St Ives Chase, New South Wales
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St Ives Chase Sydney, New South Wales |
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Ku-ring-gai area
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| Population | 3,087 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 874.5/km2 (2,265/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1855 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2075 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 3.53 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Ku-ring-gai Council | ||||||||||||
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St Ives Chase is a bushland suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. St Ives Chase is 18 kilometres north-west of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. St Ives is a more developed adjacent suburb and St Ives Chase covers the area approximately north of Toolang Road and west of Collins Road. The neighbouring suburb of North Turramurra is separated by a section of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. It is a separate suburb from St Ives, which lies to its south.
By road, St Ives Chase can only be accessed via St Ives. Warrimoo Avenue is the main road used to access streets in St Ives Chase. Many properties sit very close to the bush. As St Ives Chase has no through traffic, there are rarely traffic delays in the suburb. Residents driving from St Ives Chase will first encounter peak hour traffic trying to join or cross Killeaton Street or Mona Vale Road in St Ives. A common route to the city is via the North Shore's Eastern Arterial Road.
Buses to St Ives Chase include Forest Coach Lines route 195 to/from Gordon railway station and route 194/594 from St Ives through St Ives Chase to the city. North Turramurra and Bobbin Head are accessible via bush tracks in the National Park.
St Ives Chase is almost entirely zoned for either residential or recreational means. The suburb does have a small shopping complex of 5 shops which include a seven-day corner shop, a liquor shop, a chemist, Pizza restaurant and a hair dresser. The adjacent Caltex petrol station is the only other commercial outlet in the area.
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