Mount Pleasant
SA 5235 · Barossa
1,058 (2021) → 1,103 est. (2025) · Moderate Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Pleasant is a moderate growth suburb in Barossa, SA 5235, about 47km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Pleasant are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 47km inland. Mount Pleasant has an overall score of 17/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 100/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (5.67%), Netherlands (0.85%), Germany (0.66%), South Africa (0.66%), Scotland (0.47%)
Top languages: German (0.76%), Mandarin (0.47%), Greek (0.28%), Italian (0.28%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 987 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Mount Pleasant Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 1002
Nearby (within 10km)
- Springton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.2kmICSEA 972
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
Moderate GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Mount Pleasant
Is Mount Pleasant safe?
Mount Pleasant has a residential safety score of 100/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 1,134 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Mount Pleasant from Adelaide CBD?
Mount Pleasant is about 46.9 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Mount Pleasant?
Mount Pleasant has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1002 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Pleasant?
Mount Pleasant has a transport score of 0/100.