Low Density Residential dominant. Median sale $2.45M over the last 24 months. 86% of decided DAs approved.
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Zoning
St Ives is dominated by R2 — Low Density Residential. Land use rules, height, FSR, and permitted developments are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan and refined by the Development Control Plan.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Floor Space Ratio — total floor area as a multiple of lot area.
Location
St Ives 2075 covers an undefined area within Ku-ring-gai Council.
Drill into any lot in St Ives
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a granny flat, or sized for subdivision.
lots with remaining GFA capacity
under SEPP (Housing) 2021
lots that may support subdivision
adjoining lots with combined upside
show at least one development signal
within a TOD corridor (uplift expected)
average uplift signal across the suburb · 1 high-signal lots
Theoretical capacity if every lot built to its limit: 6,091 dwellings, with 454,295 m² of unused GFA across the suburb.
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Constraints & risks
32% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 1% of lots carry heritage controls; 1.8% of lots intersect a Threatened Ecological Community.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Mapped flood-prone land
RFS bushfire-prone land mapping
Heritage item or Conservation Area
Within 100 m of EPA-listed site
Mapped TEC vegetation
Coastal hazard mapping
ANEF / aircraft noise
Painter · serves St Ives, NSW
132-138 Killeaton St, St Ives NSW 2075
Market
Sales, rent, and yield data drawn from NSW Property Sales Information and rental bond data over the past 24 months.
DA activity
349 development applications for St Ives addresses were decided by Ku-ring-gai Council over the past 24 months. 299 approved — a 86% approval rate. Average processing time: 58 days.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
GP / hospital / pharmacy proximity
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
46 businesses serving St Ives and nearby.
Painter
132-138 Killeaton St, St Ives NSW 2075
Landscaper
4 Hunter Ave, St Ives NSW 2075
Engineering consultant
17-19 Memorial Ave, St Ives NSW 2075
Construction company
Killeaton St, St Ives NSW 2075
Waste management service
5 Dorset Dr, St Ives NSW 2075
Real estate agency
g05/169 Mona Vale Rd, St Ives NSW 2075
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St Ives is dominated by the R2 (Low Density Residential) zone, which covers 3,956 of 4,919 lots (83%). The full mix is: R2 Low Density Residential (83%), C4 Mixed Use (13%), R3 Medium Density Residential (2%), R4 High Density Residential (2%), C2 Centre Support (2%).
Across St Ives, the average maximum building height is 9.2 m and the average maximum Floor Space Ratio (FSR) is 0.04:1. Individual lots can vary materially — height and FSR are set per zone in the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) and can be modified by overlays. For an exact figure on a specific address, generate a planning report.
Yes — 4,084 lots in St Ives appear eligible for a granny flat under SEPP (Housing) 2021, based on lot size, zoning, and frontage. Eligibility is lot-specific: get a planning report on your address to confirm.
The median sale price in St Ives over the past 24 months is $2,450,000, across 703 sales. Median unimproved land value is $2,060,000.
Median weekly rent for a house in St Ives is $1,200. Gross rental yield works out to 2.7%.
Ku-ring-gai Council decided 349 development applications for St Ives addresses over the past 24 months, with 299 approved (86% approval rate). Average processing time is 58 days. Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across St Ives, 1% with heritage controls, 31.8% bushfire-prone, 0.3% near contaminated sites. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
191 of 4,919 lots in St Ives show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a granny flat, or capable of subdivision. 56 lots fall within a Transport Oriented Development corridor. Average rezoning signal score: 27.4 / 100.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Ku-ring-gai Council and nearby postcodes.
Landscaper · serves St Ives, NSW
4 Hunter Ave, St Ives NSW 2075
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$2914-section report · LEP + SEPP + DCP cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative New South Wales Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official zoning, height, FSR, and overlay maps for any NSW address. The primary source for everything on this page.
planningportal.nsw.gov.au
Cadastral lot boundaries, aerial imagery, easements, and environmental overlays from NSW Spatial Services.
maps.six.nsw.gov.au
State-listed heritage items and Heritage Conservation Areas. Search by suburb to see what's listed in St Ives.
hms.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Sites notified to the EPA under the Contaminated Land Management Act. Critical for due diligence on any address.
apps.epa.nsw.gov.au
Rural Fire Service map of bushfire-prone land categories. Triggers BAL assessment requirements for new builds.
rfs.nsw.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics QuickStats for postcode 2075 — population, age, household composition, income, tenure.
abs.gov.au
Zoning, height, FSR, and overlays parsed from the Ku-ring-gai Council Local Environmental Plan, applicable State Environmental Planning Policies, and the Development Control Plan. Property sales drawn from NSW Property Sales Information. DA history aggregated from the NSW Planning Portal. Heritage, flood, bushfire, contaminated land, TEC, sea-level rise, and aircraft noise overlays from the NSW Spatial Services and EPA registers. Population, age, income, and tenure from ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-04-27.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →