Ashbury vs Hurlstone Park

In both, most households own their home. In Ashbury, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. On these figures, Ashbury tends to suit couples, while Hurlstone Park suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Ashbury

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 49/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 53%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 58%)
  • But Hurlstone Park has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Hurlstone Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($840,000 vs $2,139,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hurlstone Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($460/wk vs $600/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Hurlstone Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 72/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hurlstone Park

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 10%)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 72/100)
  • But Ashbury carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 49/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Hurlstone Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.6% vs 0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ashbury and Hurlstone Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Walkability 72 / 89
Ashbury — Walkability: 72/100 Hurlstone Park — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 71 / 51
Ashbury — Safety: 71/100 Hurlstone Park — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ashbury — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hurlstone Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hurlstone Park has more residents (5,001 vs 3,353); Ashbury rents higher ($600/wk vs $460/wk).

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Population 3,353 5,001
+49% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% +6.6%
Median age 44 42
Median household income $133,692/yr
+18% vs other
 $110,292/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+23% vs other
 $460/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
0-4 4.0% / 5.1%
Ashbury — 0-4: 4.0% Hurlstone Park — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.2% / 10.0%
Ashbury — 5-14: 13.2% Hurlstone Park — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 7.3% / 4.6%
Ashbury — 15-19: 7.3% Hurlstone Park — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 6.0% / 5.0%
Ashbury — 20-24: 6.0% Hurlstone Park — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 7.8% / 14.5%
Ashbury — 25-34: 7.8% Hurlstone Park — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 11.8% / 15.2%
Ashbury — 35-44: 11.8% Hurlstone Park — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 15.6% / 13.5%
Ashbury — 45-54: 15.6% Hurlstone Park — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 14.5% / 13.0%
Ashbury — 55-64: 14.5% Hurlstone Park — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 10.9% / 10.0%
Ashbury — 65-74: 10.9% Hurlstone Park — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 6.4% / 6.6%
Ashbury — 75-84: 6.4% Hurlstone Park — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 2.0% / 2.7%
Ashbury — 85+: 2.0% Hurlstone Park — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ashbury 60.0% couple families
Ashbury — Couple Families: 60.0% Ashbury — Lone Person: 19.6% Ashbury — One Parent Families: 17.2% Ashbury — Group Household: 2.2% Ashbury — Other Families: 1.0%
Hurlstone Park 43.0% couple families
Hurlstone Park — Couple Families: 43.0% Hurlstone Park — Lone Person: 34.3% Hurlstone Park — One Parent Families: 14.5% Hurlstone Park — Group Household: 6.6% Hurlstone Park — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ashbury 12.5% renting
Ashbury — Owned Outright: 49.7% Ashbury — Mortgage: 37.8% Ashbury — Renting: 12.5%
Hurlstone Park 32.9% renting
Hurlstone Park — Owned Outright: 36.6% Hurlstone Park — Mortgage: 30.5% Hurlstone Park — Renting: 32.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Bachelor Degree 17.7% / 21.1%
Ashbury — Bachelor Degree: 17.7% Hurlstone Park — Bachelor Degree: 21.1%
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 7.9%
Ashbury — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Hurlstone Park — Certificate III & IV: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 7.9% / 9.3%
Ashbury — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9% Hurlstone Park — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 7.8%
Ashbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Hurlstone Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 3.2%
Ashbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Hurlstone Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Italy 5.5% / 2.1%
Ashbury — Italy: 5.5% Hurlstone Park — Italy: 2.1%
Greece 2.2% / 4.2%
Ashbury — Greece: 2.2% Hurlstone Park — Greece: 4.2%
China 3.1% / 2.7%
Ashbury — China: 3.1% Hurlstone Park — China: 2.7%
Lebanon 3.0% / 2.6%
Ashbury — Lebanon: 3.0% Hurlstone Park — Lebanon: 2.6%
England 1.9% / 3.0%
Ashbury — England: 1.9% Hurlstone Park — England: 3.0%
Vietnam — / 2.2%
Ashbury — Vietnam: not among its largest Hurlstone Park — Vietnam: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ashbury 90.2% houses
Ashbury — Houses: 90.2% Ashbury — Flats / Apartments: 2.7% Ashbury — Townhouses: 7.1%
Hurlstone Park 53.4% houses
Hurlstone Park — Houses: 53.4% Hurlstone Park — Flats / Apartments: 33.6% Hurlstone Park — Townhouses: 13.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Median house price $2,412,500 $2,351,000
Median unit price $2,139,000 $840,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 19 sales
 25 days
from 27 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
3 bed $2.4M / $2.32M
Ashbury — 3 bed: $2.4M (15 sales) Hurlstone Park — 3 bed: $2.32M (25 sales)

15 vs 25 sales

4 bed $2.4M / $2.5M
Ashbury — 4 bed: $2.4M (21 sales) Hurlstone Park — 4 bed: $2.5M (15 sales)

21 vs 15 sales

Zoning mix

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Residential 85% 76%
Parks and recreation 11% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 6%
Commercial 0% 4%
Environmental 0% 3%
Industrial 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
New dwellings approved 1,785
across Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Houses — 3.0%
$1,250/wk on $2.15M
Units — 3.9%
$650/wk on $860K

Ranking within NSW

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
House price Higher than 88% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 23% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 21% of NSW

Liveability

Hurlstone Park is more walkable (89 vs 72).

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Grade A
same for both
Score 84/100 82/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hurlstone Park carries more crime risk (49 vs 29).

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Strathfield Campus, 4.2 km
 3
The University of Sydney, 5.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 2.8%

Schools in Ashbury

  • Ashbury Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Canterbury Boys High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Hurlstone Park

  • Edgeware School Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 3 6
Childcare 4 5
GPs 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Walkability score 72/100 89/100
Distance to Sydney 12.4 km
+6% vs other
 11.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 20 min 22 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 76.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 148.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 2193
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 16
postcode 2193
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Worked from Home 64.8% / 65.5%
Ashbury — Worked from Home: 64.8% Hurlstone Park — Worked from Home: 65.5%
Car (driver) 28.5% / 24.7%
Ashbury — Car (driver): 28.5% Hurlstone Park — Car (driver): 24.7%
Train 2.1% / 4.9%
Ashbury — Train: 2.1% Hurlstone Park — Train: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 2.0% / 1.7%
Ashbury — Car (passenger): 2.0% Hurlstone Park — Car (passenger): 1.7%
Walked Only 1.4% / 1.4%
Ashbury — Walked Only: 1.4% Hurlstone Park — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.5%).

Setting

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.9 km 5.4 km

NBN connectivity

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,204 premises
 4%
2,295 premises

Climate

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both

Federal electorate

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Division Grayndler
same for both
Member Anthony Albanese
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ashbury Hurlstone Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ashbury

Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Urban

Hurlstone Park

Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Urban

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