North Turramurra vs St Ives

St Ives is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 56 in North Turramurra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In North Turramurra, about half of households are couple families. In St Ives, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in St Ives: a median of $3.15 million, against $2.83 million in North Turramurra, though rent is higher in North Turramurra. St Ives is closer to the city centre: 23.5 km, against 27.5 km. On these figures, North Turramurra tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while St Ives suits families with children and couples.

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 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (21 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (10 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (32 vs 8)

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

First-home buyers

St Ives

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 41%)
  • has cheaper units ($1,100,000 vs $1,570,000)
  • But North Turramurra has cheaper houses ($2,835,000 vs $3,150,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

St Ives

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 37%)
  • has cheaper rent ($688/wk vs $760/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

St Ives

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 40/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (27 min vs 37 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (23.5 km vs 27.5 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

St Ives

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (78/100 vs 40/100)
  • But North Turramurra has more residents already 65 and over (41% vs 22%)

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

Investors

St Ives

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.3% vs -1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

North Turramurra 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.

North Turramurra 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.

North Turramurra St Ives
Walkability 40 / 78
North Turramurra — Walkability: 40/100 St Ives — Walkability: 78/100
Safety 82 / 76
North Turramurra — Safety: 82/100 St Ives — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 9 / 10
North Turramurra — Low fire risk: 9/100 St Ives — Low fire risk: 10/100

Demographics

St Ives has more residents (18,384 vs 4,194); St Ives has higher household incomes ($150,176 vs $107,328).

North Turramurra St Ives
Population 4,194 18,384
+338% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.5% +6.3%
Median age 56 43
Median household income $107,328/yr $150,176/yr
+40% vs other
Median weekly rent $760/wk
+9% vs other
 $688/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Turramurra St Ives
0-4 3.3% / 4.8%
North Turramurra — 0-4: 3.3% St Ives — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 10.8% / 15.8%
North Turramurra — 5-14: 10.8% St Ives — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 5.9% / 6.4%
North Turramurra — 15-19: 5.9% St Ives — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 4.1% / 4.8%
North Turramurra — 20-24: 4.1% St Ives — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 3.8% / 6.0%
North Turramurra — 25-34: 3.8% St Ives — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 7.9% / 13.6%
North Turramurra — 35-44: 7.9% St Ives — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 12.1% / 14.8%
North Turramurra — 45-54: 12.1% St Ives — 45-54: 14.8%
55-64 11.1% / 12.0%
North Turramurra — 55-64: 11.1% St Ives — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 10.2% / 10.1%
North Turramurra — 65-74: 10.2% St Ives — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 16.5% / 7.9%
North Turramurra — 75-84: 16.5% St Ives — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 14.2% / 3.7%
North Turramurra — 85+: 14.2% St Ives — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Turramurra 48.8% couple families
North Turramurra — Couple Families: 48.8% North Turramurra — Lone Person: 41.1% North Turramurra — One Parent Families: 7.9% North Turramurra — Group Household: 0.8% North Turramurra — Other Families: 1.4%
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.

North Turramurra 7.5% renting
North Turramurra — Owned Outright: 61.6% North Turramurra — Mortgage: 30.9% North Turramurra — Renting: 7.5%
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.

North Turramurra St Ives
Bachelor Degree 22.4% / 24.5%
North Turramurra — Bachelor Degree: 22.4% St Ives — Bachelor Degree: 24.5%
Postgraduate Degree 10.4% / 13.2%
North Turramurra — Postgraduate Degree: 10.4% St Ives — Postgraduate Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 8.4%
North Turramurra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% St Ives — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Certificate III & IV 5.3% / 4.3%
North Turramurra — Certificate III & IV: 5.3% St Ives — Certificate III & IV: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.5%
North Turramurra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% St Ives — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

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.

