Where is hurstville

Being a regional hub, it is inevitable to have traffic problems and some accidents. Most people like our family who have lived here for a long time love the convenience, diversity and beauty of this suburb. Hurstville is really a very pleasant suburb to reside within, along with its surroundings. The opinions on homely. If you do reside physically in the suburb of Hurstville, it would thus be more sagacious to travel to shopping precincts, coaching colleges, restaurants, etc. If one does not reside physically in Hurstville, but somewhere afar, then they must employ some intuition to circumvent the traffic overflow.

Yes, there do tend to be traffic jams on the Avenue and Forest Road, but use a bit of cognitive power, go around some of the lesser known streets and weave your way around there to access the main shopping precincts. Solved, and in an era where climate change is becoming persistent, one may as well walk. The public transit system in Hurstville is virtually second to none in all of Greater Sydney.

No, four functional platforms under a bustling Hurstville Central, where you can access all necessary resources, should be more than adequate. As far as wishful thinking is concerned, you would want something more opulent and photogenic?! The walkability index in Hurstville city centre is undoubtedly high. There are a plethora of amenities, from educational coaching centres to specialty stores to restaurants that can make your mouth water. Pretty superb how this is all jam packed into tiny portion of Hurstville yes, it gets overcrowded, but give some credit to the town developers; think about the overarching intentions.

Traffic is an atrocity. A single large item purchase, for example half the items in Kmart are automatically unfeasible to purchase. Unless you are just buying small items in passing, going shopping by foot is completely out of the question. Although there's a certain degree to which it is, it's nowhere near peak hour for somewhere like King Georges Road A3 or Parramatta Road. Excellent suburb to live in, rent, work and play, Hurstville is rated as one of the most amenity rich suburbs in all of Sydney.

It has an abundance of these amenities: transport, education, shopping, etc. Large retail stores can be found in its Westfield, restaurants - along its main thoroughfare Forest Road, public services - mostly north of the railway station, but there is a police station to the south.

Speaking of railway stations, Hurstville has very well serviced public transport, influenced by its convenient geographical location - nestled in the heart of the Georges River LGA.

Hurstville is the largest Chinese ethnoburb in all of Sydney, with a huge presence of Chinese restaurants and small scale shops. Traffic is no doubt an issue, with Hurstville's main arteries of Forest Road and the Avenue being swarmed by honking drivers.

With high density apartments being constructed and nothing done about the width of the roads, we should only expect this traffic to be on the rise. Even so, Hurstville is a fully functional suburb, with an abundance of amenities, such as shops, parks, schools and public services.

People come to Hurstville from all around because of the Asian restaurants and because shopping for groceries is good, and Westfield is a bonus. Locals like to live in Hurstville because it is a central suburb in the south of Sydney, making it very convenient to go either south or west, and just half an hour by train to the city.

Like Hurstville itself, the surrounding suburbs are quite varied There's something for everybody here. Linda, you're a real estate agent with McGrath, so naturally, you're using this platform for your own purposes. I think not. In fact, there is extremely little variety in Hurstville, unless you are from Asia. Hurstville is good place to live in, it shows other suburbs what a Sydney suburb is actually like. So much negativity going on in this reviews.

Hurstvilles residential areas are decent for what theyre worth, undervalued but supreme. Its a thriving community which takes a little time to appreciate, but nonetheless, the access to amenities is just top notch. It is a good suburb because it gets better every year and the crime rate is stable. The only downside is probably the multiculturalism but Asian kids are good at school so the schools are competitive. I've lived in Hurstville for around six years.

I have to also say that I am of a Chinese background myself. So let's get started Statement: Hurstville is multicultural. Thoughts: Technically, yes it is. The word "multicultural" has been thrown around in all possible directions by newspapers to describe Hurstville. In reality, it seems pretty much dominated by the Chinese, especially around the railway stations and shopping centres.

Statement: Hurstville is a mini Hong Kong and all the Chinese 'gang up' - if you're not of Eastern Asian descent you'll feel excluded. Thoughts: Yes, Hurstville is like a mini Hong Kong. No, the Chinese do not gang up or do special deals with each other. Conversely, Chinese shop owners often prefer customers who are not of their own race. Neither are Chinese people specially nice to each other in my experience. That's right. Chinese characters dominate most shop signs, advertisements, pamphlets, free newspapers and free magazines.

Statement: Hurstville is really very convenient. Thoughts: Let's look at it this way. It's convenient in that there are health centres, schools and a Westfield in the area. However it is in no way close to beaches and major parks. Statement: Hurstville is clean and green. Thoughts: Not really. Cigarette butts can be found everywhere.

Woodville Park seems to be a popular spot for people to dump their plastic bags and tissues even though there are actually bins there. Statement: Social etiquette is deteriorating.

Thoughts: Yes it is. Some seem to think that it's okay and perfectly hygienic to spit anywhere they like. And I'm sorry but the biggest offenders are cute Asian gradpas and grandmas. Many halt abruptly in the middle of the pedestrian paths when they see an old friend and just stop there for five, ten minutes, completely unaware or inconsiderate of the fact that there are others who share the same path.

