Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Mount Pleasant then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Mount Pleasant, QLD (postcode 4740) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+2.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,580 | 4,444 | 4,694 | +114 · +2.5% |
| Median age | 40 | 42 | 41 | +1 · +2.5% |
| Median household income | $1,514/wk | $1,378/wk | $1,686/wk | +$172 · +11.4% |
| Median personal income | $669/wk | $689/wk | $853/wk | +$184 · +27.5% |
| Median rent | $383/wk | $310/wk | $390/wk | +$7 · +1.8% |
| Median mortgage | $2,164/mo | $1,950/mo | $1,668/mo | $496 · -22.9% |
| Average household size | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | -0.3 · -11.1% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Mount Pleasant trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
4,694
was 4,444 in 2016
+250 · +5.6%
Median rent
$390/wk
was $310/wk in 2016
+$80 · +25.8%
Household income
$1,686/wk
was $1,378/wk in 2016
+$308 · +22.4%
Median age
41
was 42 in 2016
-1 · -2.4%
Dig deeper: Mount Pleasant population growth · Mount Pleasant then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.