Griffith NSW 2680
12,194 addresses · 361 streets
Farrer Electorate › Griffith LGA › Griffith · 477 km from Sydney
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Living Here
A regional city in the NSW Riverina at the heart of a major irrigation and wine district, Griffith is productive and diverse. Households average 2.6 people and the median age is 36. Median household income is $1,676 a week, with rent around $300.
Griffith is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 19,505 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $1,676 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Griffith (NSW) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Griffith itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 dentist
1 optometrist
1 library
2 post offices
7 service stations
1 golf club
2 bakeries
2 butchers
1 hardware store
2 hairdressers
2 beauty salons
1 mechanic
Getting around. Train station: Griffith Station, 500 m south-west · Airport: Griffith Airport, 3.1 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 35.4% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 64.1%
Population by age in Griffith
| 0-4 | 1,318 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 2,465 |
| 15-19 | 1,118 |
| 20-24 | 1,162 |
| 25-34 | 3,155 |
| 35-44 | 2,579 |
| 45-54 | 2,334 |
| 55-64 | 2,153 |
| 65-74 | 1,610 |
| 75-84 | 1,065 |
| 85+ | 544 |
Dwelling types in Griffith
| House | 5,456 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 396 |
| Apartment | 881 |
| Other | 70 |
Households by weekly income in Griffith
| <$650 | 1,034 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 1,833 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 2,295 |
| $3,000+ | 1,161 |
Top ancestries in Griffith
| Australian | 5,186 |
|---|---|
| English | 5,027 |
| Italian | 4,171 |
| Other | 3,097 |
| Ancestry NS | 1,415 |
| Irish | 1,359 |
Housing tenure in Griffith
| Owned | 2,105 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 1,862 |
| Rented | 2,548 |
| Other | 152 |
Cars per household in Griffith
| 0 | 418 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2,358 |
| 2 | 2,504 |
| 3 | 889 |
| 4+ | 517 |
Commute to work in Griffith
| Car | 8,154 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 12 |
| Tram/ferry | 5 |
| Walked | 221 |
| Bicycle | 34 |
| Home | 362 |
Top countries of birth in Griffith
| India | 1,807 |
|---|---|
| Italy | 640 |
| New Zealand | 349 |
| Philippines | 340 |
| Malaysia | 240 |
| Fiji | 165 |
Languages used at home in Griffith
| Italian | 975 |
|---|---|
| Gujarati | 941 |
| Punjabi | 891 |
| Samoan | 291 |
| Mandarin | 242 |
| Tagalog | 149 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
17,902 bird observations recorded near Griffith — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (6,542)
- Grey Teal (1,877)
- Eurasian Coot (1,208)
- Magpie-lark (621)
- Crested Pigeon (552)
- Australian Magpie (521)
- Common Starling (432)
- Red-rumped Parrot (411)
- Yellow-throated Miner (395)
- Galah (361)
- Bluebonnet (331)
- Apostlebird (310)
- House Sparrow (305)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Griffith
- Rainbow Lorikeet (301)
- Pied Butcherbird (286)
- Rock Dove (277)
- Welcome Swallow (270)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (267)
- Mallee Ringneck (258)
- Little Raven (256)
- Australian Raven (246)
- Willie Wagtail (246)
- Eurasian Blackbird (238)
- Australian Ringneck (219)
- Nankeen Kestrel (208)
- Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (206)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (199)
- Straw-necked Ibis (193)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (187)
- Red Wattlebird (179)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Griffith:
- Yoogali (3.7 km)
- Lake Wyangan (4.7 km)
- Beelbangera (5.9 km)
- Hanwood (6.1 km)
- Tharbogang (7.5 km)
- Bilbul (8.3 km)
- Nericon (10.2 km)
- Widgelli (11.7 km)
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Streets
- Sanders Street (85)
- Scenic Drive (2)
- Scremin Grove (29)
- Senna Lane (8)
- Sharam Drive (25)
- Shaw Road (14)
- Shiraz Drive (14)
- Sidlow Road (333)
- Simms Road (1)
- Simona Close (30)
- Slopes Road (7)
- Snaidero Road (13)
- Snaith Place (44)
- Speirs Street (10)
- Spence Road (47)
- Stafford Road (30)
- Suman Close (13)
- Summers Street (49)
- Taylor Road (19)
- The Circle (18)
- Theeuff Place (17)
- Thomas Place (19)
- Thomson Street (22)
- Thorby Crescent (27)
- Thorne Road (28)
- Toganmain Street (17)
- Tranter Place (1)
- Tubbo Crescent (25)
- Tucker Street (57)
- Turnell Street (20)
- Turner Street (22)
- Twigg Road (3)
- Twigg Street (4)
- Ulong Street (85)
- Verri Street (93)
- Wade Street (10)
- Wakaden Lane (7)
- Wakaden Street (404)
- Walla Avenue (64)
- Walter Bull Crescent (26)
- Warrambool Street (6)
- Watkins Avenue (56)
- Watson Road (68)
- Waugh Street (53)
- Wayeela Street (49)
- Webster Street (17)
- Whitton Street (15)
- Whybrow Street (40)
- Willandra Avenue (82)
- Willmouth Street (15)
- Wiradjuri Place (9)
- Wood Road (59)
- Worfolk Place (14)
- Wyangan Avenue (105)
- Wyvern Crescent (20)
- Yambil Street (302)
- Yarrabee Street (27)
- Yoolooma Street (27)
- Youll Street (8)
- Ziliotto Street (12)
- Zirilli Avenue (56)
