Mount Pleasant vs Booragoon

In both, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Pleasant: a median of $2.08 million, against $1.65 million in Booragoon, and rent is higher there too. Mount Pleasant is closer to the city centre: 10.9 km, against 13.1 km. On these figures, Booragoon tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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 (56/100 vs 72/100)
  • Booragoon has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Booragoon

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($453,334 vs $1,325,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,650,000 vs $2,075,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Booragoon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($410/wk vs $460/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 Pleasant sits closer to the CBD (10.9 km vs 13.1 km)
  • Booragoon is more walkable (88/100 vs 69/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mount Pleasant carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 72/100)
  • Booragoon is more walkable (88/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Mount Pleasant

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (11.5% vs 2.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Mount Pleasant and Booragoon 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 Booragoon
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 Booragoon
Walkability 69 / 88
Mount Pleasant — Walkability: 69/100 Booragoon — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 44 / 28
Mount Pleasant — Safety: 44/100 Booragoon — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mount Pleasant — Low fire risk: 100/100 Booragoon — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 48 / 100
Mount Pleasant — Low flood risk: 48/100 Booragoon — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Pleasant has more residents (7,456 vs 5,684); Mount Pleasant has higher household incomes ($124,852 vs $103,532).

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Population 7,456
+24% vs other
 5,684
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.5% +2.7%
Median age 43
same for both
Median household income $124,852/yr
+17% vs other
 $103,532/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+11% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
0-4 4.5% / 3.8%
Mount Pleasant — 0-4: 4.5% Booragoon — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 12.1% / 14.1%
Mount Pleasant — 5-14: 12.1% Booragoon — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 5.6% / 6.7%
Mount Pleasant — 15-19: 5.6% Booragoon — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.9% / 6.1%
Mount Pleasant — 20-24: 5.9% Booragoon — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 9.6% / 8.7%
Mount Pleasant — 25-34: 9.6% Booragoon — 25-34: 8.7%
35-44 14.1% / 12.6%
Mount Pleasant — 35-44: 14.1% Booragoon — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 13.3% / 13.5%
Mount Pleasant — 45-54: 13.3% Booragoon — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 13.7% / 12.0%
Mount Pleasant — 55-64: 13.7% Booragoon — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 12.6% / 9.9%
Mount Pleasant — 65-74: 12.6% Booragoon — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 6.3% / 7.2%
Mount Pleasant — 75-84: 6.3% Booragoon — 75-84: 7.2%
85+ 2.5% / 5.3%
Mount Pleasant — 85+: 2.5% Booragoon — 85+: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Pleasant 50.7% couple families
Mount Pleasant — Couple Families: 50.7% Mount Pleasant — Lone Person: 34.3% Mount Pleasant — One Parent Families: 10.4% Mount Pleasant — Group Household: 3.1% Mount Pleasant — Other Families: 1.5%
Booragoon 48.2% couple families
Booragoon — Couple Families: 48.2% Booragoon — Lone Person: 35.1% Booragoon — One Parent Families: 12.0% Booragoon — Group Household: 3.3% Booragoon — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Pleasant 22.7% renting
Mount Pleasant — Owned Outright: 43.6% Mount Pleasant — Mortgage: 33.6% Mount Pleasant — Renting: 22.7%
Booragoon 19.4% renting
Booragoon — Owned Outright: 47.1% Booragoon — Mortgage: 33.5% Booragoon — Renting: 19.4%
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 Booragoon
England 7.1% / 7.2%
Mount Pleasant — England: 7.1% Booragoon — England: 7.2%
Malaysia 4.2% / 4.0%
Mount Pleasant — Malaysia: 4.2% Booragoon — Malaysia: 4.0%
China 2.3% / 3.4%
Mount Pleasant — China: 2.3% Booragoon — China: 3.4%
Indonesia 2.0% / 2.2%
Mount Pleasant — Indonesia: 2.0% Booragoon — Indonesia: 2.2%
South Africa 2.1% / 1.9%
Mount Pleasant — South Africa: 2.1% Booragoon — South Africa: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

Qualifications

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

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Bachelor Degree 24.6% / 22.6%
Mount Pleasant — Bachelor Degree: 24.6% Booragoon — Bachelor Degree: 22.6%
Postgraduate Degree 9.8% / 8.0%
Mount Pleasant — Postgraduate Degree: 9.8% Booragoon — Postgraduate Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 9.0%
Mount Pleasant — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Booragoon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Certificate III & IV 7.7% / 7.8%
Mount Pleasant — Certificate III & IV: 7.7% Booragoon — Certificate III & IV: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.3%
Mount Pleasant — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Booragoon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Pleasant 68.6% houses
Mount Pleasant — Houses: 68.6% Mount Pleasant — Townhouses: 19.2% Mount Pleasant — Flats / Apartments: 12.2%
Booragoon 68.0% houses
Booragoon — Houses: 68.0% Booragoon — Townhouses: 27.8% Booragoon — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Median house price $2,075,000 $1,650,000
Median unit price $990,000 $930,000
Median land price $1,325,000 $453,334
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 82 sales
 21 days
from 47 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.

