Griffith is a major regional city in the north-western Riverina region of New South Wales, known commonly as the food bowl of Australia. It is also the seat of the City of Griffith local government area. Like the Australian capital, Canberra, and extensions to the nearby town of Leeton, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin. Griffith was named after Arthur Hill Griffith, the then New South Wales Secretary for Public Works. Griffith was proclaimed a city in 1987, and at the 2021 census had a population of 20,569.
Population: 20,569 (2021)
Established: 4 August 1916
Postcode(s): 2680
Elevation: 129.2 m (424 ft)
Location: 191 km (119 mi) from Wagga Wagga · 358 km (222 mi) from Canberra · 512 km (318 mi) from Melbourne · 568 km (353 mi) south-west of Sydney
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