Hurstville Grove NSW 2220

Located in New South Wales, Hurstville Grove sits 28 km from Sydney CBD, around 33 minutes by car. The suburb has 2,606 residents, a median age of 43, and a median household income of $125,788 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $600 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $3,200. Hurstville Grove is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is moderate.

Is Hurstville Grove a good suburb?

Hurstville Grove scores a A (84/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, safety, and community, weaker on prices.

Transit

Very walkable

Walkability 66/100 · 27.6 km · 33 min drive to Sydney

Prices

Above the state median

Median $2.33M · Less affordable than 80% of NSW

Safety

Low all-round risk

Fire 0/100 · Crime 20/100

Community

Very advantaged

SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 43 · 2,606 residents

A

Liveability Rating

84 / 100 · Ranked #125 in NSW

Each bar is Hurstville Grove's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
no schools mapped
Safety
97
Bushfire None · Crime Low

No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.

Socio-economic
84
Very advantaged
Walkability
63
Walkable
CBD access
81
27.6 km · 33 min drive to Sydney
How it's calculated: Safety rank 97 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 84 × 25% + Walkability rank 63 × 15% + CBD access rank 81 × 10% = 84 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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84 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Hurstville Grove's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $2.33 million, about 4% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$2,330,000

last 6 quarters
Pricier than 88% of NSW

7% above its 5 neighbours (median $2,180,000)

↑ +3.7% year-on-year

Based on 61 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 25 days — median across 22 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 14 sales $1.9M
  • 4 bed 15 sales $2.3M
  • 5 bed 26 sales $2.53M

Units

$1,300,800

Based on only 7 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Hurstville Grove rent for around $1,600 a week on average, based on 9 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$1,600/wk

last 2 months
↑ +36.2% vs previous 6 months from $1,175/wk

9 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

10 rentals advertised against an estimated 120 rented homes (8.3%) in the last 6 months.

Rent agreed on new leases

Jul–Sep 2026
3-bed houses
$850/wk
19 bonds
+47% since 2021
2-bed units
$780/wk
172 bonds
+70% since 2021

Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2220 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

106 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 28% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2220.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Short-Stay Rentals

1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.1% of the suburb's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Hurstville Grove safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Hurstville Grove sits in the low band, with 31 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 48% on the prior year.

31 offences

48.3% since 2024
Theft 12 (38.7%)
Assault 9 (29.0%)
Harassment & Stalking 4 (12.9%)
Drug Offences 2 (6.5%)
Arson 1 (3.2%)
Robbery 1 (3.2%)
Property Damage 1 (3.2%)
Weapons Offences 1 (3.2%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

6 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Georges River Council has published 5 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

No schools in this suburb boundary.

Universities nearby

3.9% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.

Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.

Walkability

Hurstville Grove is somewhat walkable on foot — at 66/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.

66
out of 100
Somewhat Walkable
Top 13% in NSW
Public Transport within 1 km 72
Schools within 1.5 km 100
Parks within 800 m 100
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 60
Childcare within 1 km 100
Hospitals within 5 km 100

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Hurstville Grove.

76
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
44.8 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
31.9 arrivals/hr
Saturday
20.2 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
15.3 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Hurstville Grove.

75
connectivity score / 100
Top 15% in NSW
Most common
Hybrid fibre-coaxial (cable)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
910
Technology mix
Hybrid fibre-coaxial (cable) (HFC) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
1 in suburb
Parks & Reserves
6 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
2 in suburb
Childcare
2 in suburb
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
1 in suburb

Georges River: council population

The whole council area, not just Hurstville Grove · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
163,919
+1.3% in a year
Change
+2,177
people since 2024
Density
4,276
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+540
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-1,831
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+3,468
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
10/10
10/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
10/10
9/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
10/10
10/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 6 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.

Hurstville Grove is home to about 2,600 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $126,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.8%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

2,606

Median Age

43

Median Household Income

$125,788/yr

Top 13% in NSW

Census Median Rent

$600/wk

Census Median Mortgage

$3,200/mo

Avg Household Size

3.2

Median Personal Income

$45,344/yr

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Unoccupied Dwellings

5.3%

Total Dwellings

811

Owner-Occupier Rate

85.2%

Houses

88.3%

Rental Stress

24.8%

Mortgage Stress

30.5%

Work From Home

50.8%

Dwelling Types

Houses 716 (88.3%)
Townhouses 71 (8.8%)
Flats / Apartments 24 (3.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 384 (48.5%)
Mortgage 291 (36.7%)
Renting 117 (14.8%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
60.8%
English Spoken at Home
47.0%
Employment Rate
56.3%
Completed Year 12
57.9%

Occupations

Professionals 393 (32.6%)
Managers 217 (18.0%)
Clerical & Administrative 204 (16.9%)
Technicians & Trades 105 (8.7%)
Sales 96 (8.0%)
Community & Personal Service 86 (7.1%)
Labourers 59 (4.9%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 39 (3.2%)

Religion

Christianity 1,537 (59.0%)
No Religion 734 (28.2%)
Islam 93 (3.6%)
Buddhism 81 (3.1%)
Hinduism 42 (1.6%)
Other Religions 13 (0.5%)
Sikhism 3 (0.1%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