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
2 bed $985K / $892K
Mount Pleasant — 2 bed: $985K (27 sales) Booragoon — 2 bed: $892K (16 sales)

27 vs 16 sales

3 bed $1.5M / $1.15M
Mount Pleasant — 3 bed: $1.5M (16 sales) Booragoon — 3 bed: $1.15M (6 sales)

16 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.

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
2 bed $1.29M / $908K
Mount Pleasant — 2 bed: $1.29M (8 sales) Booragoon — 2 bed: $908K (8 sales)

8 vs 8 sales

3 bed $1.63M / $1.48M
Mount Pleasant — 3 bed: $1.63M (47 sales) Booragoon — 3 bed: $1.48M (16 sales)

47 vs 16 sales

4 bed $2.24M / $1.71M
Mount Pleasant — 4 bed: $2.24M (65 sales) Booragoon — 4 bed: $1.71M (55 sales)

65 vs 55 sales

5 bed $2.91M / $2.1M
Mount Pleasant — 5 bed: $2.91M (10 sales) Booragoon — 5 bed: $2.1M (9 sales)

10 vs 9 sales

Development activity

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
New dwellings approved 727
across Melville
same for both
Approvals change year on year +268%
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 Booragoon
Houses 2.6%
$1,000/wk on $2M
 2.9%
$850/wk on $1.5M
Units 2.5%
$800/wk on $1.68M
 —

Ranking within WA

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 98% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 2% of WA Higher than 6% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 4% of WA —

Liveability

Booragoon is more walkable (88 vs 69); Booragoon scores higher overall (88 vs 75).

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Grade A A+
Score 75/100 88/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mount Pleasant carries more flood risk (52 vs 0); Booragoon carries more crime risk (72 vs 56).

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
56/100
 High
72/100
Flood Moderate
52/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 4.8 km
 3
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 3.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.7% 3.4%

Schools in Mount Pleasant

  • Mount Pleasant Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Booragoon

  • Booragoon Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Supermarkets 2 3
Cafes & restaurants 7 10
Parks & reserves 7 6
Childcare 3
same for both
GPs 3 2
Pharmacies 3
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 6
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 1 3
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Booragoon sits further from the CBD (13.1 km vs 10.9 km).

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Walkability score 69/100 88/100
Distance to Perth 10.9 km 13.1 km
+20% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 20 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 134.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 313.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.2%
postcode 6153
 2.1%
postcode 6154
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 6153
 55
postcode 6154

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 Booragoon
Car (driver) 69.3% / 70.9%
Mount Pleasant — Car (driver): 69.3% Booragoon — Car (driver): 70.9%
Worked from Home 13.8% / 12.3%
Mount Pleasant — Worked from Home: 13.8% Booragoon — Worked from Home: 12.3%
Bus 5.8% / 4.7%
Mount Pleasant — Bus: 5.8% Booragoon — Bus: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 4.9%
Mount Pleasant — Car (passenger): 5.5% Booragoon — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Train 3.6% / 4.9%
Mount Pleasant — Train: 3.6% Booragoon — Train: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.9%).

Setting

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Elevation 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 24 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.3 km
3.2 km to a named beach
 8.1 km
4.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Connectivity score 100/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 99%
3,722 premises
 68%
3,356 premises

Climate

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Average residential rate $2,396/yr
same for both
Council Melville
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Division Tangney
same for both
Member Sam Lim
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Pleasant Booragoon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Pleasant

Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals

Booragoon

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Townhouses Transport Hub

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant vs Applecross Mount Pleasant vs Ardross Mount Pleasant vs Brentwood

Other comparisons with Booragoon

Booragoon vs Winthrop Booragoon vs Ardross Booragoon vs Bateman Booragoon vs Alfred Cove Booragoon vs Brentwood Booragoon vs Myaree
Full data on Mount Pleasant Full data on Booragoon
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or