Canadian vs Mount Pleasant

Comparing Canadian and Mount Pleasant, VIC: Canadian carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 0); Mount Pleasant is more walkable (58 vs 13); and Canadian has more residents (4,098 vs 2,225).

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

Canadian

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Pleasant

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($210,000 vs $640,000)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Canadian sits closer to the CBD (114.4 km vs 116.4 km)
  • Mount Pleasant is more walkable (58/100 vs 13/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Canadian carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 85/100)
  • Mount Pleasant is more walkable (58/100 vs 13/100)

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

Investors

Canadian

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.5% vs 1.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Canadian 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.

Canadian 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.

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Walkability 13 / 58
Canadian — Walkability: 13/100 Mount Pleasant — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 36 / 15
Canadian — Safety: 36/100 Mount Pleasant — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 32 / 100
Canadian — Low fire risk: 32/100 Mount Pleasant — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Canadian — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mount Pleasant — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Canadian has more residents (4,098 vs 2,225); Canadian skews older (37 vs 35).

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Population 4,098
+46% vs other
 2,225
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.5% +1.0%
Median age 37 35
Median household income $74,776/yr
+6% vs other
 $70,200/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+7% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Canadian Mount Pleasant
0-4 5.6% / 4.9%
Canadian — 0-4: 5.6% Mount Pleasant — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 12.2% / 11.3%
Canadian — 5-14: 12.2% Mount Pleasant — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 5.4% / 5.8%
Canadian — 15-19: 5.4% Mount Pleasant — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 6.7% / 9.5%
Canadian — 20-24: 6.7% Mount Pleasant — 20-24: 9.5%
25-34 16.2% / 18.0%
Canadian — 25-34: 16.2% Mount Pleasant — 25-34: 18.0%
35-44 13.1% / 11.9%
Canadian — 35-44: 13.1% Mount Pleasant — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 11.4% / 12.6%
Canadian — 45-54: 11.4% Mount Pleasant — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 10.1% / 10.6%
Canadian — 55-64: 10.1% Mount Pleasant — 55-64: 10.6%
65-74 10.7% / 8.7%
Canadian — 65-74: 10.7% Mount Pleasant — 65-74: 8.7%
75-84 5.3% / 4.8%
Canadian — 75-84: 5.3% Mount Pleasant — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 3.7% / 1.5%
Canadian — 85+: 3.7% Mount Pleasant — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Canadian 40.1% lone person
Canadian — Lone Person: 40.1% Canadian — Couple Families: 34.7% Canadian — One Parent Families: 16.2% Canadian — Group Household: 7.1% Canadian — Other Families: 1.8%
Mount Pleasant 42.4% lone person
Mount Pleasant — Lone Person: 42.4% Mount Pleasant — Couple Families: 24.8% Mount Pleasant — One Parent Families: 19.9% Mount Pleasant — Group Household: 10.5% Mount Pleasant — Other Families: 2.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Canadian 35.3% renting
Canadian — Owned Outright: 28.3% Canadian — Mortgage: 36.4% Canadian — Renting: 35.3%
Mount Pleasant 42.4% renting
Mount Pleasant — Owned Outright: 29.0% Mount Pleasant — Mortgage: 28.6% Mount Pleasant — Renting: 42.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 15.5%
Canadian — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Mount Pleasant — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 12.9% / 13.6%
Canadian — Bachelor Degree: 12.9% Mount Pleasant — Bachelor Degree: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.5%
Canadian — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Mount Pleasant — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / 4.4%
Canadian — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Mount Pleasant — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.8%
Canadian — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Mount Pleasant — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

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.