North Turramurra St Ives
England 8.2% / 5.9%
North Turramurra — England: 8.2% St Ives — England: 5.9%
China 3.6% / 10.3%
North Turramurra — China: 3.6% St Ives — China: 10.3%
South Africa 3.4% / 7.1%
North Turramurra — South Africa: 3.4% St Ives — South Africa: 7.1%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.8%
North Turramurra — New Zealand: 1.8% St Ives — New Zealand: 1.8%
India 1.2% / 2.0%
North Turramurra — India: 1.2% St Ives — India: 2.0%
Iran 0.7% / 2.0%
North Turramurra — Iran: 0.7% St Ives — Iran: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Turramurra 70.8% houses
North Turramurra — Houses: 70.8% North Turramurra — Flats / Apartments: 22.7% North Turramurra — Townhouses: 6.5%
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

North Turramurra St Ives
Median house price $2,835,000 $3,150,000
Median unit price $1,570,000 $1,100,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 7 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.

North Turramurra St Ives
3 bed $2.64M / $2.63M
North Turramurra — 3 bed: $2.64M (12 sales) St Ives — 3 bed: $2.63M (47 sales)

12 vs 47 sales

4 bed $2.82M / $3.06M
North Turramurra — 4 bed: $2.82M (14 sales) St Ives — 4 bed: $3.06M (118 sales)

14 vs 118 sales

5 bed $4.03M / $3.81M
North Turramurra — 5 bed: $4.03M (9 sales) St Ives — 5 bed: $3.81M (88 sales)

9 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.

North Turramurra St Ives
1 bed $710K / $640K
North Turramurra — 1 bed: $710K (5 sales) St Ives — 1 bed: $640K (14 sales)

5 vs 14 sales

2 bed $1.49M / $975K
North Turramurra — 2 bed: $1.49M (14 sales) St Ives — 2 bed: $975K (90 sales)

14 vs 90 sales

3 bed $2.21M / $1.55M
North Turramurra — 3 bed: $2.21M (7 sales) St Ives — 3 bed: $1.55M (44 sales)

7 vs 44 sales

Zoning mix

North Turramurra has more land zoned for conservation (91% vs 45%).

North Turramurra St Ives
Environmental 91% 45%
Residential 2% 40%
Parks and recreation 5% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
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

North Turramurra 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.

North Turramurra St Ives
Houses — 3.2%
$1,675/wk on $2.73M
Units — 5.0%
$875/wk on $916K

Ranking within NSW

North Turramurra St Ives
House price Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Income Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 47% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 30% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 65% of NSW

Liveability

St Ives is more walkable (78 vs 40).

North Turramurra St Ives
Grade B
same for both
Score 60/100 62/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

North Turramurra St Ives
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
90/100
Crime Low
18/100
 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

North Turramurra St Ives
Inside the suburb 2 10
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 2 5
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 7.4 km

Schools in North Turramurra

  • Ku-ring-gai High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Turramurra North Public School Government · Primary at peers

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

North Turramurra St Ives
Supermarkets 2 5
Cafes & restaurants 6 22
Parks & reserves 8 32
Childcare 3 21
GPs 1 5
Pharmacies 2 6
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 5
Fuel stations 1 4
Waterways 9 12

Mobility

North Turramurra sits further from the CBD (27.5 km vs 23.5 km).

North Turramurra St Ives
Walkability score 40/100 78/100
Distance to Sydney 27.5 km
+15% vs other
 23.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 27 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 141.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 440.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.7%
postcode 2074
 4.2%
postcode 2075
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 2074
 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.

North Turramurra St Ives
Worked from Home 60.4% / 60.9%
North Turramurra — Worked from Home: 60.4% St Ives — Worked from Home: 60.9%
Car (driver) 33.0% / 32.6%
North Turramurra — Car (driver): 33.0% St Ives — Car (driver): 32.6%
Train 2.3% / 2.0%
North Turramurra — Train: 2.3% St Ives — Train: 2.0%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 2.3%
North Turramurra — Car (passenger): 1.8% St Ives — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Walked Only 2.0% / 1.3%
North Turramurra — Walked Only: 2.0% St Ives — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.9%).

Setting

North Turramurra St Ives
Elevation 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 165 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.0 km 11.6 km

NBN connectivity

North Turramurra St Ives
Connectivity score 74/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
1,890 premises
 7%
7,408 premises

Climate

North Turramurra 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)

North Turramurra 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

North Turramurra

Outer Premium Professionals Retirees

St Ives

Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals

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