I agree with one of the previous reviews, too. Drivers often think it's okay to ignore the "give way to pedestrians" sign, treat the flashing red pedestrian light like one that's not flashing, cut corners, cut pedestrians off when they are crossing, or just ignore pedestrian crossings and continue driving at 60kmph even if there are little kids trying to cross the road. Being rule-abiding citizens on foot, every single member of my family have been nearly run over more than once this year.

Last but not least, Statement: It's a nice and quiet neighbourhood. Thoughts: I think that depends on which street you live on.

If you are easily woken, do not live near Westield. There are spots where these huge commercial trucks unload. You'll go berserk. Happy suburb shopping! Hi Caitlin, I cannot comment about the people who abruptly stop to chat on the footpath or who spit, as I haven't really noticed and the chatting would not offend me. The spitting, Yes!

But that goes for anyone who spits. But it's interesting to read your point of you and your opinion of living in the area, as you are of Asian heritage. I definitely feel that I'm not being treated in the same way and this prevents me from returning. No eye contact, no smile, no acknowledgement at times. I have tried learning some Chinese words and phrases to make people feel more comfortable.

Sometimes it works but other times it makes no difference to the experience. In regards to road safety issues, being a permanent resident of Hurstville, Ive rarely actually first hand witnessed cars disobeying street rules. The pedestrians seem to be disobeying the rules and regulations to a greater extent, and thats a shame for much of the rule-abiding citizens who can live in such a thriving community. For instance, Railway Lde crossing from Ormonde Pde to West St; youll be shocked at how many cross at the erroneous place.

On a lesser severity scale, the Forest Rd exit from the train station. Our drivers are doing well to acknowledge that these peoples ignorance can only be held accountable by themselves.

Not close to beaches? I cant just imagine how what youd state for the North Shore ironic name and Hills Shire both very decent living.

While they may not be photogenic, you can always hitch a ride on the train to Bondi Junction. I find it pretty disheartening to see that the only train line accessibility is to a beach even so; the South Easts interconnections with the rest of Greater Sydney are an appalling manifestation of how condemning our railway ministers have been.

A 2 star is definitely too harsh to judge this suburb. I haven't seen too many reckless driving behaviours in Hurstville but I have seen so many pedestrians don't look around for vehicles. I love the convenience of Hurstville. I have two children now. Nothing worse than living in a small surburb and missing the express train to pick up kids. Plus the public primary schools are quite good here, even though my children are not in the school age yet.

Reviewers are condemning it solely on the basis of demographics. Hurstville has a great transport system, top notch Chinese food, bustling shops, and an abundance of other amenities.

Perhaps its only downfall is lack of green space, but thats even more terrible for neighboring suburbs like Bexley, Kingsgrove and Allawah. I dont see anyone deprecating these suburbs as austerely as Hurstville.

Few Chinese parents raise their kids to hate their own heritage. Those people come out here to spread biased reviews. Good thing is that those generally won't succeed in their lives.

Most houses in Bevo are in quiet streets. The train line is being upgraded, and the M5 makes it easy to get into town or the West. There are 2 large shopping centres within a 5 minute drive away Roselands Centro and Westfield Hurstville. There are lots of schools and childcare centres to choose from. Cheap fruit, veg and Chinese groceries are available from Narwee, which is next to Bevo. I'm a young 1st home buyer. I choose Hurstville because I believe its great potential for investment.

With rapid growth of populations particularly new wealthy immigratns with relatively affortable price compare with inner west and north shore suburbs. It seems of becoming quite crowdy in Hurstville but luckly, i'm on the quiet side.. Dining is another obvious drawcard, and it should be no surprise given its demographics that Hurstville is home to a cavalcade of Chinese and other Asian restaurants.

Outside of its RSL The Pinnacle , things here for entertainment and drinks are more oriented round karaoke bars or bubble tea shops; the Inner West , Hurstville is not.

This gives it a flexibility for accessing not only the city but many other desirable parts of Sydney without too much difficulty. Have friends visiting from interstate or overseas?

The airport is only a ish minute drive away. Its public transport services are a big help in this regard, too. Hurstville overall is very solid for traversing Sydney without a car — not only its well-serviced train station, but its robust bus services as well. A rapidly ballooning population, multiple new highrise apartment constructions, and an unusual abundance of one-way streets makes driving around Forest Road, Railway Parade and other main arteries of Hurstville unpleasant.

The north side of Hurstville is where things start to get more affluent. The vast majority of streets basically anywhere north of Queens Road quickly become decked out with large and impressive freestanding homes on decently-large blocks. One thing to note for those looking to cycle or otherwise get out and about by foot: Hurstville can be quite hilly in places, and while its central area is highly walkable multiple parts of the suburb can put a burn in the calves.

What used to be a relative bargain for fairly-inner-Sydney has quickly seen things escalate. The main factor for many considering Hurstville as a place to live will depend on your attitude to living in a suburb that is heavily dominated by one ethnicity.

If the prospect of seeing railway station advertisements with only Chinese writing and no English on them, or restaurant menus where the English letters are microscopic is off-putting to you, then obviously there are better choices of suburbs.

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