St Ives, New South Wales
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St Ives is a
is a separate adjacent area, designated suburb, to the west and north.History
The St Ives area was first explored by Governor
St Ives Post Office opened on 10 November 1885[3] and the first public school opened on 6 May 1889.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
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.
Transport
CDC NSW operates five bus routes through St Ives
- 195: Gordon to St Ives Chase via Pymble[7]
- 195/6: Gordon to St Ives Chase via Pymble[8]
- 196: Gordon to Mona Vale via Pymble, Belrose, Terry Hills and Ingleside[9]
- 197: Macquarie University to Mona Vale via West Pymble, Gordon, Pymble, Belrose, Terry Hills and Ingleside[10]
- 594: City Clarence Street to North Turramurra via Roseville, Lindfield and Killara[11]
Schools
- Sydney Grammar School (St Ives Campus) (K–6)
- St Ives Public School (K–6)
- St Ives Park Public School (K–6)
- St Ives North Public School (K–6)
- St Ives High School (7–12)
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School(K–6)
- Brigidine College (7–12)
- Masada College (P–12)
- Handprints St Ives Pre School and Child Care
Sport and recreation
- St Ives Rugby Club, who play at Hassell Park or 'Fortress Hassall'.
- Northern Wildcats Girls Rugby Club, who play at Hassell Park.
- St Ives Wahroonga Cricket Club, who play at Hassall Park.
- Pymble Golf Club, Cowan Road, St Ives.
- St Ives Soccer Club, who play at Warrimoo Oval, St Ives Chase.
- St Ives Saints Australian Football Club (Australian rules football), who play at Acron Oval.
- Northside Monash Soccer Club, who play at Mimosa Oval.
- North St Ives ScoutsSt Ives Chase.
- 2nd St Ives Scouts[13] whose hall is adjacent to Barra Brui Oval, off Hunter Ave.
- St Ives Radio Control Car Club, racing at St Ives Showgrounds.
- 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.[14]
- St Ives Netball Club.
- St Ives Softball Club, who play at St Ives Village Green.
- St Ives Bowling Club who play on the bowling greens located opposite the St Ives Village Green.
- 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.[15]
Population
At the 2021 census, St Ives recorded a population of 18,384. Of these:[6]
- The median age was 43 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 20.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.7% of the population.
- 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%.
- The most common ancestries were English 23.9%, Australian 15.9%, Chinese 11.9%, Irish 6.3% and Scottish 6.2%.
- 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%.
- The most common responses for religion were No Religion 28.6%, Anglican 17.6%, Catholic 17.3% and Judaism 9.7%.
- 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.[6]
Notable residents
- Megan Connolly, actress
- Andrew Denton, television presenter
- Paula Duncan, actress
- Slim Dusty, singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Sue Fear OAM, first Australian woman to climb Mount Everest
- Andy Harper, football (soccer) commentator
- Adam Kellerman, a paralympic wheelchair tennis player
- Georgie Parker, television personality
- Mitchell Pearce, rugby league player
- Wayne Pearce, former Rugby league great
- Kimberley Starr, novelist
- Karl Stefanovic, television presenter
- Basil van Rooyen, former South-African F1 racecar driver
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "St Ives (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon (Angus and Robertson) 1990, p. 237
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions Auctions. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ISBN 0-9598673-0-9.
- ^ "OPENING OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL AT ST. IVES". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 10 June 1889. p. 7. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "St Ives (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "| transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ North St Ives Scouts
- ^ 2nd St Ives Scouts
- ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/33
- ^ "Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden". www.kmc.nsw.gov.au. Ku-ring-gai Council. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
External links
- St Ives High School
- St Ives North Public School
- St Ives Park Public School
- St Ives Football (soccer) Club
- Joan Rowland (2008). "St Ives". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 29 September 2015. [CC-By-SA]
- Zeny Edwards (2008). "St Ives Boundary Tree". Dictionary of Sydney. Retrieved 6 October 2015. [CC-By-SA]