St Ives, South Australia

St Ives South Australia
St Ives
Coordinates	35°06′54″S138°59′24″E / 35.115°S 138.99°E / -35.115; 138.99
Population	30 (2016 census) [1]
Gazetted	20 November 2003
Location	13 km (8 mi) east of Mount Barker
LGA(s)	District Council of Mount Barker
State electorate(s)	Hammond
Federal division(s)	Mayo
Localities around St Ives: Petwood Kanmantoo Wistow St Ives Callington Red Creek
Footnotes	[2]

St Ives is a rural locality in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia.

St Ives spans a section of the South Eastern Freeway between Mount Barker and Callington. There is an unsealed road under the freeway linking the two sides, but no access on or off of the freeway in St Ives. ^[2]

History

Saint Ives was once a village built around the 1840s, however it was abandoned and the land it occupied is now used for the South Eastern Freeway.^{[ citation needed ]}

A map showing the former village of Saint Ives, in South Australia

Demographics

In the 2016 Census, St Ives had 408 residents, with 50.5% female and 49.5% male. The median age was 44 years. No residents identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Common ancestries included English (41.2%), Australian (32.4%), Scottish (11.5%), German (8.1%), and Irish (7.8%).

Most residents (66.7%) were born in Australia, followed by England (5.9%) and New Zealand (1.5%). English was spoken at home by 91.2% of the population. Religiously, 34.8% reported "No Religion," followed by Anglican (18.6%), Catholic (12.5%), and Uniting Church (8.1%), with 11.3% not stating a religion. ^[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "St Ives (SA)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
2. "Placename Details: St Ives (LOCB)". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. 1 August 2007. SA0060075. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
3. "2016 Census QuickStats: St Ives (SA)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 February 2025.