Canterbury vs Hurlstone Park

Canterbury is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 42 in Hurlstone Park. In Canterbury, about half of households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. In Hurlstone Park, most households own their home. Houses cost more in Hurlstone Park: a median of $2.35 million, against $1.96 million in Canterbury. Hurlstone Park is closer to the city centre: 11.6 km, against 13.2 km. On these figures, Canterbury tends to suit renters, young adults, and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Canterbury has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • Hurlstone Park has more separate houses rather than flats (53% vs 29%)

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

First-home buyers

Canterbury

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,957,500 vs $2,351,000)
  • has cheaper units ($745,000 vs $840,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Canterbury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (49% vs 33%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Canterbury has more units and townhouses to downsize into (71% vs 47%)
  • Hurlstone Park has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Canterbury

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (30.4% vs 6.6%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.2% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Canterbury 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.

Canterbury 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.

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Walkability 86 / 89
Canterbury — Walkability: 86/100 Hurlstone Park — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 47 / 51
Canterbury — Safety: 47/100 Hurlstone Park — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Canterbury — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hurlstone Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Canterbury has more residents (9,430 vs 5,001); Hurlstone Park skews older (42 vs 34).

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Population 9,430
+47% vs other
 5,001
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +30.4% +6.6%
Median age 34 42
Median household income $97,864/yr $110,292/yr
+13% vs other
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+2% vs other
 $460/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
0-4 6.1% / 5.1%
Canterbury — 0-4: 6.1% Hurlstone Park — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 8.5% / 10.0%
Canterbury — 5-14: 8.5% Hurlstone Park — 5-14: 10.0%
15-19 4.1% / 4.6%
Canterbury — 15-19: 4.1% Hurlstone Park — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 7.2% / 5.0%
Canterbury — 20-24: 7.2% Hurlstone Park — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 24.7% / 14.5%
Canterbury — 25-34: 24.7% Hurlstone Park — 25-34: 14.5%
35-44 17.1% / 15.2%
Canterbury — 35-44: 17.1% Hurlstone Park — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 11.5% / 13.5%
Canterbury — 45-54: 11.5% Hurlstone Park — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 9.7% / 13.0%
Canterbury — 55-64: 9.7% Hurlstone Park — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 5.8% / 10.0%
Canterbury — 65-74: 5.8% Hurlstone Park — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 3.7% / 6.6%
Canterbury — 75-84: 3.7% Hurlstone Park — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 1.4% / 2.7%
Canterbury — 85+: 1.4% Hurlstone Park — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Canterbury 39.2% couple families
Canterbury — Couple Families: 39.2% Canterbury — Lone Person: 33.5% Canterbury — One Parent Families: 15.1% Canterbury — Group Household: 9.5% Canterbury — Other Families: 2.7%
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.

Canterbury 49.0% renting
Canterbury — Owned Outright: 21.6% Canterbury — Mortgage: 29.4% Canterbury — Renting: 49.0%
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.

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Bachelor Degree 21.0% / 21.1%
Canterbury — Bachelor Degree: 21.0% Hurlstone Park — Bachelor Degree: 21.1%
Postgraduate Degree 9.0% / 9.3%
Canterbury — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0% Hurlstone Park — Postgraduate Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 7.8%
Canterbury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Hurlstone Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Certificate III & IV 7.9% / 7.9%
Canterbury — Certificate III & IV: 7.9% Hurlstone Park — Certificate III & IV: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 3.2%
Canterbury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% 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.

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
China 8.0% / 2.7%
Canterbury — China: 8.0% Hurlstone Park — China: 2.7%
Vietnam 5.0% / 2.2%
Canterbury — Vietnam: 5.0% Hurlstone Park — Vietnam: 2.2%
Greece 2.4% / 4.2%
Canterbury — Greece: 2.4% Hurlstone Park — Greece: 4.2%
Philippines 2.7% / 1.9%
Canterbury — Philippines: 2.7% Hurlstone Park — Philippines: 1.9%
Lebanon 1.6% / 2.6%
Canterbury — Lebanon: 1.6% Hurlstone Park — Lebanon: 2.6%
England — / 3.0%
Canterbury — England: not among its largest Hurlstone Park — England: 3.0%
Nepal 2.9% / —
Canterbury — Nepal: 2.9% Hurlstone Park — Nepal: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Canterbury 64.4% flats / apartments
Canterbury — Flats / Apartments: 64.4% Canterbury — Houses: 29.3% Canterbury — Townhouses: 6.3%
Hurlstone Park 33.6% flats / apartments
Hurlstone Park — Flats / Apartments: 33.6% Hurlstone Park — Houses: 53.4% Hurlstone Park — Townhouses: 13.1%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Median house price $1,957,500 $2,351,000
Median unit price $745,000 $840,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 30 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.

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
2 bed $1.57M / $1.92M
Canterbury — 2 bed: $1.57M (10 sales) Hurlstone Park — 2 bed: $1.92M (9 sales)

10 vs 9 sales

3 bed $1.97M / $2.32M
Canterbury — 3 bed: $1.97M (19 sales) Hurlstone Park — 3 bed: $2.32M (25 sales)

19 vs 25 sales

4 bed $2.16M / $2.5M
Canterbury — 4 bed: $2.16M (17 sales) Hurlstone Park — 4 bed: $2.5M (15 sales)

17 vs 15 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.

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
1 bed $510K / $630K
Canterbury — 1 bed: $510K (27 sales) Hurlstone Park — 1 bed: $630K (12 sales)

27 vs 12 sales

2 bed $763K / $850K
Canterbury — 2 bed: $763K (87 sales) Hurlstone Park — 2 bed: $850K (33 sales)

87 vs 33 sales

3 bed $970K / $1.06M
Canterbury — 3 bed: $970K (9 sales) Hurlstone Park — 3 bed: $1.06M (5 sales)

9 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Residential 55% 76%
Parks and recreation 30% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 6%
Commercial 5% 4%
Industrial 3% 1%
Environmental 0% 3%
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

Canterbury 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.

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Houses 2.8%
$1,080/wk on $2M
 3.0%
$1,250/wk on $2.15M
Units 5.2%
$685/wk on $682K
 3.9%
$650/wk on $860K

Ranking within NSW

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
House price Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Income Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools Higher than 1% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 92% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW

Liveability

Hurlstone Park scores higher overall (82 vs 61).

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Grade B A
Score 61/100 82/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
53/100
 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 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Strathfield Campus, 4.9 km
 3
The University of Sydney, 5.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 2.8%

Schools in Canterbury

  • Canterbury Girls High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Canterbury South Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Canterbury Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Hurlstone Park

  • Edgeware School Government · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 12 1
Parks & reserves 8 6
Childcare 3 5
GPs 2
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 3 1
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Walkability score 86/100 89/100
Distance to Sydney 13.2 km
+12% vs other
 11.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 22 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 190.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 148.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
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.

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Worked from Home 51.9% / 65.5%
Canterbury — Worked from Home: 51.9% Hurlstone Park — Worked from Home: 65.5%
Car (driver) 32.2% / 24.7%
Canterbury — Car (driver): 32.2% Hurlstone Park — Car (driver): 24.7%
Train 9.5% / 4.9%
Canterbury — Train: 9.5% Hurlstone Park — Train: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 1.7%
Canterbury — Car (passenger): 2.3% Hurlstone Park — Car (passenger): 1.7%
Walked Only 1.8% / 1.4%
Canterbury — Walked Only: 1.8% Hurlstone Park — Walked Only: 1.4%

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

Setting

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.1 km 5.4 km

NBN connectivity

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Connectivity score 87/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 54%
4,272 premises
 4%
2,295 premises

Climate

Canterbury 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)

Canterbury 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

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

Federal electorate

Canterbury Hurlstone Park
Division Watson Grayndler
Member Tony Burke Anthony Albanese
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Canterbury

Apartments Gentrifying Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Urban

Hurlstone Park

Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Urban

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