St Ives is a well-established suburb in New South Wales within the Ku-ring-gai local government area (postcode 2075). With a population of 18,384, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $150K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. The top ancestries reported are English, Chinese, Australian.
The median house price in St Ives is $2.0 million, having dropped significantly 42.9% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.1 million (-8.7% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $1040. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,467.
St Ives is served by 8 schools, including 4 primary, 2 secondary, 1 combined, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1124, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 104 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ku-ring-gai LGA is low at 920 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, St Ives offers a gross rental yield of 2.7%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.0M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 13.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -42.9% year-on-year.
St Ives is a well-established suburb in New South Wales within the Ku-ring-gai local government area (postcode 2075). With a population of 18,384, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $150K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 people. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. The top ancestries reported are English, Chinese, Australian.
The median house price in St Ives is $2.0 million, having dropped significantly 42.9% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.1 million (-8.7% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $1040. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.7%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,467.
St Ives is served by 8 schools, including 4 primary, 2 secondary, 1 combined, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1124, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 104 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ku-ring-gai LGA is low at 920 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, St Ives offers a gross rental yield of 2.7%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.0M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 13.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -42.9% year-on-year.