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Mount Pleasant, 3350

Est. population · Jun 2025

2,265

Growth (1 yr)

+0.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+2.5%

Median age

35

Median income

$1,350/wk

Employment rate

56.3%

University qualified

24.9%

Work from home

16.9%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$565,000

Languages at home

7.8%non-English

Most common: Punjabi, Spanish, Polish

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

43.5/100
Average

821st in VIC

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • Regional centre
What Mount Pleasant is known for: Green suburb, Regional centre

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Suburb profile

Mount Pleasant is a major regional centre in Victoria, in Ballarat Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is set against the White Horse Range and close to the Yarrowee River.

School access is exceptionally strong, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres. Rents sit a little below those in comparable places. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 63% above the peer median, and green cover is an exceptional strength. The clearer weaknesses are higher crime and thinner dining and café options, with reported crime 101% above the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising school access and university qualifications over peace and quiet.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Victoria (187)

Strengths

  • School access is exceptionally strong
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places
  • Rents sit a little below those in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Reported crime is elevated relative to comparable places
  • Dining and café options are thinner than in comparable places

What stands out

  • Yarrowee River
  • White Horse Range

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Mount Pleasant compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$565k

+24% change

Median rent

$430/wk

Population (ERP)

2,265

+0.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

8.7%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#24

among Country & regional · Growth area

Crime rate

85th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

64th

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

42%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

3/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

57th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
43.5/100 — Average
National rank
3497th in Australia
State rank
821st in VIC
Peer rank
#24 among Country & regional · Growth area suburbs
Cohort rank
#424 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Sep 2025 (council median))
$430
Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$565,000
Median price change
+24.2%

Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

2,265(June 2025)

+0.8% annual · +2.5% over 5 years · 64th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.8%
5-year growth
+2.5%
Change in 1 year
+19
Change in 5 years
+55
Growth rank in VIC
64th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~2,400), extrapolated at +1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
2,225
Median age
35
Median household income / week
$1,350
Dwelling vacancy
8.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
89 of 1,018
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$280
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
29% / 28.6% / 42.4%
Employment rate
56.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
16.9% / 0.7% / 66.2%
Walked or cycled to work
3.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
781 / 123 / 22

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

24.9% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 18.5% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified24.9% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified8.9% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational18.5% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below47.6% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Society and culture18%
  • Management and commerce14.9%
  • Education13.1%
  • Health12.7%
  • Engineering and related technologies12.5%
  • Creative arts7.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$57,488

66th percentile in VIC · -2% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$62,410

65th percentile in VIC · -4% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

54th percentile in VIC · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$81,201

51st percentile in VIC · +28% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

31st percentile in VIC · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3350 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
41,156
Taxpayers reporting net rent
5,246
Median net rent
-$2,680
Taxpayers reporting business income
4,029
Taxable income vs state median
+8%
Salary / wages vs state median
+7%
Rental investment vs state median
0%
Super vs state median
+1%
Business income vs state median
-9%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

7.8% speak a language other than English at home; 12.6% born overseas

Language at home
1,935 English only · 163 other
Non-English at home
7.8%
Born overseas
264 (12.6%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
58 (2.6%)
Australian citizens
1,968
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
8

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Punjabi8 · 20%
  • Spanish7 · 17.5%
  • Polish5 · 12.5%
  • Vietnamese5 · 12.5%
  • Hindi4 · 10%
  • Mandarin4 · 10%
  • Serbian4 · 10%
  • Urdu3 · 7.5%

Religion

52.2%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 52.2%, while Christianity accounts for 36.1%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion52.2%38.8%
Christianity36.1%40.9%
Other / not stated11.7%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic15.2%20.5%
Anglican7.6%6.5%
Christian (not further defined)2.7%2.5%
Uniting Church2.7%2.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
327
Against the person
47
Against property
172
Rate per 1,000 residents
144.4
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 47 residents
State crime-rate percentile
85th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-3%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
48
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
21.19

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage37
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle40
  • C32 Drug Possession24
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order42
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft20

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
8
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
1,022
Median ICSEA percentile
57th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 972 · 34th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 129 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Sovereign Hill SchoolSpecial · Government · 1.2 km awayView on My School →
  • St Aloysius' SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1022 · 57th percentile · LBOTE 4% · 254 students · Top SEA quarter 11% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Ballarat Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1058 · 71th percentile · LBOTE 33% · 406 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street)Primary · Government · ICSEA 1069 · 75th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 227 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Sebastopol Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 901 · 11th percentile · LBOTE 8% · 98 students · Top SEA quarter 3% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Phoenix P-12 Community CollegeCombined · Government · ICSEA 947 · 24th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 1,473 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
  • St Patrick's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1096 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 249 students · Top SEA quarter 35% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Mount Clear CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Phoenix P-12 Community CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Sebastopol Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