China 320 (12.3%)
Greece 49 (1.9%)
England 42 (1.6%)
New Zealand 36 (1.4%)
Malaysia 30 (1.2%)
Italy 29 (1.1%)
Lebanon 29 (1.1%)
Philippines 26 (1.0%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 83 (3.2%)
2011-2015 75 (2.9%)
2001-2010 151 (5.8%)
1991-2000 188 (7.2%)
1981-1990 193 (7.4%)
Before 1981 276 (10.6%)

83 residents (3.2%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

Overseas 72 (2.9%)
Sydney - City and Inner South 32 (1.3%)
Sydney - Sutherland 23 (0.9%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,478 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Mandarin 166 (6.4%)
Cantonese 118 (4.5%)
Greek 113 (4.3%)
Arabic 55 (2.1%)
Croatian 39 (1.5%)
Italian 21 (0.8%)
Spanish 17 (0.7%)
Vietnamese 9 (0.3%)

Age Distribution

0-4 128 (4.9%)
5-14 338 (13.0%)
15-19 157 (6.0%)
20-24 161 (6.2%)
25-34 270 (10.4%)
35-44 298 (11.4%)
45-54 361 (13.9%)
55-64 407 (15.6%)
65-74 270 (10.4%)
75-84 155 (5.9%)
85+ 53 (2.0%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 442 (70.0%)
Lone Person 98 (15.5%)
One Parent Families 73 (11.6%)
Group Household 14 (2.2%)
Other Families 4 (0.6%)

Commute to Work

Worked from Home 527 (50.8%)
Car (driver) 438 (42.2%)
Car (passenger) 30 (2.9%)
Train 26 (2.5%)
Walked Only 11 (1.1%)
Bus 5 (0.5%)

22% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (269 of 1,206).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Education

Bachelor Degree 572 (21.9%)
Certificate III & IV 235 (9.0%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 228 (8.7%)
Postgraduate Degree 177 (6.8%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 41 (1.6%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 31 (3.9%)
1 car 206 (25.7%)
2 cars 328 (40.8%)
3 cars 154 (19.2%)
4+ cars 82 (10.2%)

Council Rates

Georges River
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,381 a year through Georges River based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,381/yr
12% above the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Hurstville Grove's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 77%
  • Parks and recreation 23%
  • Zones under 1% 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Georges River

The whole council area, not just Hurstville Grove · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 920 new dwellings were approved across Georges River. That mix is 223 houses and 697 units. Approvals are up 91.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
920dwellings
+91.0% YoY
Houses
223
detached dwellings
Units
697
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Air Quality

MODERATE

PM2.5 averaged 6.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.

PM10 averaged 16.1 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.79 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.

From the Earlwood monitoring station, 8.0 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Sydney Airport AMO, 8.2 km

High rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.

Elevation
41 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
4.5 km
Annual rainfall
1,129 mm
99 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
27.5°C
7 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
9.5°C
0 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

1.9%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.04% in 2021
+0.7 points this year
Top 8% in NSW

In postcode 2220, 326 of 17,360 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 7.0% (1,210 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 8.8%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.04%
2022
0.15%
2023
0.51%
2024
1.18%
2025
1.88%

Rooftop solar

14
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 7.4 kW each

In postcode 2220, 1,733 rooftop-solar systems totalling 12.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 12,431 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 173 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
76
2020
152
2021
159
2022
147
2023
170
2024
159
2025
102
2026
130

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$12,152
Loan amount
$1,864,000
Total interest over 30 years
$2,510,679

27 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2220.

Deposit
$466,000
Stamp duty
$109,437
Cash needed at settlement
$575,437

Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Banks

Currently held by Zhi Soon Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Zhi Soon 52.4% 47.6% +5.0
2022 David Coleman 46.8% 53.2% -3.1
2019 David Coleman 43.7% 56.3% +4.8

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Oatley District

Currently held by Mark Coure Liberal

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Mark Coure LP 50.8%
2019 Mark Coure LP 60.5%
2015 Mark Coure LP 56.6%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Hurstville Grove

Is Hurstville Grove a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Hurstville Grove is low (20/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Hurstville Grove?

Hurstville Grove has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Hurstville Grove a good place to live?

Hurstville Grove has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (84/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Hurstville Grove?

Hurstville Grove, NSW had a population of 2,606 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Hurstville Grove, NSW?

The postcode for Hurstville Grove, NSW is 2220.

How far is Hurstville Grove from Sydney?

Hurstville Grove is 28 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 33 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Hurstville Grove?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Hurstville Grove was $125,788 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Hurstville Grove?

The median advertised rent in Hurstville Grove is $1,600 a week for houses (9 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Hurstville Grove?

The median age of residents in Hurstville Grove was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Hurstville Grove walkable?

Hurstville Grove scores 66/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the air quality in Hurstville Grove?

The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Hurstville Grove (Earlwood) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 16.1 µg/m³. That puts Hurstville Grove below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.

What is the weather like in Hurstville Grove?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Hurstville Grove, Sydney Airport AMO (8.2 km away), summer days average 27.5°C, winter nights 9.5°C, 1,129 mm of rain a year over 99 rainy days, and 7 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Hurstville Grove?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Hurstville Grove belong to?

Hurstville Grove sits within the Georges River local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Hurstville Grove?

The average residential rates bill through Georges River is $1,381 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Hurstville Grove?

Across Georges River, 920 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 91.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Hurstville Grove in?

Hurstville Grove sits within the federal Division of Banks, currently held by Zhi Soon (Australian Labor Party).

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