Blakehurst vs South Hurstville

South Hurstville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Blakehurst. In both, most households own their home. In Blakehurst, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In South Hurstville, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Blakehurst: a median of $2.46 million, against $1.85 million in South Hurstville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Blakehurst tends to suit couples, while South Hurstville suits buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Blakehurst

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 5)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (86% vs 50%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

South Hurstville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,846,500 vs $2,460,000)
  • has cheaper units ($791,000 vs $917,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

South Hurstville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($500/wk vs $600/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

South Hurstville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 62/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

South Hurstville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 14%)
  • is more walkable (85/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Blakehurst is growing faster (7.0% vs 1.4%)
  • South Hurstville returns a higher gross yield on units (5.2% vs 3.7%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Blakehurst South Hurstville
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.

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Walkability 62 / 85
Blakehurst — Walkability: 62/100 South Hurstville — Walkability: 85/100
Safety 58 / 58
Blakehurst — Safety: 58/100 South Hurstville — Safety: 58/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Blakehurst — Low fire risk: 100/100 South Hurstville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Blakehurst has higher household incomes ($128,648 vs $97,084); Blakehurst has more residents (6,652 vs 5,221).

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Population 6,652
+22% vs other
 5,221
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% +1.4%
Median age 43 40
Median household income $128,648/yr
+25% vs other
 $97,084/yr
Median weekly rent $600/wk
+17% vs other
 $500/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Blakehurst South Hurstville
0-4 4.3% / 5.2%
Blakehurst — 0-4: 4.3% South Hurstville — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 13.4% / 12.2%
Blakehurst — 5-14: 13.4% South Hurstville — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 6.6% / 5.3%
Blakehurst — 15-19: 6.6% South Hurstville — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 7.0% / 6.3%
Blakehurst — 20-24: 7.0% South Hurstville — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 9.2% / 13.0%
Blakehurst — 25-34: 9.2% South Hurstville — 25-34: 13.0%
35-44 11.5% / 13.9%
Blakehurst — 35-44: 11.5% South Hurstville — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 13.8% / 13.8%
Blakehurst — 45-54: 13.8% South Hurstville — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 13.7% / 12.3%
Blakehurst — 55-64: 13.7% South Hurstville — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 10.2% / 9.0%
Blakehurst — 65-74: 10.2% South Hurstville — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 6.0% / 5.7%
Blakehurst — 75-84: 6.0% South Hurstville — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 4.2% / 3.3%
Blakehurst — 85+: 4.2% South Hurstville — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Blakehurst 63.5% couple families
Blakehurst — Couple Families: 63.5% Blakehurst — Lone Person: 20.6% Blakehurst — One Parent Families: 12.9% Blakehurst — Group Household: 1.5% Blakehurst — Other Families: 1.6%
South Hurstville 49.4% couple families
South Hurstville — Couple Families: 49.4% South Hurstville — Lone Person: 27.4% South Hurstville — One Parent Families: 17.2% South Hurstville — Group Household: 3.8% South Hurstville — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Blakehurst 14.7% renting
Blakehurst — Owned Outright: 46.1% Blakehurst — Mortgage: 39.3% Blakehurst — Renting: 14.7%
South Hurstville 30.2% renting
South Hurstville — Owned Outright: 35.6% South Hurstville — Mortgage: 34.1% South Hurstville — Renting: 30.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Bachelor Degree 20.2% / 16.3%
Blakehurst — Bachelor Degree: 20.2% South Hurstville — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.6%
Blakehurst — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% South Hurstville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 8.6%
Blakehurst — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% South Hurstville — Certificate III & IV: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 5.3% / 7.2%
Blakehurst — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3% South Hurstville — Postgraduate Degree: 7.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.2%
Blakehurst — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% South Hurstville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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.

