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Mount Pleasant, 6153

Est. population · Jun 2025

8,373

Growth (1 yr)

+2.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+12.3%

Median age

43

Median income

$2,401/wk

Employment rate

62.4%

University qualified

45.8%

Work from home

12.1%

Languages at home

23%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Indonesian, Cantonese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

55.7/100
Good

Top 12% of Western Australia's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Walkable
  • Inner city
What Mount Pleasant is known for: Beach, Walkable, Inner city

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Suburb profile

Mount Pleasant is an inner metropolitan suburb of Perth, in Melville Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to the Canning River and Mount Pleasant Primary School.

Health access is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for inner metropolitan suburbs. Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median. Household incomes sit well above the peer median, with household incomes 18% above the peer median, and working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 27% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher rents and thinner park access, with median rents 25% above the peer median.

Mount Pleasant is a better fit for people who value health access and school quality more than lower rents.

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

Inner metropolitan suburb · compared with inner metropolitan suburbs in Western Australia (67)

Strengths

  • Health-facility access is stronger than in comparable places
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • Household incomes sit well above the peer median
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Rents are among the highest in the peer group
  • Park access is a relative weakness

What stands out

  • Mount Pleasant Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Canning River
  • Mount Pleasant Primary School

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

—

No data available

Median rent

$875/wk

Population (ERP)

8,373

+2.8% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

11.7%

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

#31

among Metro Perth · Established

Pop. growth

84th

percentile in WA

Rented dwellings

23%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

92nd

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
55.7/100 — Good
State standing
Top 12% of Western Australia's suburbs
National rank
1028th in Australia
State rank
81st in WA
Peer rank
#31 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#63 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
$875
Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
1,995

Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

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

  • WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated · Monthly bond summaries

Population

Estimated resident population

8,373(June 2025)

+2.8% annual · +12.3% over 5 years · 84th percentile in WA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+2.8%
5-year growth
+12.3%
Change in 1 year
+225
Change in 5 years
+915
Growth rank in WA
84th 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 (~8,950), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
7,456
Median age
43
Median household income / week
$2,401
Dwelling vacancy
11.7%
Unoccupied private dwellings
381 of 3,244
Median monthly mortgage
$3,000
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$460
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
43.6% / 33.6% / 22.7%
Employment rate
62.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
12.1% / 6.3% / 66.3%
Walked or cycled to work
1.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,965 / 550 / 341

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

45.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 23.8% across Western Australia. 9.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified45.8% · 23.8% WA
  • Diploma qualified10% · 9.3% WA
  • Trade / vocational9.2% · 17.8% WA
  • Year 12 or below35% · 49.1% WA

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce28.3%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.3%
  • Health15.1%
  • Society and culture11%
  • Education9.2%
  • Natural and physical sciences5.6%
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)
$70,663

86th percentile in WA · +20% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$73,746

87th percentile in WA · +13% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
19.0%

94th percentile in WA · +38% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$126,138

97th percentile in WA · +99% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

56th percentile in WA · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 6153 — 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
16,269
Taxpayers reporting net rent
3,160
Median net rent
$1,564
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,394
Taxable income vs state median
+16%
Salary / wages vs state median
+18%
Rental investment vs state median
+58%
Super vs state median
+98%
Business income vs state median
+13%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in WA, 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

23% speak a language other than English at home; 38.8% born overseas

Language at home
5,567 English only · 1,662 other
Non-English at home
23%
Born overseas
2,818 (38.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
52 (0.7%)
Australian citizens
6,531
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
29

Top languages other than English

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

  • Mandarin171 · 24.3%
  • Indonesian62 · 8.8%
  • Cantonese61 · 8.7%
  • Persian57 · 8.1%
  • Italian39 · 5.5%
  • Korean34 · 4.8%
  • Arabic30 · 4.3%
  • French19 · 2.7%

Religion

49.5%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 49.5%, while 37.7% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion37.7%42.5%
Christianity49.5%41.1%
Buddhism2.7%2.2%
Other / not stated10.1%14.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic23.4%18.7%
Anglican11.3%10.1%
Christian (not further defined)3.4%3.4%
Uniting Church2.6%1.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.4%1.3%
Baptist2.2%1.6%

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

Figures are for the Fremantle Police District, not this suburb alone.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
13,209
Against the person
3,166
Against property
8,312
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
55.3
State crime-rate percentile
61.6th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-30.9%

Most common offence types

  • Assault (Family)
  • Drug Offences
  • Fraud & Related Offences
  • Property Damage
  • Stealing

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

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

Data sources & freshness

  • WA Police district crime statistics — Western Australia Police Force · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Quarterly timeseries XLSX; district-level aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
1,136
Median ICSEA percentile
92th
School list
  • Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1146 · 94th percentile · LBOTE 44% · 564 students · Top SEA quarter 60% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Applecross Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1120 · 89th percentile · LBOTE 38% · 1,962 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Ardross Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1149 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 60% · 448 students · Top SEA quarter 61% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Brentwood Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1116 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 331 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • St Benedict's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1152 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 336 students · Top SEA quarter 62% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Aquinas CollegeCombined · Catholic · ICSEA 1110 · 87th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 1,332 students · Top SEA quarter 47% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
  • St Pius X Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1136 · 92th percentile · LBOTE 28% · 172 students · Top SEA quarter 58% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

