Mount Keira vs 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. Houses cost more in Mount Pleasant: a median of $1.44 million, against $1.25 million in Mount Keira, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Pleasant tends to suit families with children.

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

  • Mount Keira has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • Mount Pleasant carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 34/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Keira

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,245,500 vs $1,440,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Keira

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $550/wk)

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

  • Mount Keira sits closer to the CBD (80.6 km vs 82.8 km)
  • Mount Pleasant is more walkable (53/100 vs 26/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Pleasant

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (53/100 vs 26/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 34/100)

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

Mount Keira 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.

Mount Keira 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.

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Walkability 26 / 53
Mount Keira — Walkability: 26/100 Mount Pleasant — Walkability: 53/100
Safety 66 / 80
Mount Keira — Safety: 66/100 Mount Pleasant — Safety: 80/100
Low fire risk 18 / 15
Mount Keira — Low fire risk: 18/100 Mount Pleasant — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

Mount Pleasant rents higher ($550/wk vs $420/wk); Mount Pleasant has higher household incomes ($148,824 vs $128,752).

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Population 1,691
+17% vs other
 1,397
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +2.0%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $128,752/yr $148,824/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk $550/wk
+31% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
0-4 5.0% / 7.2%
Mount Keira — 0-4: 5.0% Mount Pleasant — 0-4: 7.2%
5-14 14.3% / 16.3%
Mount Keira — 5-14: 14.3% Mount Pleasant — 5-14: 16.3%
15-19 7.3% / 6.0%
Mount Keira — 15-19: 7.3% Mount Pleasant — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 7.4% / 4.9%
Mount Keira — 20-24: 7.4% Mount Pleasant — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 9.5% / 8.1%
Mount Keira — 25-34: 9.5% Mount Pleasant — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 13.1% / 14.5%
Mount Keira — 35-44: 13.1% Mount Pleasant — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 14.8% / 14.0%
Mount Keira — 45-54: 14.8% Mount Pleasant — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 12.7% / 11.9%
Mount Keira — 55-64: 12.7% Mount Pleasant — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 9.7% / 8.3%
Mount Keira — 65-74: 9.7% Mount Pleasant — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 4.8% / 6.7%
Mount Keira — 75-84: 4.8% Mount Pleasant — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 1.8% / 1.9%
Mount Keira — 85+: 1.8% Mount Pleasant — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Keira 57.8% couple families
Mount Keira — Couple Families: 57.8% Mount Keira — Lone Person: 23.0% Mount Keira — One Parent Families: 14.1% Mount Keira — Group Household: 4.3% Mount Keira — Other Families: 0.7%
Mount Pleasant 61.2% couple families
Mount Pleasant — Couple Families: 61.2% Mount Pleasant — Lone Person: 21.2% Mount Pleasant — One Parent Families: 11.8% Mount Pleasant — Group Household: 4.1% Mount Pleasant — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Keira 15.5% renting
Mount Keira — Owned Outright: 43.3% Mount Keira — Mortgage: 41.2% Mount Keira — Renting: 15.5%
Mount Pleasant 5.7% renting
Mount Pleasant — Owned Outright: 45.2% Mount Pleasant — Mortgage: 49.1% Mount Pleasant — Renting: 5.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Bachelor Degree 17.0% / 19.8%
Mount Keira — Bachelor Degree: 17.0% Mount Pleasant — Bachelor Degree: 19.8%
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 10.4%
Mount Keira — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Mount Pleasant — Certificate III & IV: 10.4%
Postgraduate Degree 8.5% / 10.7%
Mount Keira — Postgraduate Degree: 8.5% Mount Pleasant — Postgraduate Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 8.0%
Mount Keira — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Mount Pleasant — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.4%
Mount Keira — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Mount Pleasant — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
England 3.7% / 3.3%
Mount Keira — England: 3.7% Mount Pleasant — England: 3.3%
India 1.8% / 0.9%
Mount Keira — India: 1.8% Mount Pleasant — India: 0.9%
Italy 1.2% / 1.1%
Mount Keira — Italy: 1.2% Mount Pleasant — Italy: 1.1%
New Zealand 1.3% / 0.9%
Mount Keira — New Zealand: 1.3% Mount Pleasant — New Zealand: 0.9%
Scotland 0.8% / 1.0%
Mount Keira — Scotland: 0.8% Mount Pleasant — Scotland: 1.0%
Iran — / 0.9%
Mount Keira — Iran: not among its largest Mount Pleasant — Iran: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Keira 91.8% houses
Mount Keira — Houses: 91.8% Mount Keira — Flats / Apartments: 5.5% Mount Keira — Townhouses: 2.7%
Mount Pleasant 98.5% houses
Mount Pleasant — Houses: 98.5% Mount Pleasant — Flats / Apartments: 1.5% Mount Pleasant — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Median house price $1,245,500 $1,440,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 10 sales
 24 days
from 8 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.

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
3 bed $1.17M / $1.27M
Mount Keira — 3 bed: $1.17M (18 sales) Mount Pleasant — 3 bed: $1.27M (10 sales)

18 vs 10 sales

4 bed $1.23M / $1.54M
Mount Keira — 4 bed: $1.23M (9 sales) Mount Pleasant — 4 bed: $1.54M (18 sales)

9 vs 18 sales

5 bed $1.97M / $1.44M
Mount Keira — 5 bed: $1.97M (7 sales) Mount Pleasant — 5 bed: $1.44M (7 sales)

7 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Keira has more land zoned for conservation (85% vs 9%).

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Environmental 85% 9%
Residential 8% 72%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 15%
Parks and recreation 1% 4%
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

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
New dwellings approved 1,476
across Wollongong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Pleasant is more walkable (53 vs 26); Mount Pleasant scores higher overall (58 vs 48).

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Grade C B
Score 48/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Keira carries more crime risk (34 vs 20).

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
85/100
Crime Low
34/100
 Low
20/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mount Keira 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 1
UOW Wollongong, 4.6 km
 1
UOW Wollongong, 4.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.1% 2.6%

Schools in Mount Keira

  • Mount Keira Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mount Pleasant

  • Pleasant Heights Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Mount Pleasant sits further from the CBD (82.8 km vs 80.6 km).

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Walkability score 26/100 53/100
Distance to Sydney 80.6 km 82.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 min
same for both
Public transport score 67/100
Bus
 39/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 26.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 13.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 2500
 1.3%
postcode 2519
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 14
postcode 2500
 30
postcode 2519

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.

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Car (driver) 56.6% / 49.6%
Mount Keira — Car (driver): 56.6% Mount Pleasant — Car (driver): 49.6%
Worked from Home 35.6% / 43.3%
Mount Keira — Worked from Home: 35.6% Mount Pleasant — Worked from Home: 43.3%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 3.9%
Mount Keira — Car (passenger): 4.6% Mount Pleasant — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bicycle 1.0% / 0.8%
Mount Keira — Bicycle: 1.0% Mount Pleasant — Bicycle: 0.8%
Train 0.4% / 1.4%
Mount Keira — Train: 0.4% Mount Pleasant — Train: 1.4%
Walked Only 1.1% / 0.5%
Mount Keira — Walked Only: 1.1% Mount Pleasant — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.6%).

Setting

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Elevation 382 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 136 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.6 km
4.7 km to a named beach
 3.3 km
3.5 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Connectivity score 100/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
617 premises
 66%
524 premises

Climate

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.66 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Wollongong
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Division Cunningham
same for both
Member Alison Byrnes
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Keira Mount Pleasant
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Keira

Acreage Professionals Quiet

Mount Pleasant

Family Large Blocks Professionals River

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