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Suburb profile ·Barossa LGA · SA ·5235

Mount Pleasant SA 5235

Mount Pleasant is in Barossa LGA, SA, postcode 5235, with population 1,058.

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$530/wk
Mar 2025 → Mar 2026 · 4 periods
SA private rent report · suburb grain · Mar 2026
$750
$402
Mar 2025Mar 2026
Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$530/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
1,058
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
898
55 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,420
Median rent · wk$250

Affordability

40%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,420/mo, while renters pay about $2,297/mo — renting runs $877/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$69K
Median rent · wk
$530
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,420

Household income

$69K household · yr-8.8% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$36K
Family
$84K
Household
$69K

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA994
Students58
Government1
  • Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 994
Crime 2024-25
12
1,134 per 100k
D1 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k1,134
Total incidents12· 2024-25
  • Assault556%
  • Break And Enter222%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud222%

Full data detail

Mount Pleasant SA — Property Data and Demographics

Mount Pleasant is a small community in South Australia within the Barossa local government area (postcode 5235). The area has roughly 1,058 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $69K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, labourers, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.

The current median weekly rent is $530. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,420.

Mount Pleasant is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 994, which is around the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Barossa LGA is low at 1,134 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth$1,420
Rent · wk(Census)$250
Market rent · wk(Q1 2026)$530
Population growth · Barossa LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)26,817
5-year growth+1.2% CAGR
YoY change+0.7%
20012025
Development · Barossa LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)160
Houses147
Units13
YoY change+0%
Employment · Barossa LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)2.4%
YoY change+0.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 5235ATO
Negatively geared72 (4.5% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,597/yr
Landlords (rental income)185
Reported capital gains121
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,058
Median age48
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,321
Personal income · wk$687
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)3/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining0
Hospitals · 1AIHW
Public1
Private0
Mount Pleasant District Hospitalpublic
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Strong evidence

Mount Pleasant has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

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PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
SA Housing Authority / CBS · Q1 2026 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Mount Pleasant FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Mount Pleasant in?

    Mount Pleasant is in the Barossa Local Government Area, SA, postcode 5235. Council-level context for Barossa LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Mount Pleasant?

    The median weekly rent in Mount Pleasant is $530/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Mount Pleasant?

    Rent context available: Mount Pleasant has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Mount Pleasant a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Mount Pleasant show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Mount Pleasant?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Mount Pleasant data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.