Hurstville
NSWHurstville is a growing suburb in NSW with 31,162 residents.
- SAL code
- 11971
- SA2
- 119031664
- Population
- 31,162
Hurstville, NSW had 31,162 residents at the 2021 Census, with the broader statistical area showing a 18.5% growth over the last five years. The predominant age group is 25-34 years, and the median age sits at 33. Households are most often couples with children, and those with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167 a month. Around 49.1% of homes are owner-occupied, with the largest single tenure being rented at 47.4%. Most dwellings are flats or apartments, making up 61.6% of the suburb's housing stock. The suburb has 22 parks and reserves mapped within its boundary. Source: ABS Census 2021 and Estimated Resident Population, with amenity counts from state Open Data and OpenStreetMap.
Suburb analysis
Hurstville, NSW at a glance
Hurstville sits ~16 km south-west of the Sydney CBD and is the administrative seat of Georges River Council. It functions as a major metropolitan centre on the T4 Illawarra line, with a Westfield-anchored CBD, dense apartment redevelopment around the station, and detached housing on the perimeter. The data tiles below cover the demographic baseline; this card adds the live market + lifestyle + council context.
For homebuyers
Hurstville feels less like a suburb and more like a small city: a high-rise core wrapping the train station, a Westfield-anchored retail strip along Forest Road, and one of Sydney's deepest pan-Asian dining scenes outside the CBD. Around the centre, streets shift to interwar and post-war detached homes on standard lots, with strata towers filling in along Queens Road and Park Road. T4 trains run every 5-10 minutes in peak with Central reachable in around 26 minutes, so the commute is genuinely turn-up-and-go. The school catchment is a draw — Hurstville Public, Hurstville Boys High, Bethany College and St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary all sit inside the suburb, and selective options nearby pull families in. In short: an urban-feel, transport-rich suburb where you trade backyard size for genuine walk-up amenity and a fast train to the CBD.
For investors
Hurstville is a two-speed market: detached houses sit at $2,175,000 median against $800/week rent (~2.41% gross yield) while units sit around $775,000 against $720/week (~4.96% gross yield), per Your Investment Property (May 2026). 12-month growth ran +8.07% on houses and +3.33% on units; days-on-market 41 (houses) vs 26 (units). Sales volume past 12 months: 140 houses, 497 units. Sydney middle-ring vacancy was 1.8% at December 2025 (SQM).
Strengths
- Deep, liquid unit market — 497 sales in 12 months and 26 days-on-market means scalable entry and exit (Your Investment Property May 2026).
- Tight rental conditions — 1.8% Sydney middle-ring vacancy at Dec 2025 (SQM) supports rent growth on the unit book.
- Major-centre transport: T4 Illawarra line, ~26 min to Central, underwrites tenant demand independent of the cycle.
- Unit yields ~4.96% are well above the Sydney metro average — rare for a station-front, Westfield-adjacent location.
Trade-offs
- House yield is thin (~2.41%) and entry is high ($2.175M median) — this is a capital-growth play on the detached side, not cashflow.
- Apartment supply pressure: ~$306M of new construction and ~301 units flagged to commence 2025-26 around Hurstville (PRD H2 2025) could cap unit growth.
- Houses move slowly relative to units — 41 days-on-market suggests pricing discipline matters at the upper end.
- Strata mix is older — body corporate and remediation risk skews higher than a fresh build-out corridor.
What's coming
Georges River Council's 2025-26 budget commits to a $150M+ four-year infrastructure program covering roads, drainage and parks. The Hurstville Revitalisation Project — backed by $4.75M from the NSW Public Spaces Legacy Program — is converting the Palm Court car park to open space and rebuilding Memorial Square and the MacMahon Street courtyard. The Hurstville Civic Precinct planning proposal sets up a future mixed-use civic, cultural and residential redevelopment at the council site.
Bottom line
For homebuyers: an urban centre with the Sydney CBD ~26 minutes away and serious school + retail depth. For investors: a yield-stronger unit market with a slow, capital-led house market underneath.
Population
?31,162
Suburb · Census 2021
5-Year Growth
+18.5%
3yr: +17.8% · 10yr: +34.2%
SA2 · 5yr
Household Income
$1,804/wk
Suburb · Census 2021 median
Median Age
33
Suburb · Census 2021
Socio-Economic Index
?2/10
SA2 · more disadvantaged
Unemployment
?2.2%
SA2 · Q4 2025
Schools
4
2 primary, 1 secondary
Hospitals
No data for this suburb
Childcare services
?25
19 long day, 8 OSHC
Parks & green space
?22
Parks, reserves
Transport stops
?100
GTFS stops
Dwelling approvals
No data for this suburb
Median Weekly Rent
Based on NSW rental bond lodgements, aggregated at postcode level. All SALs sharing this postcode show the same median.
Median House Sale Price
Source: state Valuer-General (suburb-level quarterly medians).
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Safety & Crime
2025 Q4Reported incidents from NSW police. Offence rates may not reflect all crime.
Population over time — Hurstville - Central (SA2)
ABS publishes annual estimates only at SA2; Hurstville suburb alone is ~31,162 (Census 2021).
Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.
Growth at a Glance
Population grew from 6,536 to 14,602 over 24 years, averaging 3.4% per year.
Schools
4 in suburbSector
4 public
Type
2 primary · 1 secondary
Total enrolment
1,814
Avg per school
454
Government school catchment
Intake zonePrimary
Hurstville PS27.9%
- Beverly Hls PS 25.1%
- Hurstville SPS 20.5%
- Penshurst PS 16.1%
- Kingsgrove PS 10.2%
- Carlton SPS 0.2%
- Carlton PS 0.0%
Secondary
GRC Oatley SC64.4%
- GRC Hurstville 48.3%
- Kingsgrove HS 35.3%
- GRC Penshurst 16.1%
- Blakehurst HS 0.3%
- Beverly Hls GHS 0.0%
Infants
Hurstville Grove IS
Source: NSW Department of Education — School Intake Zones. Boundaries can be amended without notice; confirm with the school before relying on enrolment.
Profile
Census snapshot
Housing
Public housing 1.5%Predominantly apartments (61.6%), mixed tenure (49.1% own or mortgage), built for families (44% are 2 bed).
Dwelling mix
Tenure
NSW 33%
Number of bedrooms
Bushfire risk
Source: NSW RFS BFPL via SEED
As of May 2026
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped bushfire polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions.
Flood risk
This suburb falls outside every flood polygon mapped by the relevant authority. Always confirm at the property address — local conditions and unmapped overlays can still apply.
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped flood polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions. Source when available: NSW Rural Fire Service (BFPL) and NSW DPHI EPI Flood.
Planning zones
9 zones in suburb| Code | Zone | % covered | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | ZoneResidential | 65.7% | 2.78 km² |
| R4 | ZoneResidential | 11.4% | 0.48 km² |
| MU1 | ZoneBusiness | 8.9% | 0.37 km² |
| SP2 | ZoneSpecial use | 7.0% | 0.30 km² |
| RE1 | ZoneRecreation | 3.5% | 0.15 km² |
| E2 | ZoneEnvironmental | 1.6% | 0.07 km² |
| E1 | ZoneEnvironmental | 1.0% | 0.04 km² |
| DM | ZoneDeferred | 0.8% | 0.03 km² |
| R3 | ZoneResidential | 0.1% | 5,483 m² |
Source: NSW DPHI EPI Land Zoning (ZONE_NSW/2026-04-29/1eccf1a530fa1be5) · As of Apr 2026. Zone boundaries are amended periodically; verify the exact property with the relevant council before relying on permitted use.