$280 ▲ +47.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $190
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mount Pleasant · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Mount Pleasant
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing trends in Mount Pleasant have shifted toward a higher proportion of renters compared to other similar areas. The neighborhood is largely made up of separate houses, though the typical costs for both mortgages and rent remain well below the state and national figures.
$280
▲ +47.4%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Pleasant — higher than 50% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments are $1,300, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Similarly, weekly rent is well below the national figure, sitting at $280.
$1,300 ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,127
- 2016: $1,214
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, $200–$349 is the majority at 61%; $350–$549 is next at 20%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 57%; Under $1,000 is next at 28%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far more common here than in most other areas, with 41.7% of households renting compared to 30.6% across Australia. Meanwhile, homes owned outright at 28.6% are much lower than in most similar areas.
41.7% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
28.6% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, the largest group is Rented at 42%, followed by Owned outright (28%) and Owned with a mortgage (28%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 84.3% of the area, a figure far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. Most homes are spacious, with 76.4% having three or more bedrooms, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.3% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.0%
- 2016: 84.5%
- 2021: 84.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.4% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.7%
- 2016: 75.8%
- 2021: 76.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, Separate house is the majority at 84%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Mount Pleasant, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 4 bedrooms is next at 20%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mount Pleasant [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21807/mount-pleasant/topic/housing-dwellings