St Ives Chase (postcode 2075) is a compact suburb in New South Wales within the Ku-ring-gai local government area. With a population of 3,283, the suburb has a settled mid-life population with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $172K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Chinese, Australian.
The median house price in St Ives Chase is $2.5 million, having declined steeply by 13% over the past year. Units have a median price of $1.5 million (-17.7% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $900. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $4,223.
Public transport access includes 16 bus stops. The crime rate in the Ku-ring-gai LGA is low at 894 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 1.8%, which reads as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($2.5M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 14.7x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -13.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.