Hurstville
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1887 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 31,162 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 7,420/km2 (19,220/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2220 | ||||||||||||
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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. Sometimes described as "Sydney's Real Chinatown", an estimated 37% of residents are immigrants from mainland China.