City profile
A quick snapshot of Griffith City, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data. Griffith is the major regional centre of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) in the western Riverina.
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- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
- Population (ERP)
- 27,340ABS Estimated Resident Population (2023–24).
- Area
- 1,639.2 km²
- Population density
- ~17 people per km²
- Region
- Riverina — Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA), ~570 km SW of Sydney
- Council classification
- Regional Town/City (OLG Group 4)
- Main centres
- Griffith, Yenda, Yoogali, Hanwood, Bilbul, Beelbangera, Lake Wyangan, TharbogangA wine, horticulture and food-manufacturing hub with a strong Italian-Australian community; the town was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. A selection of suburbs is listed below.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Griffith2680
- Yenda2681
- Yoogali2680
- Hanwood2680
- Bilbul2680
- Beelbangera2680
- Lake Wyangan2680
- Tharbogang2680
- Widgelli2680
- Warburn2680
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
The suburb list and postcodes are a selection of the many localities in the Griffith City LGA; most of the area sits within postcode 2680, with Yenda on 2681, and some postcodes are shared with neighbouring localities. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Griffith City Council).
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.