34 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Canning Hwy After Ogilvie Rd
  • Canning Hwy After Reynolds Rd
  • Canning Hwy After Sleat Rd
  • Coomoora Rd After Lisa Pl
  • Coomoora Rd After The Promenade

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

140 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 5 cafes · 2 supermarkets · 2 pharmacies · 1 bakeries · 2 places of worship · 6 playgrounds · 2 swimming pools

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Great for outdoor family life — 9 parks mapped in suburb, 6 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 34 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 9 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
84/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.67
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.94
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.21
Food & drink(7)
  • Bakehouse on CranfordBakery
  • Cafe DenadasCafe
  • DômeCafe
  • DômeCafe

    100 The Esplanade, Mount Pleasant

  • Einstein's CafeCafe
  • Riley'sCafe
  • JBentoRestaurant

    21-23 Queens Road

Shopping(8)
  • Brentwood CellarsBottle shop
  • BWSBottle shop
  • Butchery on CrawfordButcher
  • The Fruit BasketGreengrocer
  • IGASupermarket
  • WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(1)
  • Brentwood Post OfficePost office
Community(2)
  • Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolSchool

    29 Queens Road, Mount Pleasant

  • School
Health & services(9)
  • Reynolds Rd Medical CentreClinic
  • Applecross DentalDentist
  • Dentist
  • Photogenic DentalDentist
  • Medical clinic
  • Queens Road SurgeryMedical clinic

    147 Reynolds Road

  • Western CardiologyMedical clinic
  • Blooms The ChemistPharmacy
  • Caremore Brentwood PharmacyPharmacy
Sport & outdoors(37)
  • BBQ (2)
  • Beach (2)
  • Deep Water PointBoat ramp
  • Fremantle Railway PSPCycling route
  • Kwinana Freeway PSPCycling route
  • Mosman Park & North Fremantle LTCN Primary RouteCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 10 - Mount Henry Bridge to Riverton BridgeCycling route
  • Ride around the Rivers Ride 9 - Canning Bridge to Mount Henry Bridge and returnCycling route
  • The Esplanade PSPCycling route
  • The Esplanade Shared PathCycling route
  • Drinking water (3)
  • Water FountainDrinking water
  • Fitness station
  • Alec Lambert ParkPark
  • Deep Water Point ReservePark
  • Harry Bridle ParkPark
  • Ken Douglas ReservePark
  • Mount Henry Bridge ReservePark
  • Ogilvie Road ReservePark
  • Park (2)
  • Reg Seal ReservePark
  • Picnic area
  • Playground (6)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool (2)
Transport(25)

25 bus stops

Other(21)
  • Artwork (2)
  • Bench (5)
  • Bicycle Parking (12)
  • Open ArmsCounselling
  • Brentwood DeliDeli
  • The Hairess & CoHairdresser
  • Brentwood NewsagencyNewsagent
  • Parcel Locker
  • Deep Water PointParking
  • Parking (12)
  • Picnic Table
  • Bible-Presbyterian Church of Western AustraliaPlace of worship

    27 Ullapool Road

  • St Michael's Anglican ChurchPlace of worship

    25 Gunbower Road, Mount Pleasant

  • Applecross PodiatryPodiatrist
  • Post Box (4)
  • ClinicalLabsSample Collection
  • Schoolyard
  • Shelter (2)
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Track
  • Waste Basket (2)

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

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • John XIII Rowing Club

    Rowing

  • Swan River Rowing Club

    Rowing · +61 8 9316 8812

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

7 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Alec Lambert ParkPark
  • Deep Water Point ReservePark
  • Harry Bridle ParkPark
  • Ken Douglas ReservePark
  • Mount Henry Bridge ReservePark
  • Ogilvie Road ReservePark
  • Reg Seal ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
6.4%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
10
Parks (OSM)
9
Typical summer maximum
29°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

Places of worship

2 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Bible-Presbyterian Church of Western Australia

    27 Ullapool Road

  • St Michael's Anglican Church

    25 Gunbower Road, Mount Pleasant

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
12
Nearest hospital
Attadale Rehabilitation Hospital (3.6 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
4
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 4

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

  • GpGP
  • Queens Road SurgeryReynolds RoadGP
  • Western CardiologyGP
  • Applecross DentalDentist
  • Applecross PodiatryPodiatrist
  • Blooms The ChemistPharmacy
  • Caremore Brentwood PharmacyPharmacy
  • ClinicalLabsSample_Collection
  • DentistDentist
  • Open ArmsCounselling

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
145
Participants per 1,000 residents
17.3

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
29° / 16°
Rainfall
51 mm · ~6 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
24° / 13°
Rainfall
198 mm · ~25 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
552 mm · ~69 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 10°
Rainfall
212 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

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

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain mapping 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
Tangney
Member of Parliament
Sam LIM (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
122,584
Turnout (2025)
92.7%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+4.1 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 43.0%Labor 57.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

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

Coalition 45.8%Labor 54.2%

2.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +8.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Mount PleasantLabor 54.4% · Coalition 45.6% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • Applecross SouthLabor 47.9% · Coalition 52.1% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • ArdrossLabor 57.7% · Coalition 42.3% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
  • BrentwoodLabor 59.9% · Coalition 40.1% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • ApplecrossLabor 50.7% · Coalition 49.3% TPP (2025)1.9 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)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

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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