Hurstville flood risk
Of Hurstville’s 23,092 mapped properties, 9.3% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Hurstville’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Hurstville address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Hurstville
Flood and bushfire areas across Hurstville. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Hurstville
Hurstville sits in the Georges River council area, which recorded 9,639 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,639 total. Figures are for the whole Georges River council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Hurstville
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Hurstville shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Hurstville
Hurstville is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Mixed Use
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
School catchments in Hurstville
Hurstville can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Hurstville
At the 2021 Census, 68% of Hurstville’s 31,162 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Hurstville
Georges River council approved 852 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Georges River council area (not just Hurstville). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Georges River
Compare Hurstville with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.