Gordon vs St Ives

Gordon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in St Ives. In both, most households own their home. In Gordon, about half of homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are couple families. In St Ives, most homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Gordon: a median of $3.53 million, against $3.15 million in St Ives, though rent is higher in St Ives. Gordon is closer to the city centre: 20.2 km, against 23.5 km.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

St Ives

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (10 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (21 vs 5)
  • has more parks and reserves (32 vs 11)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Gordon has cheaper units ($998,000 vs $1,100,000)
  • St Ives has cheaper houses ($3,150,000 vs $3,534,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gordon

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($577/wk vs $688/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Gordon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (20.2 km vs 23.5 km)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 78/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

St Ives

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 36/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • But Gordon has more units and townhouses to downsize into (55% vs 34%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Gordon is growing faster (14.7% vs 6.3%)
  • St Ives returns a higher gross yield on units (5.0% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Gordon and St Ives drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Gordon St Ives
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Gordon St Ives
Walkability 88 / 78
Gordon — Walkability: 88/100 St Ives — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 64 / 76
Gordon — Safety: 64/100 St Ives — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 73 / 10
Gordon — Low fire risk: 73/100 St Ives — Low fire risk: 10/100

Demographics

St Ives has more residents (18,384 vs 8,795); St Ives rents higher ($688/wk vs $577/wk).

Gordon St Ives
Population 8,795 18,384
+109% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.7% +6.3%
Median age 39 43
Median household income $127,920/yr $150,176/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $577/wk $688/wk
+19% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gordon St Ives
0-4 4.3% / 4.8%
Gordon — 0-4: 4.3% St Ives — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 12.8% / 15.8%
Gordon — 5-14: 12.8% St Ives — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 7.2% / 6.4%
Gordon — 15-19: 7.2% St Ives — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.3% / 4.8%
Gordon — 20-24: 6.3% St Ives — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 12.1% / 6.0%
Gordon — 25-34: 12.1% St Ives — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 14.7% / 13.6%
Gordon — 35-44: 14.7% St Ives — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 15.1% / 14.8%
Gordon — 45-54: 15.1% St Ives — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 11.8% / 12.0%
Gordon — 55-64: 11.8% St Ives — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 8.8% / 10.1%
Gordon — 65-74: 8.8% St Ives — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 4.9% / 7.9%
Gordon — 75-84: 4.9% St Ives — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 2.1% / 3.7%
Gordon — 85+: 2.1% St Ives — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gordon 54.4% couple families
Gordon — Couple Families: 54.4% Gordon — Lone Person: 26.0% Gordon — One Parent Families: 15.9% Gordon — Group Household: 2.9% Gordon — Other Families: 0.9%
St Ives 62.5% couple families
St Ives — Couple Families: 62.5% St Ives — Lone Person: 22.9% St Ives — One Parent Families: 12.5% St Ives — Group Household: 1.4% St Ives — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gordon 36.0% renting
Gordon — Owned Outright: 32.9% Gordon — Mortgage: 31.1% Gordon — Renting: 36.0%
St Ives 16.9% renting
St Ives — Owned Outright: 42.5% St Ives — Mortgage: 40.6% St Ives — Renting: 16.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Gordon St Ives
Bachelor Degree 27.7% / 24.5%
Gordon — Bachelor Degree: 27.7% St Ives — Bachelor Degree: 24.5%
Postgraduate Degree 16.3% / 13.2%
Gordon — Postgraduate Degree: 16.3% St Ives — Postgraduate Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.4%
Gordon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% St Ives — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Certificate III & IV 3.4% / 4.3%
Gordon — Certificate III & IV: 3.4% St Ives — Certificate III & IV: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.5%
Gordon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% St Ives — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Gordon St Ives
China 16.0% / 10.3%
Gordon — China: 16.0% St Ives — China: 10.3%
England 3.6% / 5.9%
Gordon — England: 3.6% St Ives — England: 5.9%
South Africa 2.1% / 7.1%
Gordon — South Africa: 2.1% St Ives — South Africa: 7.1%
India 2.2% / 2.0%
Gordon — India: 2.2% St Ives — India: 2.0%
Iran 2.2% / 2.0%
Gordon — Iran: 2.2% St Ives — Iran: 2.0%
Taiwan 2.3% / —
Gordon — Taiwan: 2.3% St Ives — Taiwan: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gordon 45.3% houses
Gordon — Houses: 45.3% Gordon — Flats / Apartments: 51.3% Gordon — Townhouses: 3.5%
St Ives 66.1% houses
St Ives — Houses: 66.1% St Ives — Flats / Apartments: 26.2% St Ives — Townhouses: 7.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Gordon St Ives
Median house price $3,534,500 $3,150,000
Median unit price $998,000 $1,100,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 50 sales
 26 days
from 232 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Gordon St Ives
4 bed $3.41M / $3.06M
Gordon — 4 bed: $3.41M (23 sales) St Ives — 4 bed: $3.06M (118 sales)

