50,175
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) · Sub-region (SA3)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A slow pace of growth defines daily life in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West), where the population has barely increased recently. With only 50,175 residents, the area is smaller than about two-thirds of similar regions and is seeing very little new arrival compared to the rest of the state.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by just 0.6% since 2021, which is among the lowest growth rates for areas of this size. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.1%.
50,175
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
0.6%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11301/griffith-murrumbidgee/topic/economy-advantage