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 17.2% Vietnamese, 3.8% Samoan, 2.3% Hindi, 1.7% Italian, 1.1% Spanish.
In the 2016 census, Richlands had a population of 3,598 people.
In the 2021 census, Richlands had a population of 5,621 people.
History info courtesy of Wikipedia
