Hurstville, New South Wales

Hurstville
SydneyNew South Wales
Hurstville Library
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Population31,162 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density7,420/km2 (19,220/sq mi)
Established1887
Postcode(s)2220
Elevation75 m (246 ft)
Area4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Location16 km (10 mi) south of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)Georges River Council
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Hurstville:
Beverly Hills Kingsgrove Bexley
Penshurst Hurstville Carlton
Hurstville Grove South Hurstville Allawah
Location map of Hurstville based on NASA satellite images
Memorial Square, Forest Road, Hurstville

Hurstville is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 km (9.9 mi) south of the Sydney CBD and is part of the St George area. Hurstville is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Georges River Council.

The suburb is predominantly Asian Australian in character, with 63% of the population of Asian origin, among the highest in the country.[2] Sometimes described as "Sydney's Real Chinatown", an estimated 37% of residents are immigrants from mainland China.[3]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hurstville (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 February 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Forrest, James (5 July 2017). "Suburbs 'swamped' by Asians and Muslims? The data show a different story". The Conversation. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Hurstville: Sydney's Real Chinatown, Civic Sinoburbia". Civic Sinoburbia. Retrieved 7 August 2022.