12 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Cobden St/Barkly St
  • Conservation Volunteers Australia/Barkly St
  • Elsworth St/Lightfoot Rd
  • Morton St/Barkly St
  • Mt Pleasant Reserve/Barkly St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

45 mapped amenities

6 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 4 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 12 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 8 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
18/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.8
Community(1)
  • Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolSchool

    401 Cobden Street

Sport & outdoors(19)
  • BBQ
  • Ballarat Circuit: The Great Dividing Trail NetworkCycling route
  • Canadian Creek TrackCycling route
  • Yarrowee River TrailCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Jack Greville ParkPark
  • Kenworthy Place ReservePark
  • Park (3)
  • Playground (6)
  • Public toilets
  • Mount Pleasant ReserveSports field
  • Sports field
Entertainment(1)
  • Ballaarat ObservatoryMuseum
Transport(12)

12 bus stops

Other(4)
  • Bench (2)
  • Parking (6)
  • Picnic Table (3)
  • Waste Basket

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Jack Greville ParkPark
  • Kenworthy Place ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
14.5%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
4
Parks (OSM)
4
Typical summer maximum
26°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Queen Elizabeth Centre (2.2 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
112
Participants per 1,000 residents
49.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
26° / 12°
Rainfall
128 mm · ~16 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
124 mm · ~16 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 6°
Rainfall
149 mm · ~19 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 8°
Rainfall
182 mm · ~23 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

26 planning-related records

2021· 7 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Multi lot staged subdivision
    22 FLOCKHART STREET MOUNT PLEASANT 3350Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Two lot subdivision (resubdivision)
    911 BARKLY STREET MOUNT PLEASANT 3350Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Two lot subdivision
    14 FINCHAM STREET MOUNT PLEASANT 3350Lapsed

  • June 2021

  • Alterations and additons to an existing dwelling in a Heritage Overlay
    813 BARKLY STREET MOUNT PLEASANT 3350Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a vehicle crossover
    210 Gladstone StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • The use of a food and drink premises (hotel excluding amusement machines, accommodation and gaming), cafe and one food truck, function centre, sale and consumption of liquor (general licence and producer's licence) and the display of business identification signage
    14A HILL STREET MOUNT PLEASANT 3350Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of two dwellings
    4 Sykes AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 19 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Replacement of roofing
    733 Laurie StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a dwelling including solar array, demolition of outbuildings and associated works
    108A Gladstone StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construct a dwelling
    10 Lightfoot AvenueWithdrawn
  • Construction of a dwelling, outbuilding and associated works
    1052-1054 Humffray Street SouthPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of non conforming use (offices)
    728 Barkly StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a carport
    722 Laurie StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • Use of the land for industry (production of alcoholic spirits and liquors), a producer's licence and a reduction in car parking requirements
    14A Hill StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • October 2020

  • Demolition to rear of dwelling and alterations and additions
    805 Laurie StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Demolition of existing roof and replacement with new roof
    815 Barkly StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Use of the land for manufacturing sales (brewery), use of the land for a tavern, use of the land for a liquor licence (wine and beer producers licence) and reduction of car parking
    884 Humffray Street SouthPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2020

  • Development of three dwellings
    4 Sykes AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Development of three dwellings
    4 McLennan ClosePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of three additional dwellings
    717 Tress StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Two lot subdivision
    6 McManus DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of two dwellings
    15 Kenworthy PlacePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Development of two (2) dwellings on a lot
    14 Fincham StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use of an office
    14 Hill StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2020

  • Alterations to existing dwelling, development of a second dwelling and two lot subdivision
    710 Barkly StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2020

  • Development of a carport and two pergolas
    704A Laurie StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • BALLARAT MUNICIPAL OBSERVATORYNH0936

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Ballarat
Member of Parliament
Catherine KING (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
116,238
Turnout (2025)
93.3%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-2.3 pp toward Coalition

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 39.3%Labor 60.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.7 km away).

Coalition 29.6%Labor 70.4%

9.8 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -1.2 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Mount PleasantLabor 70.5% · Coalition 29.5% TPP (2025)0.4 km away
  • RedanLabor 70.9% · Coalition 29.1% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • BallaratLabor 71.8% · Coalition 28.2% TPP (2025)1.9 km away
  • CanadianLabor 68.8% · Coalition 31.2% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
  • Sebastopol NorthLabor 68.0% · Coalition 32.0% TPP (2025)2.1 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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