Connells Point vs South Hurstville
South Hurstville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 43 in Connells Point. In both, most households own their home. In Connells Point, 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 Connells Point: a median of $2.53 million, against $1.85 million in South Hurstville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Connells Point 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
Connells Point
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 42/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 50%)
- is already more of a family suburb (79% 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 units ($791,000 vs $1,350,000)
- has cheaper houses ($1,846,500 vs $2,530,000)
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 11%)
- 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 10%)
- is more walkable (85/100 vs 62/100)
- But Connells Point carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 42/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
South Hurstville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- returns a higher gross yield on houses (2.7% vs 1.0%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Connells Point 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.
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.
Demographics
South Hurstville has more residents (5,221 vs 2,884); Connells Point has higher household incomes ($137,488 vs $97,084).
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,884 | 5,221 +81% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.9% | +1.4% |
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Median household income | $137,488/yr +29% 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2,530,000 | $1,846,500 |
| Median unit price | $1,350,000 | $791,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 24 days from 17 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.
13 vs 22 sales
23 vs 6 sales
Zoning mix
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 81% | 86% |
| Parks and recreation | 14% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 3% | 6% |
| Commercial | 0% | 4% |
| Industrial | 0% | 2% |
| Environmental | 2% | 0% |
| 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
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 920 across Georges River same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +91% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1.0% $1,000/wk on $5.25M | 2.7% $950/wk on $1.82M |
| Units | — | 5.2% $745/wk on $750K |
Ranking within NSW
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 92% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 91% of NSW | Higher than 64% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 85% of NSW | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 17% of NSW | Higher than 13% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 93% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 84% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 72% of NSW |
Liveability
South Hurstville is more walkable (85 vs 62); Connells Point scores higher overall (84 vs 75).
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A same for both | |
| Score | 84/100 | 75/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
South Hurstville carries more crime risk (42 vs 22).
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Moderate 42/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 1 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 9.4 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 9.3 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 4.1% | 3.4% |
Schools in Connells Point
- Connells Point Public School Government · Primary above 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
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 5 same for both | |
| Childcare | 2 | 4 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
Mobility
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 62/100 | 85/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 23.9 km +6% vs other | 22.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 33 min | 30 min |
| Public transport score | 76/100 Bus | 78/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 53.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 135.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 0 min scheduled, not actual |
| 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.6%).
Setting
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 20 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 40 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.8 km same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 75/100 | 76/100 |
| Most common technology | Hybrid fibre-coaxial same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 1,042 premises | 6% 2,156 premises |
Climate
| Connells Point | 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)
| Connells Point | 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
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,381/yr same for both | |
| Council | Georges River same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Banks same for both | |
| Member | Zhi Soon same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Connells Point | South Hurstville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Connells Point
South Hurstville
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