Blakehurst South Hurstville
China 8.6% / 18.0%
Blakehurst — China: 8.6% South Hurstville — China: 18.0%
Greece 2.9% / 1.8%
Blakehurst — Greece: 2.9% South Hurstville — Greece: 1.8%
Lebanon 2.0% / 2.3%
Blakehurst — Lebanon: 2.0% South Hurstville — Lebanon: 2.3%
India — / 1.3%
Blakehurst — India: not among its largest South Hurstville — India: 1.3%
Philippines — / 1.3%
Blakehurst — Philippines: not among its largest South Hurstville — Philippines: 1.3%
England 1.2% / —
Blakehurst — England: 1.2% South Hurstville — England: not among its largest
Egypt 1.1% / —
Blakehurst — Egypt: 1.1% South Hurstville — Egypt: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Blakehurst 85.8% houses
Blakehurst — Houses: 85.8% Blakehurst — Flats / Apartments: 6.8% Blakehurst — Townhouses: 7.4%
South Hurstville 49.8% houses
South Hurstville — Houses: 49.8% South Hurstville — Flats / Apartments: 27.3% South Hurstville — Townhouses: 22.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Median house price $2,460,000 $1,846,500
Median unit price $917,500 $791,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 72 sales
 24 days
from 28 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.

Blakehurst South Hurstville
3 bed $2.1M / $1.76M
Blakehurst — 3 bed: $2.1M (32 sales) South Hurstville — 3 bed: $1.76M (22 sales)

32 vs 22 sales

4 bed $2.23M / $1.93M
Blakehurst — 4 bed: $2.23M (30 sales) South Hurstville — 4 bed: $1.93M (6 sales)

30 vs 6 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Blakehurst South Hurstville
2 bed $905K / $760K
Blakehurst — 2 bed: $905K (13 sales) South Hurstville — 2 bed: $760K (24 sales)

13 vs 24 sales

3 bed $1.65M / $1.21M
Blakehurst — 3 bed: $1.65M (8 sales) South Hurstville — 3 bed: $1.21M (8 sales)

8 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Residential 77% 86%
Parks and recreation 12% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 6%
Commercial 1% 4%
Environmental 3% 0%
Industrial 1% 2%
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

Blakehurst South Hurstville
New dwellings approved 920
across Georges River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +91%
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.

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Houses 3.1%
$1,150/wk on $1.92M
 2.7%
$950/wk on $1.82M
Units 3.7%
$825/wk on $1.15M
 5.2%
$745/wk on $750K

Ranking within NSW

Blakehurst South Hurstville
House price Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Schools Higher than 63% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 93% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW

Liveability

South Hurstville is more walkable (85 vs 62).

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Grade A
same for both
Score 76/100 75/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
same for both
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Inside the suburb 3 2
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 9.3 km

Schools in Blakehurst

  • Mater Dei Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Bald Face Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Blakehurst High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in South Hurstville

  • St Raphael's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Marist Catholic College Penshurst - South Hurstville Campus Catholic · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 13 5
Childcare 2 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 3

Mobility

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Walkability score 62/100 85/100
Distance to Sydney 22.4 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 156.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 135.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.0%
postcode 2221
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 2221
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.

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Worked from Home 49.3% / 41.9%
Blakehurst — Worked from Home: 49.3% South Hurstville — Worked from Home: 41.9%
Car (driver) 43.5% / 43.2%
Blakehurst — Car (driver): 43.5% South Hurstville — Car (driver): 43.2%
Train 2.2% / 6.9%
Blakehurst — Train: 2.2% South Hurstville — Train: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 4.1%
Blakehurst — Car (passenger): 3.6% South Hurstville — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 0.8% / 2.9%
Blakehurst — Walked Only: 0.8% South Hurstville — Walked Only: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.3%).

Setting

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Elevation 41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.3 km 3.8 km

NBN connectivity

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Connectivity score 76/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
2,383 premises
 6%
2,156 premises

Climate

Blakehurst South Hurstville
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)

Blakehurst South Hurstville
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

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Average residential rate $1,381/yr
same for both
Council Georges River
same for both

Federal electorate

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Division Banks
same for both
Member Zhi Soon
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Blakehurst South Hurstville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Blakehurst

Coastal Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Quiet

South Hurstville

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Townhouses Urban

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