Birdwood vs Mount Pleasant

Birdwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 48 in Mount Pleasant. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Birdwood, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Birdwood: a median of $747,000, against $666,000 in Mount Pleasant, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Birdwood tends to suit couples, while Mount Pleasant suits people living alone and older residents.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Birdwood is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 52%)
  • Mount Pleasant carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 33/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Pleasant

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($405,000 vs $760,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($665,500 vs $747,000)

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

Renters

Mount Pleasant

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Birdwood

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (54.5 km vs 67.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (57 min vs 69 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Pleasant

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)
  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 33/100)
  • But Birdwood is more walkable (46/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Birdwood 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.

Birdwood 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.

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Walkability 46 / 0
Birdwood — Walkability: 46/100 Mount Pleasant — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 67 / 77
Birdwood — Safety: 67/100 Mount Pleasant — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 24 / 65
Birdwood — Low fire risk: 24/100 Mount Pleasant — Low fire risk: 65/100
Low flood risk 71 / 83
Birdwood — Low flood risk: 71/100 Mount Pleasant — Low flood risk: 83/100

Demographics

Birdwood has higher household incomes ($91,208 vs $68,692); Birdwood has more residents (1,376 vs 1,058).

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Population 1,376
+23% vs other
 1,058
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.0% +3.7%
Median age 43 48
Median household income $91,208/yr
+25% vs other
 $68,692/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+22% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
0-4 5.0% / 6.0%
Birdwood — 0-4: 5.0% Mount Pleasant — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 14.5% / 11.9%
Birdwood — 5-14: 14.5% Mount Pleasant — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.0% / 3.9%
Birdwood — 15-19: 5.0% Mount Pleasant — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 6.9% / 3.6%
Birdwood — 20-24: 6.9% Mount Pleasant — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 9.7% / 10.9%
Birdwood — 25-34: 9.7% Mount Pleasant — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 10.5% / 11.2%
Birdwood — 35-44: 10.5% Mount Pleasant — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 14.9% / 14.2%
Birdwood — 45-54: 14.9% Mount Pleasant — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 16.4% / 15.5%
Birdwood — 55-64: 16.4% Mount Pleasant — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 10.7% / 14.1%
Birdwood — 65-74: 10.7% Mount Pleasant — 65-74: 14.1%
75-84 5.0% / 7.5%
Birdwood — 75-84: 5.0% Mount Pleasant — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 1.0% / 3.3%
Birdwood — 85+: 1.0% Mount Pleasant — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Birdwood 55.1% couple families
Birdwood — Couple Families: 55.1% Birdwood — Lone Person: 28.7% Birdwood — One Parent Families: 12.8% Birdwood — Group Household: 2.2% Birdwood — Other Families: 1.2%
Mount Pleasant 37.7% couple families
Mount Pleasant — Couple Families: 37.7% Mount Pleasant — Lone Person: 43.3% Mount Pleasant — One Parent Families: 14.2% Mount Pleasant — Group Household: 3.7% Mount Pleasant — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Birdwood 11.2% renting
Birdwood — Owned Outright: 40.9% Birdwood — Mortgage: 47.9% Birdwood — Renting: 11.2%
Mount Pleasant 11.8% renting
Mount Pleasant — Owned Outright: 41.6% Mount Pleasant — Mortgage: 46.6% Mount Pleasant — Renting: 11.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 18.3%
Birdwood — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Mount Pleasant — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.5% / 8.4%
Birdwood — Bachelor Degree: 10.5% Mount Pleasant — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 8.1%
Birdwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Mount Pleasant — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 2.1%
Birdwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Mount Pleasant — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.2%
Birdwood — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Mount Pleasant — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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.

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
England 8.8% / 5.7%
Birdwood — England: 8.8% Mount Pleasant — England: 5.7%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.3%
Birdwood — New Zealand: 0.9% Mount Pleasant — New Zealand: 0.3%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.7%
Birdwood — South Africa: 0.5% Mount Pleasant — South Africa: 0.7%
Germany 0.4% / 0.7%
Birdwood — Germany: 0.4% Mount Pleasant — Germany: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Birdwood — Netherlands: not among its largest Mount Pleasant — Netherlands: 0.9%
Ireland 0.7% / —
Birdwood — Ireland: 0.7% Mount Pleasant — Ireland: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.5%
Birdwood — Scotland: not among its largest Mount Pleasant — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Birdwood 97.9% houses
Birdwood — Houses: 97.9% Birdwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Birdwood — Townhouses: 2.5%
Mount Pleasant 92.9% houses
Mount Pleasant — Houses: 92.9% Mount Pleasant — Flats / Apartments: 6.1% Mount Pleasant — Townhouses: 1.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Median house price $747,000 $665,500
Median unit price $760,000 $405,000
Median land price $1,005,000 $1,125,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 16 sales
 30 days
from 10 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.

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
3 bed $734K / $630K
Birdwood — 3 bed: $734K (16 sales) Mount Pleasant — 3 bed: $630K (17 sales)

16 vs 17 sales

4 bed $737K / $780K
Birdwood — 4 bed: $737K (9 sales) Mount Pleasant — 4 bed: $780K (8 sales)

9 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Rural and farming 97% 98%
Residential 2% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
New dwellings approved 95
across Adelaide Hills
 180
across Barossa
Approvals change year on year +53% -48%

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.

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Houses 6.1%
$800/wk on $682K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
House price Higher than 13% of SA —
Income Higher than 70% of SA Higher than 38% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of SA Higher than 31% of SA
Affordability Higher than 93% of SA —
EV adoption Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 43% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of SA Higher than 60% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of SA —

Liveability

Birdwood is more walkable (46 vs 0).

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Grade C
same for both
Score 45/100 44/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Birdwood carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 35); Birdwood carries more flood risk (29 vs 17).

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Bushfire High
76/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Low
33/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Low
29/100
 Low
17/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Birdwood

  • Birdwood High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Birdwood Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Mount Pleasant

  • Mount Pleasant Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 1 2
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 10 9

Mobility

Mount Pleasant sits further from the CBD (67.3 km vs 54.5 km).

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Walkability score 46/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 54.5 km 67.3 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 69 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 5234
 0.4%
postcode 5235
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 86
postcode 5234
 78
postcode 5235

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.

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Car (driver) 76.2% / 72.6%
Birdwood — Car (driver): 76.2% Mount Pleasant — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 15.3% / 13.2%
Birdwood — Worked from Home: 15.3% Mount Pleasant — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Walked Only 4.8% / 5.6%
Birdwood — Walked Only: 4.8% Mount Pleasant — Walked Only: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 1.8% / 6.1%
Birdwood — Car (passenger): 1.8% Mount Pleasant — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Bus 1.8% / 2.4%
Birdwood — Bus: 1.8% Mount Pleasant — Bus: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.2%).

Setting

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Elevation 391 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 434 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.2 km 47.6 km

NBN connectivity

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Connectivity score 54/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 24%
588 premises
 0%
482 premises

Climate

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Annual rainfall 921 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Average residential rate $2,727/yr $2,247/yr
Council Adelaide Hills Barossa

Federal electorate

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Division Mayo Barker
Member Rebekha Sharkie Tony Pasin
Party Centre Alliance Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Birdwood Mount Pleasant
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Birdwood

Acreage Outer Quiet

Mount Pleasant

Outer

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