Brentwood vs Mount Pleasant

Brentwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Mount Pleasant. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Mount Pleasant, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Pleasant: a median of $2.08 million, against $1.32 million in Brentwood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Brentwood tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Mount Pleasant suits couples.

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

Mount Pleasant

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Brentwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,322,500 vs $2,075,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Brentwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $460/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Brentwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (12% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 69/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Pleasant

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 83/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
  • But Brentwood is more walkable (82/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Brentwood returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.5% vs 2.6%)
  • Mount Pleasant is growing faster (11.5% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Brentwood 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.

Brentwood 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.

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
Walkability 82 / 69
Brentwood — Walkability: 82/100 Mount Pleasant — Walkability: 69/100
Safety 17 / 44
Brentwood — Safety: 17/100 Mount Pleasant — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Brentwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Pleasant — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 59 / 48
Brentwood — Low flood risk: 59/100 Mount Pleasant — Low flood risk: 48/100

Demographics

Mount Pleasant has more residents (7,456 vs 2,153); Mount Pleasant has higher household incomes ($124,852 vs $88,764).

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
Population 2,153 7,456
+246% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +11.5%
Median age 38 43
Median household income $88,764/yr $124,852/yr
+41% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $460/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
0-4 6.3% / 4.5%
Brentwood — 0-4: 6.3% Mount Pleasant — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 13.8% / 12.1%
Brentwood — 5-14: 13.8% Mount Pleasant — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 6.9% / 5.6%
Brentwood — 15-19: 6.9% Mount Pleasant — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.5% / 5.9%
Brentwood — 20-24: 6.5% Mount Pleasant — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 12.8% / 9.6%
Brentwood — 25-34: 12.8% Mount Pleasant — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 12.8% / 14.1%
Brentwood — 35-44: 12.8% Mount Pleasant — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 14.4% / 13.3%
Brentwood — 45-54: 14.4% Mount Pleasant — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 11.1% / 13.7%
Brentwood — 55-64: 11.1% Mount Pleasant — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 8.7% / 12.6%
Brentwood — 65-74: 8.7% Mount Pleasant — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 4.2% / 6.3%
Brentwood — 75-84: 4.2% Mount Pleasant — 75-84: 6.3%
85+ 2.8% / 2.5%
Brentwood — 85+: 2.8% Mount Pleasant — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Brentwood 38.9% couple families
Brentwood — Couple Families: 38.9% Brentwood — Lone Person: 38.0% Brentwood — One Parent Families: 15.9% Brentwood — Group Household: 4.9% Brentwood — Other Families: 2.3%
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.

Brentwood 41.6% renting
Brentwood — Owned Outright: 27.7% Brentwood — Mortgage: 30.7% Brentwood — Renting: 41.6%
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.

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
Bachelor Degree 18.8% / 24.6%
Brentwood — Bachelor Degree: 18.8% Mount Pleasant — Bachelor Degree: 24.6%
Postgraduate Degree 7.9% / 9.8%
Brentwood — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9% Mount Pleasant — Postgraduate Degree: 9.8%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 7.7%
Brentwood — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Mount Pleasant — Certificate III & IV: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 8.3%
Brentwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Mount Pleasant — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 3.8%
Brentwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Mount Pleasant — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

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.

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
England 5.8% / 7.1%
Brentwood — England: 5.8% Mount Pleasant — England: 7.1%
Malaysia 5.4% / 4.2%
Brentwood — Malaysia: 5.4% Mount Pleasant — Malaysia: 4.2%
China 2.3% / 2.3%
Brentwood — China: 2.3% Mount Pleasant — China: 2.3%
South Africa 1.6% / 2.1%
Brentwood — South Africa: 1.6% Mount Pleasant — South Africa: 2.1%
New Zealand 1.8% / 1.4%
Brentwood — New Zealand: 1.8% Mount Pleasant — New Zealand: 1.4%
Indonesia — / 2.0%
Brentwood — Indonesia: not among its largest Mount Pleasant — Indonesia: 2.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Brentwood 68.9% houses
Brentwood — Houses: 68.9% Brentwood — Townhouses: 30.5% Brentwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
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

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
Median house price $1,322,500 $2,075,000
Median unit price — $990,000
Median land price — $1,325,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 9 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.

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
3 bed $1.2M / $1.63M
Brentwood — 3 bed: $1.2M (20 sales) Mount Pleasant — 3 bed: $1.63M (47 sales)

20 vs 47 sales

4 bed $1.7M / $2.24M
Brentwood — 4 bed: $1.7M (11 sales) Mount Pleasant — 4 bed: $2.24M (65 sales)

11 vs 65 sales

Development activity

Brentwood 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.

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
Houses 4.5%
$775/wk on $890K
 2.6%
$1,000/wk on $2M
Units — 2.5%
$800/wk on $1.68M

Ranking within WA

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 53% of WA Higher than 89% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% 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 100% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 2% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 4% of WA

Liveability

Mount Pleasant scores higher overall (75 vs 63); Brentwood is more walkable (82 vs 69).

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
Grade B A
Score 63/100 75/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Brentwood carries more crime risk (83 vs 56); Mount Pleasant carries more flood risk (52 vs 41).

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
56/100
Flood Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
52/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 3.2 km
 3
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 4.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.5% 3.7%

Schools in Brentwood

  • Brentwood Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mount Pleasant

  • Mount Pleasant Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 7
Parks & reserves 5 7
Childcare 0 3
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
Walkability score 82/100 69/100
Distance to Perth 12.1 km
+10% vs other
 10.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 16 min
Public transport score 86/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 34.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 134.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
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.

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
Car (driver) 68.4% / 69.3%
Brentwood — Car (driver): 68.4% Mount Pleasant — Car (driver): 69.3%
Worked from Home 9.7% / 13.8%
Brentwood — Worked from Home: 9.7% Mount Pleasant — Worked from Home: 13.8%
Train 12.2% / 3.6%
Brentwood — Train: 12.2% Mount Pleasant — Train: 3.6%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 5.5%
Brentwood — Car (passenger): 6.1% Mount Pleasant — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Bus 1.8% / 5.8%
Brentwood — Bus: 1.8% Mount Pleasant — Bus: 5.8%

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

Setting

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.9 km
3.3 km to a named beach
 9.3 km
3.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Brentwood Mount Pleasant
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Brentwood

Middle-Ring Parks Professionals Quiet Townhouses Transport Hub

Mount Pleasant

Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals

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