Mount Pleasant suburb profile
Mount Pleasant is a small country town in the Adelaide Hills, set among rolling hills, orchards and grazing land that give it a distinctly rural outlook. It serves the surrounding farming district with a compact main street of shops, a pub and community facilities alongside a primary school and sporting oval. Housing ranges from weatherboard cottages and renovated farmhouses to newer homes and hobby blocks, attracting families, retirees and people seeking a tree-change. The lifestyle is relaxed and outdoors-oriented, with walking trails, local events and easy access to regional roads and the surrounding hill country.
Mount Pleasant property market performance
Mount Pleasant has relatively few recent property sales, so there isn't enough data to publish a reliable median price for houses or units. House values have risen sharply, up 10.7% over the last 12 months.
There were 2 houses sold over the last 3 months. Houses sold in a median of 70 days over the last 12 months.
| Houses | Units | |
|---|---|---|
Median price Past 3 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in value Past 12 months | 10.7% | N/A |
Sold Past 3 months | 2 | N/A |
Median days on market Past 12 months | 70 | N/A |
Average rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
Change in rent Past 12 months | N/A | N/A |
5 year median price trend for houses and units
Mount Pleasant demographics
Mount Pleasant is a community of 1,058 people with a median age of 48 and a median household income of $1,321 a week, roughly $68,700 a year.
The family mix is dominated by couples. Couple families without children are the largest group at 49.8%, while couple families with children make up 35.7%. One-parent families account for 13.4% and other families 1.1%. Together, the two couple categories represent about 85.5% of all families in the suburb.
Homes in Mount Pleasant are mostly owner-occupied: 88.2% are owner-occupied (41.6% owned outright and 46.6% owned with a mortgage), while 11.8% are rented. Owner-occupiers outnumber renters by roughly seven to one.
Suburbs near Mount Pleasant
Some popular suburbs near Mount Pleasant include:
How does Mount Pleasant compare to nearby suburbs?
- House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Mount Pleasant have grown 6.1% higher than in Birdwood.
- Selling speed for houses: Properties in nearby Springton are selling 8.6% faster than in Mount Pleasant.
- House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Mount Pleasant have grown 32.6% lower than the average rate of growth across Adelaide.

