Mount Pleasant vs West Mackay

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Mount Pleasant: a median of $711,000, against $630,000 in West Mackay, and rent is higher there too.

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 Pleasant carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 85/100)
  • West Mackay has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

West Mackay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($630,250 vs $711,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

West Mackay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 25%)
  • has cheaper rent ($320/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

West Mackay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (660 min vs 666 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (964.2 km vs 969.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mount Pleasant carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 85/100)
  • West Mackay has more units and townhouses to downsize into (23% vs 8%)

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

Investors

West Mackay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.5% vs 5.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Pleasant and West Mackay 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 Pleasant West Mackay
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 Pleasant West Mackay
Walkability 84 / 81
Mount Pleasant — Walkability: 84/100 West Mackay — Walkability: 81/100
Safety 89 / 15
Mount Pleasant — Safety: 89/100 West Mackay — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Pleasant — Low fire risk: 100/100 West Mackay — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

West Mackay has more residents (6,536 vs 4,694); Mount Pleasant rents higher ($390/wk vs $320/wk).

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Population 4,694 6,536
+39% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.6% +5.2%
Median age 41 42
Median household income $87,672/yr $88,192/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+18% vs other
 $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
0-4 5.2% / 5.2%
Mount Pleasant — 0-4: 5.2% West Mackay — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 13.7% / 11.6%
Mount Pleasant — 5-14: 13.7% West Mackay — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 4.7% / 4.9%
Mount Pleasant — 15-19: 4.7% West Mackay — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 5.5% / 6.3%
Mount Pleasant — 20-24: 5.5% West Mackay — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 12.2% / 12.0%
Mount Pleasant — 25-34: 12.2% West Mackay — 25-34: 12.0%
35-44 13.2% / 13.0%
Mount Pleasant — 35-44: 13.2% West Mackay — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 11.0% / 13.2%
Mount Pleasant — 45-54: 11.0% West Mackay — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 10.7% / 12.3%
Mount Pleasant — 55-64: 10.7% West Mackay — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 11.7% / 9.7%
Mount Pleasant — 65-74: 11.7% West Mackay — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 9.2% / 6.6%
Mount Pleasant — 75-84: 9.2% West Mackay — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 2.8% / 5.4%
Mount Pleasant — 85+: 2.8% West Mackay — 85+: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Pleasant 40.3% lone person
Mount Pleasant — Lone Person: 40.3% Mount Pleasant — Couple Families: 40.1% Mount Pleasant — One Parent Families: 14.5% Mount Pleasant — Group Household: 4.1% Mount Pleasant — Other Families: 1.1%
West Mackay 44.2% lone person
West Mackay — Lone Person: 44.2% West Mackay — Couple Families: 34.5% West Mackay — One Parent Families: 14.4% West Mackay — Group Household: 5.8% West Mackay — Other Families: 1.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Pleasant 25.4% renting
Mount Pleasant — Owned Outright: 37.6% Mount Pleasant — Mortgage: 37.0% Mount Pleasant — Renting: 25.4%
West Mackay 35.6% renting
West Mackay — Owned Outright: 30.4% West Mackay — Mortgage: 34.0% West Mackay — Renting: 35.6%
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.

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Philippines 1.6% / 4.1%
Mount Pleasant — Philippines: 1.6% West Mackay — Philippines: 4.1%
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.9%
Mount Pleasant — New Zealand: 1.9% West Mackay — New Zealand: 1.9%
England 2.1% / 1.5%
Mount Pleasant — England: 2.1% West Mackay — England: 1.5%
India 0.8% / 0.9%
Mount Pleasant — India: 0.8% West Mackay — India: 0.9%
South Africa 1.2% / 0.5%
Mount Pleasant — South Africa: 1.2% West Mackay — South Africa: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 18.2%
Mount Pleasant — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% West Mackay — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 10.4%
Mount Pleasant — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% West Mackay — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 5.6%
Mount Pleasant — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% West Mackay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.9%
Mount Pleasant — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% West Mackay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.1%
Mount Pleasant — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% West Mackay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Pleasant 92.3% houses
Mount Pleasant — Houses: 92.3% Mount Pleasant — Townhouses: 6.4% Mount Pleasant — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
West Mackay 77.5% houses
West Mackay — Houses: 77.5% West Mackay — Townhouses: 19.4% West Mackay — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Median house price $711,000 $630,250
Median unit price — $442,500
Median land price — $437,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 59 sales
 29 days
from 65 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 Pleasant West Mackay
3 bed $690K / $620K
Mount Pleasant — 3 bed: $690K (56 sales) West Mackay — 3 bed: $620K (85 sales)

56 vs 85 sales

4 bed $775K / $720K
Mount Pleasant — 4 bed: $775K (38 sales) West Mackay — 4 bed: $720K (43 sales)

38 vs 43 sales

5 bed $808K / $860K
Mount Pleasant — 5 bed: $808K (14 sales) West Mackay — 5 bed: $860K (11 sales)

14 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
New dwellings approved 574
across Mackay
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
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.

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Houses 5.0%
$672/wk on $699K
 5.5%
$720/wk on $675K
Units — 7.1%
$548/wk on $399K

Ranking within QLD

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 61% of QLD —
Schools — Higher than 75% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 98% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 96% of QLD

Liveability

Mount Pleasant scores higher overall (72 vs 52).

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Grade A B
Score 72/100 52/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

West Mackay carries more crime risk (85 vs 11).

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
11/100
 High
85/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Pleasant

  • Emmanuel Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Holy Spirit College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Northview State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in West Mackay

  • Catherine McAuley College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Mackay West State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 3 7
Childcare 6 8
GPs 4 3
Pharmacies 3
same for both
Hospitals 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 5 2
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Mount Pleasant sits further from the CBD (969.3 km vs 964.2 km).

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Walkability score 84/100 81/100
Distance to Brisbane 969.3 km 964.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 666 min 660 min
Public transport score 56/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 19.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 17.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4740
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 4740
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.

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Car (driver) 84.1% / 82.2%
Mount Pleasant — Car (driver): 84.1% West Mackay — Car (driver): 82.2%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 6.3%
Mount Pleasant — Car (passenger): 5.7% West Mackay — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Worked from Home 7.1% / 4.7%
Mount Pleasant — Worked from Home: 7.1% West Mackay — Worked from Home: 4.7%
Walked Only 1.6% / 4.2%
Mount Pleasant — Walked Only: 1.6% West Mackay — Walked Only: 4.2%
Bus 1.3% / 0.9%
Mount Pleasant — Bus: 1.3% West Mackay — Bus: 0.9%
Bicycle 0.2% / 1.6%
Mount Pleasant — Bicycle: 0.2% West Mackay — Bicycle: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.1%).

Setting

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Elevation 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.1 km 4.1 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Connectivity score 69/100 97/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
2,368 premises
 93%
3,303 premises

Climate

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Annual rainfall 1,633 mm 1,517 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.6°C 30.8°C
Winter min (Jul) 14.5°C 12.4°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Average residential rate $1,873/yr
same for both
Council Mackay
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Pleasant West Mackay
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Pleasant

Large Blocks

West Mackay

Affordable Parks

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