Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Mount Pleasant then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Mount Pleasant, WA (postcode 6153) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+15.9% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,433 | 6,684 | 7,456 | +1,023 · +15.9% |
| Median age | 42 | 42 | 43 | +1 · +2.4% |
| Median household income | $1,908/wk | $2,180/wk | $2,401/wk | +$493 · +25.8% |
| Median personal income | $837/wk | $926/wk | $1,093/wk | +$256 · +30.6% |
| Median rent | $375/wk | $450/wk | $460/wk | +$85 · +22.7% |
| Median mortgage | $2,569/mo | $2,600/mo | $3,000/mo | +$431 · +16.8% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0 · 0% |
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
7,456
was 6,684 in 2016
+772 · +11.5%
Median rent
$460/wk
was $450/wk in 2016
+$10 · +2.2%
Household income
$2,401/wk
was $2,180/wk in 2016
+$221 · +10.1%
Median age
43
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.