In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Richfield had a population of 3,299 living in 1,164 dwellings,[7] a -1.4% change from its 2009 population of 3,346.[8] With a land area of 0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 3,509.6 people/km2 in 2012.[6][7]
Residential development
According to the 2001 federal census, the bulk of residential construction in the neighbourhood occurred during the 1970s when roughly three out of four (75.8%) of residences were constructed. Another one in ten (10.8%) were constructed during the 1960s, and one in ten (10.0%) were constructed during the 1980s.[9]
The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the row house. Row houses account for almost half (45%) of all the residences in Richfield. Single-family dwellings account for roughly four in ten (41%) of residences. The remaining residences are split almost equally between rentedapartments (7%) and duplexes[10] (7%). Just over half the residences (51%) are owner-occupied, with the remainder (49%) being rented.[11]
The population of the neighbourhood is somewhat stable with four out of ten (41%) or residents having lived at the same address for more than five years according to the 2005 municipal census. At the same time, one in five (19.3%) residents had moved within the previous 12 months and another one in five (21.9%) had moved within the preceding one to three years.[12]