and rather uniform rainfall spread through the months. Extreme temperatures at Griffith Airport AWS have ranged from on 16 January 2019 to on 17 July 1977. During a heatwave on 10 February 2017, temperatures reached , a new record high for February. On 16 January 2019, during a long heatwave, Griffith Airport recorded , the highest maximum temperature for any month on record. The city features 123.8 clear days annually. Commerce Griffith is the regional service centre for the vast Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, one of the most productive agricultural regions in Australia. Thanks to irrigation, Griffith is rich in agriculture and the city is also known as Australia's "Wine and Food Country". Commercial Griffith has experienced strong commercial growth in recent years. Griffith's main streets are Banna Avenue and Yambil Streets but commercial growth has occurred throughout the city. Shopping centre developments include: Griffith City Plaza Griffin Plaza Griffith Central Griffith Lifestyle Centre The Gateway Centre Griffith Woolworths Complex Griffith City Central Driver Shopping Complex Industrial Griffith is home to the Riverina's largest employer, poultry processor, the Baiada Group. Griffith also has several wineries, including De Bortoli Wines and Casella Family Brands (makers of Yellow Tail wine). Residential In addition to Griffith, the area includes the towns and villages of Willbriggie, Hanwood, Beelbangera, Bilbul, Yoogali, Widgelli, Yenda, Lake Wyangan, Tharbogang and Warburn. The city contains the main suburbs of Collina, Driver, North Griffith, East Griffith, West Griffith, South Griffith, Murrumbidgee, Mayfair, Pioneer Mooreville and Wickhams Hill. The newest development of the suburb Collina has been constructed to the north east of the city's centre. Demography In the 2016 Census, there were 19,144 people in Griffith. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.0% of the population. The most common ancestries were Australian 22.4%, English 20.1%, Italian 17.6%, Irish 6.3% and Scottish 5.0% 68.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 4.7%, Italy 4.4%, New Zealand 1.8%, Philippines 1.0% and England 0.9%. 67.3% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 7.5%, Punjabi 3.6%, Gujarati 1.2%, Samoan 1.1% and Mandarin 1.1%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 37.4%, No Religion 14.2% and Anglican 12.6%. Education Griffith is the third largest centre for education in the Riverina after Wagga Wagga and Leeton. Griffith is home to three high schools: Murrumbidgee Regional High School – MRHS