St. Ives, New South Wales

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St. Ives Sydney, New South Wales
Ku-ring-gai area
Population:	13,852
Established:	1823
Postcode:	2075
Area:	14.39 km²
Property Value:	AUD $879,000
LGA:	Ku-ring-gai Council
Suburbs around St. Ives Turramurra North Turramurra St Ives Chase Pymble Gordon St. Ives Killara East Killara

St. Ives is an affluent suburb in northern Sydney, Australia, part of the Upper North Shore and 16 kilometers north of the CBD. It is part of the Ku-ring-gai Local Government Area. St Ives is home to the St Ives Shopping Village which is a small shopping centre, across from the Village Green, Skate Bowl and Scout Hall.

St. Ives is also home to populations of people of Jewish and South African backgrounds some of whom attend the school Masada College.

It was once known for its apple orchard but due to residential demand, there is no longer any commercial fruit growing in the area.

Contents 1 History 2 Notable former/current residents 3 Culture 3.1 Sports teams 3.2 Schools 3.3 Scout Groups 4 External links

[edit] History

The St Ives area was first explored by Governor Arthur Phillip and a party of men in 1788 where they setup a campsite at Bungaroo which is close to what is now Hunter Avenue.

[edit] Notable former/current residents

• Andrew Denton, an Australian television presenter
• Georgie Parker, an Australian television personality
• Kimberley Starr, an Australian novelist
• Gail Kelly, CEO of St George Bank
• Wayne Pearce, former Rugby League great

[edit] Culture

[edit] Sports teams

• St. Ives Soccer Club, who play at Warrimoo Oval.
• St. Ives Saints Australian Football Club (Australian rules football), who play at Acron Oval.
• St. Ives Rugby Club, who play at Hassell Park.
• Northside Monash Soccer Club, who play at Mimosa Oval.

[edit] Schools

• Sydney Grammar School has a preparatory school in St Ives for primary school children.
• St. Ives Primary School
• St. Ives Park Public School
• St. Ives North Public School
• St. Ives High School, the only public high school in the suburb.
• Corpus Christi, a Catholic primary school
• Brigidine College, an independent, Catholic, girls secondary school
• Masada College, a Jewish school

[edit] Scout Groups

• North St Ives Scouts
• 2nd St Ives

[edit] External links

Coordinates: -33.72136° 151.16844°

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
• St. Ives High School
• St. Ives Park Public School

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Suburbs of Ku-ring-gai Council | North Shore | Sydney
Barra Brui | East Gordon | East Killara | East Lindfield | East Roseville | East Wahroonga | Fox Valley | Gordon | Killara | Lindfield | North Turramurra | North St Ives | North Wahroonga | Pymble | Roseville | Roseville Chase | South Turramurra | St Ives | St Ives Chase | Turramurra | Wahroonga | Warrawee | West Killara | West Lindfield | West Pymble
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