Known to locals as ‘the island’, Richmond is a hub for healthcare, business, public transport and hospitality. The footy club’s done OK too.
It’s the last Saturday of September and Richmond is alive. A dozen people wait for banh mi at Vietnamese bakery Phuoc Thanh. Young and old wander the 151-year-old Gleadell Street Market, pondering pastries, fresh juice and Tibetan dumplings. Teenage boys play basketball in the sun at Richmond High School and, across Punt Road, a helicopter hovers over the ’G.Swan Street and Punt Road Oval after the Tigers’ premierships in 2017 and 2019.
There aren’t a huge number of kids in Richmond, or elderly people. The largest age group is 25- to 29-year-olds, and the suburb’s median age is 34, well below the state median of 38. By 1885, Richmond had 52 industrial establishments, including tanneries, breweries, boot factories, coach builders and piano makers.
“You could do stuff around the river, hiking – it almost felt like the jungle. You made your own fun by playing in a laneway, kicking a footy or cricket or going to the swimming pool,” he says. “You know what the Chinese say? If you stay in one place long enough, the whole world comes past,” says Michael Gregurek, whose father Vlado fled Croatia and founded the restaurant 60 years ago.Gregurek does everything at Vlado’s from cleaning plates to talking to guests. His 92-year-old mother, Nina, remains company director and a regular patron. Michael’s daughter, Phoenix, hopes to take over eventually.
Carmen Wong started working at the 104-year-old Epworth hospital in Richmond as a young nurse. Now hospital co-ordinator, she’s seen Epworth Richmond expand in size and capability to become Victoria’s largest private hospital on one site. But real estate agent Julie Taylor says Richmond has great networks for young parents – and the opening of Richmond High School in 2018 has helped families stay.
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