Georges River
163,919 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 38 km², 18 suburbs. Council website: georgesriver.nsw.gov.au/Home.
Council series run to July 2026.
Population
163,919
ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.4% in a year
Density
4,280/km²
38 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary
Council-wide house median
$1.9M
Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)
Federal grants per resident
$35
Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025
Dwelling approvals
5.7 per 1,000
Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)
Advantage decile
9 of 10
SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)
Suburbs
18
Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)
Trends
Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.
People and housing
Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income
- $1,991/week
- Median rent
- $450/week
- Median mortgage repayment
- $2,474/month
- Households renting
- 33.3%
- Average household
- 2.8 people
- Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
- decile 9 of 10
- Disadvantage (IRSD)
- decile 8 of 10
Suburbs
18 suburbs where Georges River holds most residents, plus 5 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.
| Suburb | Population | In this council | Median house (VG) | Flood / bushfire | IRSAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurstville | 31,162 | All | $2.2MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 7 |
| Kogarah | 16,416 | 43% | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 8 |
| Kingsgrove | 12,881 | 28% | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / <1% | 8 |
| Riverwood | 12,793 | 46% | $1.4MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 3 |
| Penshurst (NSW) | 12,592 | All | $1.9MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 8 |
| Peakhurst | 12,079 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 2% | 8 |
| Sans Souci | 10,864 | 25% | $2.7MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 9 |
| Mortdale | 10,745 | All | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 9% | 9 |
| Oatley | 10,664 | All | $2.5MDec 2025 | – / 12% | 10 |
| Carlton (NSW) | 10,631 | 65% | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 7 |
| Beverly Hills | 10,483 | 83% | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 8 |
| Blakehurst | 6,652 | All | $2.5MDec 2025 | – / 6% | 10 |
| Lugarno | 5,869 | All | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 44% | 10 |
| Narwee | 5,411 | 35% | $1.6MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 5 |
| Allawah | 5,351 | All | $1.8MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 7 |
| South Hurstville | 5,221 | All | $2.1MDec 2025 | – / 6% | 7 |
| Connells Point | 2,884 | All | $2.7MDec 2025 | – / 8% | 10 |
| Beverley Park | 2,646 | All | $2.0MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Hurstville Grove | 2,606 | All | $2.3MDec 2025 | – / 9% | 10 |
| Peakhurst Heights | 2,524 | All | $1.7MDec 2025 | – / 20% | 10 |
| Kogarah Bay | 2,102 | All | $2.5MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Carss Park | 1,265 | All | $2.5MDec 2025 | – / 0% | 10 |
| Kyle Bay | 1,039 | All | $2.9MDec 2025 | – / <1% | 10 |
Hazards
Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.
Suburb prices
Across the 18 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).
- Lowest suburb median
- $1.7M
- Median of suburb medians
- $2.1M
- Highest suburb median
- $2.9M
Recorded crime
Offences per 100,000 residents over the 21 member suburbs the source covers, financial year ending 2025. Small suburbs and unreliable rates are excluded.
- Break and enter
- 312
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Motor vehicle theft
- 80
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- property_damage
- 648
- per 100k · NSW 2025
- Violent crime
- 1,340
- per 100k · NSW 2025
Representation
Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).
Federal electorates
- Banks · Zhi SOON (ALP)60%
- Barton · Ash AMBIHAIPAHAR (ALP)39%
- Cook · Simon KENNEDY (LP)2%
State districts
- Oatley · Mark Coure (LIB)51%
- Kogarah · Chris Minns (ALP)43%
- Rockdale · Steve Kamper (ALP)4%
- Canterbury · Sophie Cotsis (ALP)2%
Neighbouring councils
Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.
Compare it with every New South Wales council on the council map or the New South Wales council list.
Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Crime: state police statistics. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.