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Hurstville is a busy southern Sydney commercial hub centred on a compact town centre with a large shopping complex and a lively strip of cafes and eateries along Forest Road. It is a major transport node on the Illawarra line with frequent buses, reflected in medium and high-rise apartments close to the station. Beyond the centre, older federation and interwar houses sit under mature trees, with parkland and sports fields such as Hurstville Oval nearby.

The community numbers 31,162 people, has a median age of 33 and is weighted towards families, with couple families accounting for 81.1% of families. Homes are almost evenly split between owner-occupiers (50.9%) and renters (49.1%), so it suits both buyers and renters. Several public projects are under way or planned, including rail and signalling upgrades, a pedestrian overpass at the primary school and a civic precinct masterplan that envisages a new library, plaza and museum.

Housing in Hurstville, NSW sits high against local incomes recorded at the most recent Census. The median house price of $2,055,500 is about 21.9 times a typical local household's annual income at the last Census, and the median unit price of $780,000 is about 8.3 times that annual income.

Rent also takes a large share of local income on the Census benchmark: a house rent of $880 a week would be about 48.8% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, and a unit rent of $750 a week would be about 41.6%. On these figures, both buying and renting sit well above what local households earned at the last Census; whether that feels expensive depends on your own income and circumstances.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Over the past 12 months houses in Hurstville showed the stronger movements: median house values rose a solid 5.4% while house rents increased a modest 4.8%. Units moved more gently, with median unit values up a modest 4.0% and unit rents up a modest 4.2%. For houses both capital value and rental income rose, and their value increase was slightly larger than the rent increase; for units the rent rise was marginally ahead of value growth.

If you care most about capital growth, the house side of Hurstville has recorded the larger increase this year; if rental income is your focus, both property types saw modest rent gains with units’ rents edging values slightly. Whether those outcomes suit your investment goals and risk profile is for you to decide.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.