St Ives (postcode 5252) is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Mount Barker local government area. The area has roughly 35 residents and a blend of families and working-age professionals, with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $97K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 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 technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, community & personal service. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Scottish.
The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,372.
The crime rate in the Mount Barker LGA is below average at 2,857 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +3.2% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.