R&H Suburb Profile HURSTVILLE

Hurstville is a suburb in southern Sydney, 16km from the CBD, part of the St George area. It is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Hurstville.

Hurstville has become a CBD for Sydney’s southern suburbs. It is a large, multicultural city with commercial buildings and high-rise residential buildings dominating the skyline. Hurstville's residential developments are a mixture of low density housing, medium density flats and high density apartment buildings.

As a commercial centre, Hurstville features branches of many banks, financial institutions, insurance companies and retail shops. Forest Road features many restaurants, particularly Chinese cuisine, as well as cafes and pubs. Commercial developments also extend to surrounding streets concentrated from Queens Road to The Avenue and on the southern side of Hurstville Railway station and along Forest Road. Westfield Hurstville – built over three blocks - is the area’s largest shopping centre. Hurstville Central is a small shopping centre on top of Hurstville Railway station, linking Forest Road with Ormonde Parade.

The administrative offices of the City of Hurstville are located in the Hurstville Civic Centre in MacMahon Street. This street also features historic buildings such as the Friendly Pharmacy, old Fire Station, Ritz Hotel and the St George Regional Museum, which houses the cake decorating collection formerly held at the Australian Cakes and Sugar Art Museum. Hurstville City Library is nearby on Queens Road.

Hurstville railway station is a major station on the Illawarra line of the City Rail network. All suburban and most interurban trains stop at Hurstville. Hurstville is 20 minutes from Sydney Central station on the express service. Hurstville also is a major bus interchange.

Schools include Hurstville Boys High School, Hurstville Public School, Danebank Anglican Girls School, Bethany College, Beverly Hills Public School and St George Christian School. Sydney Technical High School is located just over the border in Bexley.

The suburb is served by St George hospitals and Hurstville Community Hospital (private), with more hospitals in nearby suburbs.