Canadian Mount Pleasant
England 2.1% / 2.7%
Canadian — England: 2.1% Mount Pleasant — England: 2.7%
India 2.6% / 1.8%
Canadian — India: 2.6% Mount Pleasant — India: 1.8%
New Zealand 0.5% / 1.0%
Canadian — New Zealand: 0.5% Mount Pleasant — New Zealand: 1.0%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.8%
Canadian — Philippines: 0.5% Mount Pleasant — Philippines: 0.8%
China 1.0% / —
Canadian — China: 1.0% Mount Pleasant — China: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.6% / 0.4%
Canadian — Netherlands: 0.6% Mount Pleasant — Netherlands: 0.4%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Canadian — Scotland: not among its largest Mount Pleasant — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Canadian 86.1% houses
Canadian — Houses: 86.1% Canadian — Townhouses: 12.9% Canadian — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Mount Pleasant 84.3% houses
Mount Pleasant — Houses: 84.3% Mount Pleasant — Townhouses: 13.3% Mount Pleasant — Flats / Apartments: 2.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Median house price $560,000 $540,000
Median unit price $422,000 $445,000
Median land price $640,000 $210,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 47 sales
 39 days
from 13 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Canadian Mount Pleasant
2 bed $420K / $435K
Canadian — 2 bed: $420K (9 sales) Mount Pleasant — 2 bed: $435K (9 sales)

9 vs 9 sales

3 bed $482K / $460K
Canadian — 3 bed: $482K (14 sales) Mount Pleasant — 3 bed: $460K (6 sales)

14 vs 6 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.

Canadian Mount Pleasant
2 bed $417K / $485K
Canadian — 2 bed: $417K (14 sales) Mount Pleasant — 2 bed: $485K (9 sales)

14 vs 9 sales

3 bed $532K / $538K
Canadian — 3 bed: $532K (69 sales) Mount Pleasant — 3 bed: $538K (32 sales)

69 vs 32 sales

4 bed $650K / $575K
Canadian — 4 bed: $650K (42 sales) Mount Pleasant — 4 bed: $575K (17 sales)

42 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Residential 31% 78%
Parks and recreation 46% 9%
Rural and farming 10% 7%
Industrial 8% 5%
Environmental 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Canadian Mount Pleasant
New dwellings approved 1,451
across Ballarat
same for both
Approvals change year on year +42%
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.

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Houses 3.8%
$460/wk on $630K
 3.9%
$450/wk on $605K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Canadian Mount Pleasant
House price Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Income Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 32% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 72% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Mount Pleasant is more walkable (58 vs 13); Mount Pleasant scores higher overall (51 vs 38).

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Grade C B
Score 38/100 51/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Canadian carries more bushfire risk (68 vs 0); Mount Pleasant carries more crime risk (85 vs 64).

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Bushfire Moderate
68/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 High
85/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Federation University Ballarat, 4.0 km
 1
Federation University Ballarat, 2.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.8% 2.5%

Schools in Canadian

  • Canadian Lead Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Mount Pleasant

  • Mount Pleasant Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Parks & reserves 6 3
Childcare 1 2
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 38 1

Mobility

Mount Pleasant sits further from the CBD (116.4 km vs 114.4 km).

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Walkability score 13/100 58/100
Distance to Melbourne 114.4 km 116.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min 87 min
Public transport score 64/100 55/100
Peak arrivals per hour 18.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 13.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3350
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 30
postcode 3350
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.

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Car (driver) 71.4% / 68.7%
Canadian — Car (driver): 71.4% Mount Pleasant — Car (driver): 68.7%
Worked from Home 19.9% / 19.7%
Canadian — Worked from Home: 19.9% Mount Pleasant — Worked from Home: 19.7%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 6.8%
Canadian — Car (passenger): 4.6% Mount Pleasant — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 1.7% / 2.4%
Canadian — Walked Only: 1.7% Mount Pleasant — Walked Only: 2.4%
Bicycle 0.6% / 1.2%
Canadian — Bicycle: 0.6% Mount Pleasant — Bicycle: 1.2%
Bus 1.1% / 0.3%
Canadian — Bus: 1.1% Mount Pleasant — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Elevation 455 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 431 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
2,061 premises
 100%
1,186 premises

Climate

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Average residential rate $2,086/yr
same for both
Council Ballarat
same for both

Federal electorate

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Canadian Mount Pleasant
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Canadian

Affordable Large Blocks River

Mount Pleasant

Affordable Parks River

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