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Mount Pleasant, VIC

population +7.8% (5y), 71% under your cap.

NextSuburb scoreTier D
29Below trend
Median house
$433k
5y growth
2.8%/yr
Gross yield
3.4%
Vacancy
2.4%
Thin market · ~2k residentsLow confidence
Thin marketSmall sample sizes (~18 sales/yr) can distort medians. Treat the score with caution and weight the eight-signal breakdown over the headline number.
Last updated May 2026Next refresh 3 June 2026Informational only — not financial advice

Eight-signal breakdown

Each signal scored 0–100 against the national distribution. Bars reflect how this suburb sits across the index.

  • Capital growth (5y)2.8%/yr
    28/100
  • Population growth+7.8% (5y)
    78/100
  • Supply tightening+5.0% YoY
    25/100
  • Rental yield3.4%
    67/100
  • Rental demand2.4% vacancy
    40/100
  • Income growth+13.0% (5y)
    52/100
  • Construction pipelineno nearby pipeline
    0/100
  • Affordability71% under cap
    71/100

Why this score

Mount Pleasant scores 29/100 (Below trend). The two strongest signals: 7.8% population growth over five years and 3.4% gross rental yield. The standout watch-out: population of 2,225 makes the market illiquid.

Drivers
  • Population growth+7.8% (5y)
  • Budget headroom71% under cap
  • Rental yield3.4%
Risks
  • Only 2,225 residents — illiquid, slow to sell
  • Modest 5y growth (2.8%/yr)

Nearest infrastructure

Melbourne Airport Rail — Sunshine Hub89.1 km away

Approved · $13.0bn · completion 2033

Construction-stage projects within 10 km lift the suburb’s infrastructure score; projects more than 25 km away barely move it.

Comparable suburbs

Three VIC suburbs in the same budget band with the closest NextSuburb scores.

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60-month score history

Backfilled — live history begins May 2026
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