23 vs 118 sales

5 bed $4.33M / $3.81M
Gordon — 5 bed: $4.33M (15 sales) St Ives — 5 bed: $3.81M (88 sales)

15 vs 88 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Gordon St Ives
1 bed $670K / $640K
Gordon — 1 bed: $670K (19 sales) St Ives — 1 bed: $640K (14 sales)

19 vs 14 sales

2 bed $985K / $975K
Gordon — 2 bed: $985K (47 sales) St Ives — 2 bed: $975K (90 sales)

47 vs 90 sales

3 bed $1.38M / $1.55M
Gordon — 3 bed: $1.38M (20 sales) St Ives — 3 bed: $1.55M (44 sales)

20 vs 44 sales

Zoning mix

St Ives has more land zoned for conservation (45% vs 26%).

Gordon St Ives
Residential 59% 40%
Environmental 26% 45%
Parks and recreation 8% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 4%
same for both
Commercial 2% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Gordon St Ives
New dwellings approved 908
across Ku-ring-gai
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Gordon St Ives
Houses 2.9%
$1,350/wk on $2.4M
 3.2%
$1,675/wk on $2.73M
Units 4.3%
$720/wk on $870K
 5.0%
$875/wk on $916K

Ranking within NSW

Gordon St Ives
House price Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 47% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 99% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW

Liveability

Gordon scores higher overall (83 vs 62); Gordon is more walkable (88 vs 78).

Gordon St Ives
Grade A B
Score 83/100 62/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

St Ives carries more bushfire risk (90 vs 27); Gordon carries more crime risk (36 vs 24).

Gordon St Ives
Bushfire Low
27/100
 High
90/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
24/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Gordon St Ives
Inside the suburb 2 10
Rated above peers 1 2
Rated at peers 0 5
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 3.7 km
 1
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 7.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.5% 3.4%

Schools in Gordon

  • Ravenswood School for Girls Independent · Combined above peers
  • Ravenswood School for Girls, Boarding House Independent · Combined

Schools in St Ives

  • St Ives High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Ives North Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Brigidine College St Ives Independent · Secondary at peers
  • Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Masada College Independent · Combined at peers
  • St Ives Park Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Gordon St Ives
Supermarkets 1 5
Cafes & restaurants 26 22
Parks & reserves 11 32
Childcare 5 21
GPs 3 5
Pharmacies 2 6
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 5
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 13 12

Mobility

St Ives sits further from the CBD (23.5 km vs 20.2 km).

Gordon St Ives
Walkability score 88/100 78/100
Distance to Sydney 20.2 km 23.5 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 24 min 27 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 122.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 440.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.9%
postcode 2072
 4.2%
postcode 2075
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 16
postcode 2072
 31
postcode 2075

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Gordon St Ives
Worked from Home 61.8% / 60.9%
Gordon — Worked from Home: 61.8% St Ives — Worked from Home: 60.9%
Car (driver) 26.7% / 32.6%
Gordon — Car (driver): 26.7% St Ives — Car (driver): 32.6%
Train 6.6% / 2.0%
Gordon — Train: 6.6% St Ives — Train: 2.0%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 2.3%
Gordon — Car (passenger): 1.8% St Ives — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.3%
Gordon — Walked Only: 2.2% St Ives — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.8%).

Setting

Gordon St Ives
Elevation 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.6 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

Gordon St Ives
Connectivity score 80/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
4,297 premises
 7%
7,408 premises

Climate

Gordon St Ives
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Gordon St Ives
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Gordon St Ives
Average residential rate $1,626/yr
same for both
Council Ku-ring-gai
same for both

Federal electorate

Gordon St Ives
Division Bradfield
same for both
Member Nicolette Boele
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Gordon St Ives
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Gordon

Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Professionals River Trains Transport Hub Village Feel

St Ives

Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals

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