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St Ives NSW 2075

8,214 addresses · 199 streets

Bradfield Electorate › Ku-ring-gai LGA › St Ives · 16 km from Sydney

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Living Here

St Ives is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 18,384 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,888 a week, with median rent near $688 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Chinese, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

18,384Population
43Median age
$2,888Median household income / wk
$688Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the St Ives statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: St Ives itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Pymble, 2.9 km south-west · Metro station: Macquarie University, 7 km south-west · Bus interchange: Gordon Interchange, 3.4 km south · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 18.1 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 55.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in St Ives

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, St Ives NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202055.2%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201956.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202191.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 59.8%

Population by age in St Ives
Population by age, St Ives NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4877
5-142,906
15-191,178
20-24883
25-341,112
35-442,508
45-542,726
55-642,203
65-741,856
75-841,447
85+683
Dwelling types in St Ives
Dwelling types, St Ives NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House4,164
Townhouse481
Apartment1,644
Other0
Households by weekly income in St Ives
Households by weekly income, St Ives NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650596
$650-1,4991,046
$1,500-2,9991,413
$3,000+2,894
Top ancestries in St Ives
Top ancestries, St Ives NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English5,379
Chinese3,941
Australian3,742
Other3,019
Irish1,346
Scottish1,339
Housing tenure in St Ives
Housing tenure, St Ives NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,634
Mortgage2,513
Rented1,045
Other67
Cars per household in St Ives
Cars per household, St Ives NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0181
12,187
22,784
3715
4+397
Commute to work in St Ives
Commute to work, St Ives NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,572
Train89
Bus47
Tram/ferry0
Walked98
Bicycle10
Home4,488
Top countries of birth in St Ives
Top countries of birth, St Ives NSW (ABS Census 2021)
China1,893
South Africa1,310
England1,084
Hong Kong444
India363
Iran359
Languages used at home in St Ives
Languages used at home, St Ives NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin2,396
Cantonese764
Korean431
Persian383
Spanish165
Hindi126

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

47,584 bird observations recorded near St Ives — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near St Ives

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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