Suburb in Melville

Mount Pleasant, WA

Mount Pleasant had a population of 7,456 at the 2021 Census (+11.5% since 2016). Median age 43.0. Median weekly household income $2,401. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Mount Pleasant at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - South West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Mount Pleasant's population grew by 11.5% to 7,456, faster than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 43.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 10.5% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.6%.

22.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the WA average of 27.7%. 43.0% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are more common than in Western Australia overall: 11.9% of homes, against 6.5%. The 2021 Census counted 2,866 households.

The median household earns $2,401 a week, above the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $460 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $3,000 a month.

38.8% of residents were born overseas, more than the WA average of 34.2%. 23.0% use a language other than English at home. 39.9% report no religion, lower than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Mount Pleasant beside WA and Australia.

MeasureMount PleasantWAAustralia
Population7,4562,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016+11.5%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age43.038.038.0
Households2,866964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments11.9%6.5%14.3%
Renting22.4%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright43.0%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,401$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$460$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$3,000$1,842$1,863
Born overseas38.8%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home23.0%19.6%23.6%
No religion39.9%46.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+11.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6,4332011
  2. 6,6842016
  3. 7,4562021

Age

Median age 43.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Mount Pleasant Western Australia
Share of people by age, Mount Pleasant and Western Australia
0–910.5%
10–1911.7%
20–2910.6%
30–3911.7%
40–4913.3%
50–5914.5%
60–6913.2%
70–799.7%
80+4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Mount Pleasant at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English36.1%
  2. Australian25.8%
  3. Chinese15.1%
  4. Irish9.7%
  5. Scottish9.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin5.2%
  2. Cantonese2.0%
  3. Indonesian2.0%
  4. Persian (excluding Dari)1.5%
  5. Italian1.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England7.3%
  2. Malaysia4.3%
  3. China2.4%
  4. South Africa2.2%
  5. Indonesia2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Mount Pleasant

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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