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Homeowners in Hurstville, New South Wales

Hurstville, by the people who own it.

5,178 of Hurstville's 10,530 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 49 in every 100, against 64 across New South Wales. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Hurstville by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Hurstville

5,178owner-occupied homes
2,499owned outright
2,679with a mortgage
2,361owner-occupied houses
31,162residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Hurstville49%5,178
New South Wales64%1,857,341
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Hurstville (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

24 in 100 homes owned outright

2,499 households in Hurstville have paid the place off. Owning outright usually means years on the same street: the neighbours who know which trees drop branches in a storm, when the council clean-up comes round, and who to ask before you knock down a wall.

73 in 100 households are families

Couples, parents, kids and grandparents: in Hurstville, 73 in every 100 households are families. School runs and hand-me-downs for some, grandkids visiting for others, and the most useful neighbour is often the one who's been through it a year ahead of you.

A mixed suburb

49 in every 100 homes in Hurstville are owner-occupied, below 64 across New South Wales, so the owners on your street are harder to pick out. Doorstep is made for exactly them.

On Doorstep in Hurstville

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Local trades

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For the singles

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Living in Hurstville

How many homes in Hurstville are owner-occupied?

5,178 of Hurstville's 10,530 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (49%): 2,499 owned outright and 2,679 with a mortgage. Across New South Wales the figure is 64%.

Is Doorstep available in Hurstville?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Hurstville is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Hurstville see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

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