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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| City | Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1823 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 14.39 km2 (5.56 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 18,384 (SAL2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2075 | ||||||||||||
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St Ives is asuburb on theUpper North Shore ofSydney in the state ofNew South Wales, Australia 18 kilometres north of theSydney Central Business District in thelocal government area ofKu-ring-gai Council.St Ives Chase is a separate adjacent area, designated suburb, to the west and north.
The St Ives area was first explored by GovernorArthur Phillip and a party of men in 1788 where they set up a campsite atBungaroo 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 theDalrymple-Hay Nature Reserve and near Canisius College. Nativeturpentine 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.[3] During theSecond 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 surroundingKu-ring-gai Chase National Park to the north, now the area known asSt Ives Chase, andGarigal National Park to the east and the south-east.
St Ives Post Office opened on 10 November 1885[4] and the first public school opened on 6 May 1889.[5] The school was formally opened byJohn 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.[6]
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 median weekly household income of $2,888, well above the state average of $1,829.[7]
The St Ives Shopping Village is a medium-sizedshopping centre that opened in the 1960s. In the 1970s, it became the main commercial area for St Ives and now features over 100 stores. The centre includes multiplesupermarkets, with major tenants such asHarris Farm Markets,Coles, andWoolworths. The shopping village is situated across from the Village Green and a skate park, providing a convenient location for both shopping and recreation.[8] The centre has over 110 stores, its main tenants areHarris Farm Markets,Coles andWoolworths.[9]
The Village Green is a popular park in St Ives. Village Green is directly opposite of St Ives Shopping Village (on the northern side of the premises). 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.[10]
In May 2025, St Ives Shopping Village was bought out by developer Sam Arnaout for $450 million.[11]
CDC NSW operates five bus routes through St Ives
At the2021 census, St Ives recorded a population of 18,384. Of these:[7]
Of occupied private dwellings in St Ives, 70.1% were separate houses, 20.2% were flats or apartments and 9.5% were semi-detached.[7]
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