Living in Griffith

In Griffith, the median rent tenants pay is €825 a month (2021) and unemployment is 2.5% (2026).

Griffith had 20,569 residents in August 2021 and is a city in Australia. For Griffith, the unemployment rate was 2.5% in March 2026. Foreign-born residents accounted for 26.5% of the population in 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-077 sources

Population20,569people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)2,240EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent825.4EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate2.5%country median 4.5% — 44% belowIndependent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Griffith?

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Housing and cost

Median rent was A$300 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,500 in August 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁵Official · national market
Dwellings	7,773 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	7,182 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	300 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent	825.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	825.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official

Is Griffith a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–67%

Skilled employee69%strong on work, weak on safety · range 61–77%

Student48%strong on education, weak on safety · range 40–56%

Family72%strong on family, weak on safety · range 63–81%

Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 43–69%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

26.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 5,453 of 20,569 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Median personal income was A$833 per week in August 2021. Median household income was A$1,699 per week in August 2021.

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Griffith is 2.5%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Griffith 2.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	6,731 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	62.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,699 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	833 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,240 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁶Official
Unemployment rate	2.5 %country median 4.5%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁷Independent

What does a salary buy in Griffith?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

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Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €825
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Griffith. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Workforce Australia — Public employment service

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	27.33 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Griffith. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridFree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

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Population and city profile

The city covered 56.3 km² in 2021. Population density was 368.8 people per km² in 2025.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport73.5%
Foreign residents26.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	56.33 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.²Official
Foreign-resident share	26.51 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Foreign residents	5,453 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Population density	368.8 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.³Official
Female residents	10,369 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	10,202 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population	20,569 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

17,126

18,435

19,745

21,054

20,774200120052011201520212025

Population rose 19.4% between 2001 and 2025, from 17,397 to 20,774.

International community in Griffith

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	20,569	100.0%
Australia	13,751	66.9%
India	1,813	8.8%
Country of birth not stated	1,365	6.6%
Italy	699	3.4%
Born elsewhere(d)	432	2.1%
Philippines	361	1.8%
New Zealand	360	1.8%
Malaysia	240	1.2%
Pakistan	172	0.8%
Fiji	170	0.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Samoa	168	0.8%
England	159	0.8%
Taiwan	120	0.6%
South Africa	104	0.5%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	75	0.4%
Turkey	74	0.4%
Afghanistan	44	0.2%
Zimbabwe	39	0.2%
Sri Lanka	38	0.2%
Ireland	30	0.1%
Germany	29	0.1%
Thailand	29	0.1%
United States of America	27	0.1%
Scotland	25	0.1%
Bangladesh	24	0.1%
Indonesia	22	0.1%
Nepal	22	0.1%
Brazil	19	0.1%
Korea, Republic of (South)	16	0.1%
Chile	14	0.1%
Netherlands	14	0.1%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	11	0.1%
France	10	0.0%
Lebanon	10	0.0%
Myanmar	9	0.0%
Cambodia	8	0.0%
Egypt	8	0.0%
Iran	8	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	7	0.0%
Vietnam	7	0.0%
Canada	6	0.0%
Mauritius	5	0.0%
Poland	4	0.0%
Iraq	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%
Wales	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	20,569	100.0%
Australia	13,751	66.9%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	5,450	26.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	20,569	100.0%
Australian citizen	15,865	77.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	26.5 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	7,182 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	64.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	37 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,500 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Griffith

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Griffith alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 127,215 Darwin vs 20,569 Griffith+518%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €2,240 Griffith+35%
Unemployment: 3.3% Darwin vs 2.5% Griffith+32%
Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 26.5% Griffith+41%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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All Australia cities

St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point20,105 residents Whyalla21,154 residents Forster - Tuncurry21,272 residents Wangaratta19,882 residents Grafton19,255 residents Moe - Newborough21,997 residents

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Griffith in rankings

#6 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Australia #10 of 30 in Most international cities in Australia #16 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Australia

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Griffith when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Griffith?

The median gross salary is 2,240 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

What is the unemployment rate in Griffith?

The unemployment rate is 2.5 %. Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026.

How many people live in Griffith?

The published population is 20,569 people. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

How many foreign residents live in Griffith?

5,453 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is Griffith a good place to live?

Griffith may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Griffith?

The official country of birth distribution records 13,751 people (66.9%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27
DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 DEWR · dewr.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26

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