Griffith (New South Wales)

Griffith is a town in the Australian state of New South Wales and is located about 600 kilometers west of Sydney. It is located in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area at about 130 m altitude.

Griffith was founded in 1916 and has 16,182 inhabitants. The city is one of several settlements that emerged in the context of an irrigation project on the Murrumbidgee River in the Riverina region. The fertilized land was cultivated to a large extent by Italian immigrants and about 60% of the population is of Italian descent today. Partners town of Griffith is Treviso.

Griffith has a small airport and is due to several side streets. In addition, the city can be reached by train on the track Roto - Cootamundra.

The area around Griffith is known as a wine growing region.

Griffith is the center of the local administrative area in Griffith City.