Pymble vs St Ives
House prices, rent and lifestyle, side by side. Every figure shows its period and source.
Bars scale each row to its largest figure.
| Suburb | PymbleKu-ring-gai | St IvesKu-ring-gai |
|---|---|---|
| Price & rent | ||
| Median house priceNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, by postcode | $3,241,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | $3,000,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median unit price | not available | not available |
| Median weekly rentNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report / Census 2021 | $1,050/wk | $1,050/wk |
| Gross rental yieldweekly rent x 52 / house price, before costs | 1.68% | 1.82% |
| People | ||
| PopulationABS Census 2021 | 11,775 | 18,384 |
| SEIFA advantage decile | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| Housing | ||
| Houses | 72% | 66% |
| Townhouses | 2% | 8% |
| Apartments/units | 25% | 26% |
| Transport | ||
| Distance to Sydney CBD | 15.2 km | 16.3 km |
| Train stations | 2 | 0 |
| Tram stops | not mapped | not mapped |
| Planning & risk | ||
| Flood overlayNSW Planning Portal | not available | not available |
| Bushfire overlayNSW Planning Portal | 18% | 58% |
| LEP heritage mapNSW Planning Portal | 12% | 0% |
| Schools (zoned government) | ||
| Primary | Gordon EPS, Gordon WPS, Pymble PS, St Ives NPS, St Ives PS, Turramurra PS, West Pymble PS | Belrose PS, Gordon EPS, Lindfield EPS, Mimosa PS, Pymble PS, St Ives NPS, St Ives Park PS, St Ives PS, Terrey Hls PS, Turramurra NPS |
| Secondary | Killara HS, Ku-ring-gai HS, St Ives HS, Turramurra HS | Davidson HS, Killara HS, Ku-ring-gai HS, St Ives HS |
| Safety | ||
| Recorded crime (suburb)NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, suburb-level | Lower than most areas | Lower than most areas |
Key differences
- Pymble is higher on median house price (by about 8%).
- St Ives is higher on population (by about 56%).
- St Ives is higher on bushfire overlay share (by about 40 percentage points).
- Pymble is higher on heritage overlay share (by about 12 percentage points).
- Pymble has a train station in the suburb; the other doesn't.
The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $3,241,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2073 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 2.7% on a year earlier. The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $3,000,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2075 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), down 7.7% on a year earlier.