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The quick read on
St Ives
SA 5252 · Mount Barker
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 35
- Postcode
- 5252
ABS 2021
St Ives, South Australia
Property market insights for St Ives (SA)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in St Ives (SA) SA
Crime and safety
Is St Ives safe?
The overall rate for St Ives is 9,764 offences per 100,000 residents — 160% above the Greater Adelaide benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of St Ives.
Overall crime rate
9,764
offences per 100,000 residents
160% aboveGreater Adelaide
St IvesGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in St Ives?
St Ives SA 5252 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
35 people call St Ives home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $1,874 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 35
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,372 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $0 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1520.0%Above
15–3417.1%Below
35–5440.0%Above
55–748.6%Below
75 and over8.6%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses100.0%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright0.0%Below
Paying a mortgage100.0%Above
Renting0.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car38.5%Above
Two cars38.5%Above
Three or more46.2%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home0.0%Below
Drove to work70.6%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled0.0%Below
What stands out in St Ives
0.0% of workers in St Ives worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Greater Adelaide.
11.4% of St Ives residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
51.4% of people in St Ives described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about St Ives
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for St Ives SA 5252.
Is St Ives family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
20.0% of St Ives's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
12 family households lived in St Ives; 58.3% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.
33.3% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of St Ives?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
St Ives had 35 residents at the 2021 Census.
22.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
17.1% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in St Ives?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 100.0% of occupied private dwellings in St Ives.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in St Ives?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
0.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
100.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
0.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in St Ives?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in St Ives had 3.0 people.
One-person households made up 30.8% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 0.0%, while 23.1% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in St Ives?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
0.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
70.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in St Ives?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
One-car households formed 38.5% of the total.
84.6% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to St Ives, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
75.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 25.0% reported a different address.
17.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in St Ives?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
82.9% of residents used only English at home.
20.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were St Ives residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
17.1% of St Ives's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 82.9% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 100.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape St Ives?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 40.0% of ancestry responses in St Ives.
Australian ancestry made up 48.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in St Ives?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Managers accounted for 0.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in St Ives?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 71.4%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
44.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of St Ives show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
45.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
17.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.4% reported asthma, 0.0% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is St Ives?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
0.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 23.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 57.1%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in St Ives?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,874 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,372.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does St Ives compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 0.0% in St Ives, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 0.0% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.
Renting accounted for 0.0% in St Ives, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to St Ives (SA)
Is St Ives (SA) good for families?
The Census counted 12 local families, and 20.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in St Ives (SA)?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around St Ives (SA)
6 streets in St Ives (SA)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aclare Mine Rd
- Back Callington Rd
- Bremer Range Rd
- Eclair Mine Road
- Farley Road
- Kiernan Rd
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