Mount Pleasant flood & bushfire risk
Of Mount Pleasant’s 2,884 mapped properties, 1.1% are in a mapped flood area and 6.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
Crime near Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant sits in the Mackay police division, which recorded 9,884 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,884 total. Figures are for the whole Mackay police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone:
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
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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, 14.7% of Mount Pleasant’s 4,694 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
Mackay council approved 575 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mackay council area (not just Mount Pleasant). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100/206 Phillip Street, Mount Pleasant QLD 4740
- 10/11 Highway Plaza, Mount Pleasant QLD 4740
- 101/206 Phillip Street, Mount Pleasant QLD 4740
- 10/12 Heaths Road, Mount Pleasant QLD 4740
- 10-14 Highway Plaza, Mount Pleasant QLD 4740
- 101 Daniel Street, Mount Pleasant QLD 4740
- 10/1 Norris Road, Mount Pleasant QLD 4740
- 101 Phillip Street, Mount Pleasant QLD 4740
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.