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Mount Pleasant QLD 4740

2,527 addresses · 97 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › Mount Pleasant · 808 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Mount Pleasant is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,694 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,686 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

4,694Population
41Median age
$1,686Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Mackay, 6 km south · Railway halt: Mackay Miniature Railway, 6.2 km south · Airport: Mackay Airport, 6.2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 10.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mount Pleasant

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Mount Pleasant QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202010.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202111.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 59.5%

Population by age in Mount Pleasant
Population by age, Mount Pleasant QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4246
5-14644
15-19220
20-24256
25-34575
35-44619
45-54516
55-64501
65-74548
75-84430
85+131
Dwelling types in Mount Pleasant
Dwelling types, Mount Pleasant QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House1,661
Townhouse116
Apartment14
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mount Pleasant
Households by weekly income, Mount Pleasant QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650289
$650-1,499438
$1,500-2,999484
$3,000+378
Top ancestries in Mount Pleasant
Top ancestries, Mount Pleasant QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English1,827
Australian1,724
Scottish522
Irish500
Other447
Ancestry NS347
Housing tenure in Mount Pleasant
Housing tenure, Mount Pleasant QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned600
Mortgage591
Rented406
Other157
Cars per household in Mount Pleasant
Cars per household, Mount Pleasant QLD (ABS Census 2021)
072
1665
2717
3205
4+111
Commute to work in Mount Pleasant
Commute to work, Mount Pleasant QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,692
Train0
Bus24
Tram/ferry0
Walked31
Bicycle4
Home133
Top countries of birth in Mount Pleasant
Top countries of birth, Mount Pleasant QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England100
New Zealand91
Philippines77
South Africa56
India36
Zimbabwe30
Languages used at home in Mount Pleasant
Languages used at home, Mount Pleasant QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog43
Mandarin38
Cantonese28
Afrikaans21
Punjabi21
Filipino16

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

22,979 bird observations recorded near Mount Pleasant — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mount Pleasant

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.