Mount Pleasant (WA), WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Mount Pleasant is an affluent, leafy suburb in Perth's south, set on Whadjuk country within the City of Melville and looking out over the Canning River. Bounded to the north by Canning Highway and to the east by the river, it is a settled, established neighbourhood prized for its water outlook and easy access to the city and Fremantle. Quiet residential streets run down toward the foreshore, where reserves and walking paths follow the Canning River and draw walkers, cyclists and families at weekends. Blue Gum Park provides green space in the south-west, near where Brentwood Primary School adjoins the suburb, while Mount Pleasant Primary School sits within its boundaries. With its riverside setting and unhurried feel, Mount Pleasant remains one of the area's most sought-after pockets.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Mount Pleasant (WA) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1127, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Mount Pleasant (WA) a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Strong on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Mount Pleasant (WA) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
98/100Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (98/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
9/100Among the more expensive suburbs
Median weekly rent was $460 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 9% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Mount Pleasant (WA) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 7,456
- Median age
- 43
- Median weekly household income
- $2,401
- SEIFA score
- 1127
- Local government area
- Melville
- Coordinates
- -32.0268, 115.8495
Map of Mount Pleasant (WA)
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Housing & property in Mount Pleasant (WA)
What it costs to live in Mount Pleasant (WA) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $460
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $3,000
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 76%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 22%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Mount Pleasant (WA) demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Mount Pleasant (WA) demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Pleasant (WA) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 27% and 39% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,240 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 852 | 11% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 1,773 | 24% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,014 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,591 | 21% |
Share of the 7,470 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 1,222 | 43% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 942 | 33% |
| Rented | 636 | 22% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,965 | 69% |
| Townhouses & semis | 550 | 19% |
| Flats & apartments | 341 | 12% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 2,860 occupied private dwellings in Mount Pleasant (WA).
- Average household size
- 2.5 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,112
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,093
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,818 (39%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 1,662 (23%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 52 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 4,484 (75%)
- Labour-force participation
- 65.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Employed full-time
- 2,320
- Employed part-time
- 1,379
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Mount Pleasant (WA)
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Mount Pleasant (WA) is February (average daytime high around 29.9°C) and the coolest is August (around 17.6°C). The area receives roughly 624 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.8°C | 18.9°C | 23 mm |
| Feb | 29.9°C | 19°C | 20 mm |
| Mar | 28.2°C | 18.1°C | 40 mm |
| Apr | 24.2°C | 14.9°C | 42 mm |
| May | 20.7°C | 12°C | 78 mm |
| Jun | 18.2°C | 10.5°C | 99 mm |
| Jul | 17.2°C | 10.4°C | 112 mm |
| Aug | 17.6°C | 9.7°C | 97 mm |
| Sep | 19.1°C | 10.7°C | 47 mm |
| Oct | 21.6°C | 12.5°C | 37 mm |
| Nov | 25°C | 14.9°C | 21 mm |
| Dec | 28.1°C | 17.4°C | 8 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Mount Pleasant (WA)
Is Mount Pleasant (WA) a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Mount Pleasant (WA) rates 68/100 overall (Strong on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Mount Pleasant (WA)?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Mount Pleasant (WA) was $460, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,000. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Mount Pleasant (WA)?
Mount Pleasant (WA) is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Melville local government area.
What is the population of Mount Pleasant (WA)?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Pleasant (WA) had a population of about 7,456.
Is Mount Pleasant (WA) an advantaged area?
Mount Pleasant (WA) has an ABS SEIFA score of 1127, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 98 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 98% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Mount Pleasant (WA)?
Mount Pleasant (WA) has average daytime highs of about 23.3°C and overnight lows of about 14.1°C, with roughly 624 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Where Mount Pleasant (WA) ranks
Mount Pleasant (WA) appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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