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The quick read on

Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)

QLD 4521 · Moreton Bay

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$1,340,000

latest suburb median

Population
390

ABS 2021

Postcode
4521

Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), Queensland

Property market insights for Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) QLD

Median price trend for houses

Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months

$1,340,000

Up 13.9% over 12 months

$2m$1.5m$1m20212023202420252026
2 bed
$1.34m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 4 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$662 per week

Down 8.7% over 12 months

$750$700$650$60020252025202620262026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), QLD is currently $1,340,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) has a 12-month growth rate of 13.9% for houses.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,340,000 in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld).

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) is $662 per week. The median house rent has decreased 8.7% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) safe?

The overall rate for Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) is 660 offences per 100,000 residents — 46% below the Greater Brisbane benchmark.

That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld).

Overall crime rate

660

offences per 100,000 residents

46% belowGreater Brisbane

Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)Greater Brisbane: 1,229

Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?

Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) QLD 4521 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.

390 people call Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $2,077 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
390
Median age
46 years
Median mortgage
$2,167 / month
2021 household rent
$400 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1520.3%Above
15–3414.1%Below
35–5433.3%Above
55–7425.1%Above
75 and over8.2%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses96.2%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright44.1%Above
Paying a mortgage40.9%Above
Renting15.0%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car0.0%Below
One car18.9%Below
Two cars34.1%Below
Three or more40.9%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home22.8%Above
Drove to work56.8%Above
Train, tram or bus3.9%Below
Walked or cycled4.4%Above

What stands out in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)

22.8% of workers in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.

4.4% of Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) residents were born in England.

43.1% of people in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) QLD 4521.

Is Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

20.3% of Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)'s residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

110 family households lived in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld); 45.5% were couple families and 10.0% were one-parent families.

38.2% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) had 390 residents at the 2021 Census.

16.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

33.3% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 96.2% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld).

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

44.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

40.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.

15.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) had 2.8 people.

One-person households made up 15.3% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

Two-person households represented 35.1%, while 37.4% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

22.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.

56.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

3.9% used only a train, tram or bus, while 4.4% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

One-car households formed 18.9% of the total.

75.0% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

68.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.0% reported a different address.

11.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

91.0% of residents used only English at home.

2.8% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

11.8% of Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)'s population was born outside Australia, while roughly 88.2% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.3%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 44.4% of ancestry responses in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld).

Australian ancestry made up 41.3% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

23.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.

Managers accounted for 23.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.1%.

Health care and social assistance employed 13.6% of workers, and education and training employed 11.2%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 67.8%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.

42.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.1% worked part time.

Unemployment was 1.4%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

55.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.

9.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.5% reported asthma, 9.2% arthritis and 3.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

23.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.6% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 29.7%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $2,077 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $400 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 22.8% in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.

Outright ownership was 44.1% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Renting accounted for 15.0% in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)

Is Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) expensive?

The median house price is $1,340,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) good for families?

The Census counted 110 local families, and 20.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.

What can I get for $1.5m in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)?

2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,340,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.

Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)

18 streets in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Chambers Rd
  • Charles Rd
  • Clifford Rd
  • Courts Ln
  • Frederick Harris Ct
  • Freds Rd
  • Graham Ct
  • Hamilton Rd
  • Henzell Rd
  • Kuhn Rd
  • Laceys Creek Rd
  • Mount Brisbane Rd
  • Mount Mee Rd
  • Mount Pleasant Rd
  • Mt Mee Road
  • Palm Creek Rd
  • Rahes Rd
  • Stratton Rd

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