Mount Pleasant vs Tungkillo

Tungkillo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Mount Pleasant. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Mount Pleasant: a median of $666,000, against $582,000 in Tungkillo. On these figures, Mount Pleasant tends to suit older residents.

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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 46/100)

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

First-home buyers

Tungkillo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($582,500 vs $665,500)

Weighs house 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

Tungkillo

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (62 min vs 69 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (62.2 km vs 67.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mount Pleasant

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 46/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Tungkillo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.2% vs 3.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Pleasant and Tungkillo 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 Tungkillo
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 Tungkillo
Walkability 0 / 0
Mount Pleasant — Walkability: 0/100 Tungkillo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 77 / 54
Mount Pleasant — Safety: 77/100 Tungkillo — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 65 / 34
Mount Pleasant — Low fire risk: 65/100 Tungkillo — Low fire risk: 34/100

Demographics

Mount Pleasant has more residents (1,058 vs 342); Mount Pleasant has higher household incomes ($68,692 vs $61,984).

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Population 1,058
+68% vs other
 342
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.7% +13.2%
Median age 48 45
Median household income $68,692/yr
+10% vs other
 $61,984/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
0-4 6.0% / 6.4%
Mount Pleasant — 0-4: 6.0% Tungkillo — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 11.9% / 12.6%
Mount Pleasant — 5-14: 11.9% Tungkillo — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 3.9% / 5.3%
Mount Pleasant — 15-19: 3.9% Tungkillo — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 3.6% / 4.7%
Mount Pleasant — 20-24: 3.6% Tungkillo — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 10.9% / 13.5%
Mount Pleasant — 25-34: 10.9% Tungkillo — 25-34: 13.5%
35-44 11.2% / 9.1%
Mount Pleasant — 35-44: 11.2% Tungkillo — 35-44: 9.1%
45-54 14.2% / 16.1%
Mount Pleasant — 45-54: 14.2% Tungkillo — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 15.5% / 20.2%
Mount Pleasant — 55-64: 15.5% Tungkillo — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 14.1% / 8.2%
Mount Pleasant — 65-74: 14.1% Tungkillo — 65-74: 8.2%
75-84 7.5% / 4.1%
Mount Pleasant — 75-84: 7.5% Tungkillo — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 3.3% / 1.8%
Mount Pleasant — 85+: 3.3% Tungkillo — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Pleasant 43.3% lone person
Mount Pleasant — Lone Person: 43.3% Mount Pleasant — Couple Families: 37.7% Mount Pleasant — One Parent Families: 14.2% Mount Pleasant — Group Household: 3.7% Mount Pleasant — Other Families: 1.1%
Tungkillo 41.3% lone person
Tungkillo — Lone Person: 41.3% Tungkillo — Couple Families: 41.3% Tungkillo — One Parent Families: 11.5% Tungkillo — Group Household: 5.8% Tungkillo — Other Families: 0.0%
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 11.8% renting
Mount Pleasant — Owned Outright: 41.6% Mount Pleasant — Mortgage: 46.6% Mount Pleasant — Renting: 11.8%
Tungkillo 9.6% renting
Tungkillo — Owned Outright: 37.8% Tungkillo — Mortgage: 52.6% Tungkillo — Renting: 9.6%
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 Tungkillo
England 5.7% / 5.3%
Mount Pleasant — England: 5.7% Tungkillo — England: 5.3%
Netherlands 0.9% / 0.9%
Mount Pleasant — Netherlands: 0.9% Tungkillo — Netherlands: 0.9%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.9%
Mount Pleasant — Scotland: 0.5% Tungkillo — Scotland: 0.9%
South Africa 0.7% / —
Mount Pleasant — South Africa: 0.7% Tungkillo — South Africa: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Mount Pleasant — Germany: 0.7% Tungkillo — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 21.6%
Mount Pleasant — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Tungkillo — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.4% / 8.8%
Mount Pleasant — Bachelor Degree: 8.4% Tungkillo — Bachelor Degree: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 2.3%
Mount Pleasant — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Tungkillo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.2% / 2.6%
Mount Pleasant — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2% Tungkillo — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 1.5%
Mount Pleasant — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Tungkillo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Pleasant 92.9% houses
Mount Pleasant — Houses: 92.9% Mount Pleasant — Flats / Apartments: 6.1% Mount Pleasant — Townhouses: 1.0%
Tungkillo 100.0% houses
Tungkillo — Houses: 100.0% Tungkillo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Tungkillo — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Median house price $665,500 $582,500
Median unit price $405,000 —
Median land price $1,125,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 10 sales
 13 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Rural and farming 98% 100%
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 Pleasant Tungkillo
New dwellings approved 180
across Barossa
 131
across Mid Murray
Approvals change year on year -48% -42%

Ranking within SA

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 38% of SA Higher than 30% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 31% of SA Higher than 58% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 43% of SA —
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of SA Higher than 70% of SA

Liveability

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Grade C —
Score 44/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tungkillo carries more crime risk (46 vs 23); Tungkillo carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 35).

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Bushfire Low
35/100
 Moderate
66/100
Crime Low
23/100
 Moderate
46/100
Flood Low
17/100
 —
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

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mount Pleasant

  • Mount Pleasant Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Tungkillo

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Parks & reserves 3 0
Childcare 2 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 9 4

Mobility

Mount Pleasant sits further from the CBD (67.3 km vs 62.2 km).

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Adelaide 67.3 km
+8% vs other
 62.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 69 min 62 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 5235
 0.0%
postcode 5236
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 5235
 65
postcode 5236

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 Tungkillo
Car (driver) 72.6% / 80.7%
Mount Pleasant — Car (driver): 72.6% Tungkillo — Car (driver): 80.7%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 17.3%
Mount Pleasant — Worked from Home: 13.2% Tungkillo — Worked from Home: 17.3%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 2.0%
Mount Pleasant — Car (passenger): 6.1% Tungkillo — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Walked Only 5.6% / —
Mount Pleasant — Walked Only: 5.6% Tungkillo — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 2.4% / —
Mount Pleasant — Bus: 2.4% Tungkillo — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.7%).

Setting

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Elevation 434 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 400 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 47.6 km 46.7 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
482 premises
 0%
169 premises

Climate

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Annual rainfall 921 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Average residential rate $2,247/yr $2,037/yr
Council Barossa Mid Murray

Federal electorate

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Division Barker
same for both
Member Tony Pasin
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Pleasant Tungkillo
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Pleasant

Outer

Tungkillo

Outer Quiet

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