St Ives SA 5252
St Ives is in Mount Barker LGA, SA, postcode 5252, with population 35.
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St Ives is a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.
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503 latest-year approvals in Mount Barker, +0.0% YoY; population +3.2% YoY (3.4% 5yr).
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St Ives is a thin local read, not a complete suburb verdict.
The page has limited direct evidence. Missing signals include Property prices, Market rent, and Schools, so use nearby alternatives or compare before relying on it.
Start from stronger nearby reads or ranking pages, then return here only for local context.
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St Ives currently reads as a thin-context candidate.
Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Property prices, Market rent, Schools, Transport
Use as context
This page stays indexable because St Ives is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.
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Price history
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Full data detail
St Ives SA
St Ives is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Mount Barker local government area (postcode 5252). With a population of 35, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families 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 +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, 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.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
St Ives is a quiet locality in South Australia within the Mount Barker local government area (postcode 5252). With a population of 35, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families 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 +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, 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.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.2% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
St Ives FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is St Ives in?
St Ives is in the Mount Barker Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5252. Council-level context for Mount Barker LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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Is St Ives a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for St Ives show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for St Ives?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the St Ives data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.