Mount Pleasant bushfire risk
Of Mount Pleasant’s 564 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 68.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Mount Pleasant’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.
Where the hazards are in Mount Pleasant
Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Pleasant. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant sits in the Wollongong council area, which recorded 18,971 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,971 total. Figures are for the whole Wollongong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Mount Pleasant
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Mount Pleasant shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Living
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
School catchments in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Mount Pleasant
At the 2021 Census, 18% of Mount Pleasant’s 1,397 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Mount Pleasant
Wollongong council approved 1,560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Wollongong council area (not just Mount Pleasant). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 161 Brokers Road, Mount Pleasant NSW 2519
- 34 Rose Parade, Mount Pleasant NSW 2519
- 34 Greenslopes Avenue, Mount Pleasant NSW 2519
- 139 New Mount Pleasant Road, Mount Pleasant NSW 2519
- 77 Ramah Avenue, Mount Pleasant NSW 2519
- 5 Alvan Parade, Mount Pleasant NSW 2519
- 13 Paradise Avenue, Mount Pleasant NSW 2519
- 4 The Glen, Mount Pleasant NSW 2519
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.