Ardross vs Mount Pleasant

In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Pleasant: a median of $2.08 million, against $1.87 million in Ardross.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Ardross

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (7 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 56/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Ardross

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($645,000 vs $1,325,000)
  • has cheaper units ($823,800 vs $990,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,867,500 vs $2,075,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Ardross

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (90/100 vs 69/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Ardross carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 56/100)
  • Mount Pleasant has more GPs (3 vs 1)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Ardross and Mount Pleasant drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Walkability 90 / 69
Ardross — Walkability: 90/100 Mount Pleasant — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 70 / 44
Ardross — Safety: 70/100 Mount Pleasant — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ardross — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Pleasant — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 48
Ardross — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mount Pleasant — Low flood risk: 48/100

Demographics

Mount Pleasant has more residents (7,456 vs 4,578); Mount Pleasant skews older (43 vs 41).

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Population 4,578 7,456
+63% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% +11.5%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $122,772/yr $124,852/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+2% vs other
 $460/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ardross Mount Pleasant
0-4 5.0% / 4.5%
Ardross — 0-4: 5.0% Mount Pleasant — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 14.0% / 12.1%
Ardross — 5-14: 14.0% Mount Pleasant — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 6.3% / 5.6%
Ardross — 15-19: 6.3% Mount Pleasant — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.1% / 5.9%
Ardross — 20-24: 6.1% Mount Pleasant — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 9.3% / 9.6%
Ardross — 25-34: 9.3% Mount Pleasant — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 14.2% / 14.1%
Ardross — 35-44: 14.2% Mount Pleasant — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 13.6% / 13.3%
Ardross — 45-54: 13.6% Mount Pleasant — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 12.1% / 13.7%
Ardross — 55-64: 12.1% Mount Pleasant — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 11.4% / 12.6%
Ardross — 65-74: 11.4% Mount Pleasant — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 5.7% / 6.3%
Ardross — 75-84: 5.7% Mount Pleasant — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 2.1% / 2.5%
Ardross — 85+: 2.1% Mount Pleasant — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ardross 53.2% couple families
Ardross — Couple Families: 53.2% Ardross — Lone Person: 27.5% Ardross — One Parent Families: 14.3% Ardross — Group Household: 2.9% Ardross — Other Families: 2.1%
Mount Pleasant 50.7% couple families
Mount Pleasant — Couple Families: 50.7% Mount Pleasant — Lone Person: 34.3% Mount Pleasant — One Parent Families: 10.4% Mount Pleasant — Group Household: 3.1% Mount Pleasant — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ardross 20.9% renting
Ardross — Owned Outright: 43.4% Ardross — Mortgage: 35.7% Ardross — Renting: 20.9%
Mount Pleasant 22.7% renting
Mount Pleasant — Owned Outright: 43.6% Mount Pleasant — Mortgage: 33.6% Mount Pleasant — Renting: 22.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Bachelor Degree 26.0% / 24.6%
Ardross — Bachelor Degree: 26.0% Mount Pleasant — Bachelor Degree: 24.6%
Postgraduate Degree 9.0% / 9.8%
Ardross — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0% Mount Pleasant — Postgraduate Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.3%
Ardross — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Mount Pleasant — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Certificate III & IV 6.3% / 7.7%
Ardross — Certificate III & IV: 6.3% Mount Pleasant — Certificate III & IV: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 3.8%
Ardross — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Mount Pleasant — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Ardross Mount Pleasant
England 6.0% / 7.1%
Ardross — England: 6.0% Mount Pleasant — England: 7.1%
Malaysia 3.1% / 4.2%
Ardross — Malaysia: 3.1% Mount Pleasant — Malaysia: 4.2%
China 3.2% / 2.3%
Ardross — China: 3.2% Mount Pleasant — China: 2.3%
Indonesia 3.0% / 2.0%
Ardross — Indonesia: 3.0% Mount Pleasant — Indonesia: 2.0%
South Africa 2.1% / 2.1%
Ardross — South Africa: 2.1% Mount Pleasant — South Africa: 2.1%
Singapore 2.1% / 1.8%
Ardross — Singapore: 2.1% Mount Pleasant — Singapore: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ardross 80.3% houses
Ardross — Houses: 80.3% Ardross — Townhouses: 16.7% Ardross — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Mount Pleasant 68.6% houses
Mount Pleasant — Houses: 68.6% Mount Pleasant — Townhouses: 19.2% Mount Pleasant — Flats / Apartments: 12.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Median house price $1,867,500 $2,075,000
Median unit price $823,800 $990,000
Median land price $645,000 $1,325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 27 sales
 30 days
from 82 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Ardross Mount Pleasant
3 bed $1.43M / $1.63M
Ardross — 3 bed: $1.43M (20 sales) Mount Pleasant — 3 bed: $1.63M (47 sales)

20 vs 47 sales

4 bed $2.07M / $2.24M
Ardross — 4 bed: $2.07M (18 sales) Mount Pleasant — 4 bed: $2.24M (65 sales)

18 vs 65 sales

5 bed $2.62M / $2.91M
Ardross — 5 bed: $2.62M (5 sales) Mount Pleasant — 5 bed: $2.91M (10 sales)

5 vs 10 sales

Development activity

Ardross Mount Pleasant
New dwellings approved 727
across Melville
same for both
Approvals change year on year +268%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Houses 2.6%
$1,000/wk on $2M
same for both
Units — 2.5%
$800/wk on $1.68M

Ranking within WA

Ardross Mount Pleasant
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 88% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Schools Higher than 60% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of WA Higher than 2% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 4% of WA

Liveability

Ardross is more walkable (90 vs 69); Ardross scores higher overall (88 vs 75).

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Grade A+ A
Score 88/100 75/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Pleasant carries more flood risk (52 vs 0); Mount Pleasant carries more crime risk (56 vs 30).

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
52/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 4.8 km
same for both
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 3.7%

Schools in Ardross

  • Applecross Senior High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Ardross Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Benedict's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Mount Pleasant

  • Mount Pleasant Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 11 7
Parks & reserves 7
same for both
Childcare 7 3
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Walkability score 90/100 69/100
Distance to Perth 11.4 km
+4% vs other
 10.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min
same for both
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 154.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 134.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.2%
postcode 6153
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 6153
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Car (driver) 66.9% / 69.3%
Ardross — Car (driver): 66.9% Mount Pleasant — Car (driver): 69.3%
Worked from Home 13.6% / 13.8%
Ardross — Worked from Home: 13.6% Mount Pleasant — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Bus 7.5% / 5.8%
Ardross — Bus: 7.5% Mount Pleasant — Bus: 5.8%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 5.5%
Ardross — Car (passenger): 5.0% Mount Pleasant — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Train 3.0% / 3.6%
Ardross — Train: 3.0% Mount Pleasant — Train: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.3%).

Setting

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.0 km
4.4 km to a named beach
 9.3 km
3.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
2,326 premises
 99%
3,722 premises

Climate

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Annual rainfall 650 mm 745 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 7.6°C

Council rates

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Average residential rate $2,396/yr
same for both
Council Melville
same for both

Federal electorate

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Division Tangney
same for both
Member Sam Lim
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ardross Mount Pleasant
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ardross

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Transport Hub

Mount Pleasant

Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals

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