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Hurstville NSW 2220

20,151 addresses · 119 streets

Barton Electorate › Georges River LGA › Hurstville · 15 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A southern-Sydney hub with a high-rise centre, Hurstville is a busy, transport-connected suburb. Households average 2.8 people and the median age is 33. Median household income is $1,804 a week, with rent about $470.

Hurstville is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 31,162 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,804 a week, with median rent near $470 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 50% of households own their home and 48% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

31,162Population
33Median age
$1,804Median household income / wk
$470Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Hurstville statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hurstville itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Hurstville, 300 m south · Metro station: Belmore, 5.4 km north · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 8.1 km north-west · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 7.5 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs9/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 9.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hurstville

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Hurstville NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.8%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201912.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.9% · Labour-force participation 57.4%

Population by age in Hurstville
Population by age, Hurstville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,410
5-142,646
15-191,256
20-243,606
25-347,373
35-444,130
45-543,125
55-643,317
65-742,410
75-841,274
85+618
Dwelling types in Hurstville
Dwelling types, Hurstville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,164
Townhouse860
Apartment6,467
Other13
Households by weekly income in Hurstville
Households by weekly income, Hurstville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,604
$650-1,4992,620
$1,500-2,9993,445
$3,000+2,228
Top ancestries in Hurstville
Top ancestries, Hurstville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese14,691
Other7,769
English2,300
Ancestry NS1,772
Australian1,771
Greek914
Housing tenure in Hurstville
Housing tenure, Hurstville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,499
Mortgage2,679
Rented4,993
Other188
Cars per household in Hurstville
Cars per household, Hurstville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
02,216
14,879
22,286
3648
4+262
Commute to work in Hurstville
Commute to work, Hurstville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,079
Train1,924
Bus216
Tram/ferry4
Walked594
Bicycle21
Home4,090
Top countries of birth in Hurstville
Top countries of birth, Hurstville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China8,925
Nepal4,938
Hong Kong1,128
Indonesia548
Philippines536
Malaysia448
Languages used at home in Hurstville
Languages used at home, Hurstville NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin8,123
Cantonese5,040
Nepali4,793
Arabic802
Greek651
Indonesian507

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

161,959 bird observations recorded near Hurstville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hurstville

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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