King Scrub vs Mount Pleasant

King Scrub is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 46 in Mount Pleasant. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. King Scrub is closer to the city centre: 48.3 km, against 54.3 km. On these figures, King Scrub tends to suit 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

King Scrub

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (95% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

King Scrub

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

King Scrub

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

King Scrub

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 2%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (48.3 km vs 54.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • King Scrub is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • Mount Pleasant has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)

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

Investors

Mount Pleasant

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.5% vs 4.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

King Scrub 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.

King Scrub 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.

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Walkability 10 / 0
King Scrub — Walkability: 10/100 Mount Pleasant — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 79 / 74
King Scrub — Safety: 79/100 Mount Pleasant — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
King Scrub — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Pleasant — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

King Scrub has higher household incomes ($150,540 vs $108,004); Mount Pleasant skews older (46 vs 40).

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Population 363 390
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.3% +17.5%
Median age 40 46
Median household income $150,540/yr
+28% vs other
 $108,004/yr
Median weekly rent $360/wk $400/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
0-4 6.1% / 3.1%
King Scrub — 0-4: 6.1% Mount Pleasant — 0-4: 3.1%
5-14 17.1% / 17.2%
King Scrub — 5-14: 17.1% Mount Pleasant — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 8.5% / 7.7%
King Scrub — 15-19: 8.5% Mount Pleasant — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 5.5% / 1.8%
King Scrub — 20-24: 5.5% Mount Pleasant — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 6.3% / 4.6%
King Scrub — 25-34: 6.3% Mount Pleasant — 25-34: 4.6%
35-44 12.1% / 12.1%
King Scrub — 35-44: 12.1% Mount Pleasant — 35-44: 12.1%
45-54 19.0% / 21.3%
King Scrub — 45-54: 19.0% Mount Pleasant — 45-54: 21.3%
55-64 13.5% / 16.7%
King Scrub — 55-64: 13.5% Mount Pleasant — 55-64: 16.7%
65-74 8.3% / 8.5%
King Scrub — 65-74: 8.3% Mount Pleasant — 65-74: 8.5%
75-84 1.7% / 5.9%
King Scrub — 75-84: 1.7% Mount Pleasant — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / 2.3%
King Scrub — 85+: not among its largest Mount Pleasant — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

King Scrub 82.4% couple families
King Scrub — Couple Families: 82.4% King Scrub — Lone Person: 5.4% King Scrub — One Parent Families: 12.2% King Scrub — Group Household: 0.0%
Mount Pleasant 58.8% couple families
Mount Pleasant — Couple Families: 58.8% Mount Pleasant — Lone Person: 23.5% Mount Pleasant — One Parent Families: 12.9% Mount Pleasant — Group Household: 4.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

King Scrub 9.6% renting
King Scrub — Owned Outright: 31.9% King Scrub — Mortgage: 58.5% King Scrub — Renting: 9.6%
Mount Pleasant 15.0% renting
Mount Pleasant — Owned Outright: 44.1% Mount Pleasant — Mortgage: 40.9% Mount Pleasant — Renting: 15.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
England 5.0% / 4.4%
King Scrub — England: 5.0% Mount Pleasant — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 4.4% / 2.6%
King Scrub — New Zealand: 4.4% Mount Pleasant — New Zealand: 2.6%
Indonesia 1.1% / —
King Scrub — Indonesia: 1.1% Mount Pleasant — Indonesia: not among its largest
Scotland 0.8% / —
King Scrub — Scotland: 0.8% Mount Pleasant — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

Qualifications

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

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Certificate III & IV 14.6% / 14.9%
King Scrub — Certificate III & IV: 14.6% Mount Pleasant — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 16.5% / 11.8%
King Scrub — Bachelor Degree: 16.5% Mount Pleasant — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.2%
King Scrub — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Mount Pleasant — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.1% / 1.8%
King Scrub — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1% Mount Pleasant — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 2.1%
King Scrub — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Mount Pleasant — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

King Scrub 103.0% houses
King Scrub — Houses: 103.0% King Scrub — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mount Pleasant 96.9% houses
Mount Pleasant — Houses: 96.9% Mount Pleasant — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,100,000 —

Development activity

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 80% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 87% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of QLD Higher than 37% of QLD

Liveability

King Scrub is more walkable (10 vs 0).

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
21/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
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

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 5
same for both

Mobility

Mount Pleasant sits further from the CBD (54.3 km vs 48.3 km).

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 48.3 km 54.3 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min 64 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 4521
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 98
postcode 4521
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.

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Car (driver) 57.3% / 63.6%
King Scrub — Car (driver): 57.3% Mount Pleasant — Car (driver): 63.6%
Worked from Home 26.8% / 25.5%
King Scrub — Worked from Home: 26.8% Mount Pleasant — Worked from Home: 25.5%
Train 8.9% / 1.6%
King Scrub — Train: 8.9% Mount Pleasant — Train: 1.6%
Walked Only 1.9% / 4.9%
King Scrub — Walked Only: 1.9% Mount Pleasant — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 1.6%
King Scrub — Car (passenger): 5.1% Mount Pleasant — Car (passenger): 1.6%
Bus — / 2.7%
King Scrub — Bus: not among its largest Mount Pleasant — Bus: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.6%).

Setting

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 124 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 20.7 km 26.5 km

NBN connectivity

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Connectivity score 43/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
122 premises
 0%
130 premises

Climate

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Division Dickson
same for both
Member Ali France
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

King Scrub Mount Pleasant
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

King Scrub

Acreage Family Outer Professionals

Mount Pleasant

Outer

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