๐ฆ๐บ St Ives is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia 18 km north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. St Ives Chase is a separate adjacent area, designated suburb, to the west and north.
History The St Ives area was first explored by Governor Arthur Phillip and a party of men in 1788 where they set up a campsite at Bungaroo which is close to what is now Hunter Avenue. The area produced a small-scale timber felling industry. There are still some examples of the thirty-metre and higher trees in nearby Pymble in the Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve and near Canisius College. Native turpentine trees were also once abundant and provided useful timber for cabinet making. It was once known for its apple orchards, but due to residential demand, there is no longer any commercial fruit growing in the area. During the Second World War there were significant numbers of troops barracked in the area, which provided the impetus to build Archbold Road as a supplementary and emergency route to the city. Since 1950 the suburb has expanded from the central shopping areas and the arterial main roads to include hilltop and valley areas bordering on the surrounding Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park to the north, now the area known as St Ives Chase, and Garigal National Park to the east and the south-east.
St Ives Post Office opened on 10 November 1885 and the first public school opened on 6 May 1889. The school was formally opened by John Burns, MLA on Saturday 8 June. After inspecting the "neat and well-designed school and teacher's residence" the party had a luncheon to mark the occasion.
St Ives was initially slow to develop due to the perceived remoteness from the city. Settlement increased in the late 1890s, when St Ives was populated by market gardeners, a small dairy, orchard workers and related industries. The suburb since the end of the Second World War has seen its most rapid period of expansion and a steady growth in families moving to the area.
Nowadays, St Ives is recognised in the Greater Sydney Region as a relatively safe and wealthy suburb. According to the 2021 Australian Federal Census, St Ives has a (personal) median weekly income of $1,077, well above the state average of $813.
Commercial area St Ives Shopping Village is a medium-sized shopping centre that opened in the 1960s. The centre has over 110 stores, its main tenants are Harris Farm Markets, Coles and Woolworths.
The Village Green is a popular park in St Ives. Village Green is directly opposite of St Ives Shopping Village. The park is bordered by three streets: Memorial Avenue, Village Green Parade and Cowan Road. The park includes sporting fields, baseball fields, tennis courts and a skate park. Furthermore, the Village Green hosts the annual Festival on the Green.
Schools โข Sydney Grammar School (St Ives Campus) (K-6) โข St Ives Public School (K-6) โข St Ives Park Public School(K-6) โข St Ives North Public School (K-6) โข St Ives High School (7-12) โข Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School(K-6) โข Brigidine College (7-12) โข Masada College(P-12) โข Handprints St Ives Pre School and Child Care
Sport and recreation โข St Ives Rugby Club, who play at Hassell Park or 'Fortress Hassall'. โข St Ives Wahroonga Cricket Club, who play at Hassall Park. โข Pymble Golf Club, Cowan Road, St Ives. โข St Ives Soccer Club, who play at Warrimoo Oval, St Ives Chase. โข St Ives Saints Australian Football Club (Australian rules football), who play at Acron Oval. โข Northside Monash Soccer Club, who play at Mimosa Oval. โข North St Ives Scouts whose hall lies adjacent to Warrimoo Oval, St Ives Chase. โข 2nd St Ives Scouts whose hall is adjacent to Barra Brui Oval, off Hunter Ave. โข St Ives Radio Control Car Club, racing at St Ives Showgrounds. โข Dalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve is situated on the east side of Mona Vale Road and covers 10.7 hectares. It consists of a blackbutt open forest and is used as a recreation area by locals, in spite of having problems with weeds and die-back. It is listed on the Register of the National Estate. โข St Ives Netball Club. โข St Ives Softball Club, who play at St Ives Village Green. โข Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden is a 123 hectare botanic garden located on the north side of Mona Vale Road. It includes a visitor centre, a Senses Track and extensive walking tracks.
Population At the 2021 census, St Ives recorded a population of 18,384. Of these: โข The median age was 43 years. Children aged 0 โ 14 years made up 20.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.7% of the population. โข 51.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were South Africa 8.6%, China 7.1%, England 6.3%, Hong Kong 2.0% and New Zealand 2.0%. โข The most common ancestries were English 23.9%, Australian 15.9%, Chinese 11.9%, Irish 6.3% and Scottish 6.2%. โข 69.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 8.7%, Cantonese 3.7%, Korean 2.4%, Persian 1.7% and Spanish 0.9%. โข The most common responses for religion were No Religion 28.6%, Anglican 17.6%, Catholic 17.3% and Judaism 9.7%. โข 82.9% of households were family households, and 16.2% were single-person households.
Of occupied private dwellings in St Ives, 70.1% were separate houses, 20.2% were flats or apartments and 9.5% were semi-detached.
St Ives has a population of over 18,384 people. St Ives also forms part of the wider Ku-ring-gai District which has a population of over 126,046 people. It is also a part of the larger Sydney area. St Ives is situated near Gordon.
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๐ฆ๐บ Central Coast 151.343
๐ฆ๐บ Leichhardt 151.15
๐ฆ๐บ City of Auburn 151.033
๐ฆ๐บ Parramatta 151.001
๐ฆ๐บ Merrylands 150.983
Locations Near: St Ives 151.168,-33.7214
๐ฆ๐บ Gordon 151.149,-33.757 d: 4.4
๐ฆ๐บ Chatswood 151.18,-33.801 d: 8.9
๐ฆ๐บ Ryde 151.1,-33.8 d: 10.8
๐ฆ๐บ Mosman 151.244,-33.829 d: 13.9
๐ฆ๐บ Sydney 151.207,-33.87 d: 16.9
๐ฆ๐บ Leichhardt 151.15,-33.883 d: 18.1
๐ฆ๐บ Ashfield 151.125,-33.889 d: 19
๐ฆ๐บ City of Auburn 151.033,-33.85 d: 19
๐ฆ๐บ Parramatta 151.001,-33.815 d: 18.6
Antipodal to: St Ives -28.832,33.721
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