Mount Clear vs Mount Pleasant
House prices, rent and lifestyle, side by side. Every figure shows its period and source.
Bars scale each row to its largest figure.
| Suburb | Mount ClearBallarat | Mount PleasantBallarat |
|---|---|---|
| Price & rent | ||
| Median house priceValuer-General Victoria | $569,000 (calendar year 2025) | $522,500 (calendar year 2025) |
| Median unit price | $417,500 (calendar year 2025) | $450,000 (calendar year 2025) |
| Median weekly rentDFFH / Census 2021 | $420/wk | $280/wk |
| Gross rental yieldweekly rent x 52 / house price, before costs | 3.84% | 2.79% |
| People | ||
| PopulationABS Census 2021 | 3,671 | 2,225 |
| SEIFA advantage decile | 4/10 | 2/10 |
| Housing | ||
| Houses | 75% | 84% |
| Townhouses | 14% | 13% |
| Apartments/units | 11% | 2% |
| Transport | ||
| Distance to Melbourne CBD | not available | not available |
| Train stations | 0 | 0 |
| Tram stops | 0 | 0 |
| Planning & risk | ||
| Flood overlayVicmap Planning | 0% | 0% |
| Bushfire overlayVicmap Planning | 85% | 11% |
| Heritage overlayVicmap Planning | 0% | 9% |
| Schools (zoned government) | ||
| Primary | Magpie Primary School, Mount Clear Primary School, Mount Pleasant Primary School, Sebastopol Primary School | Mount Pleasant Primary School, Phoenix P-12 Community College, Sebastopol Primary School |
| Secondary | Mount Clear College, Phoenix P-12 Community College | Mount Clear College, Phoenix P-12 Community College |
| Safety | ||
| Recorded crime (council area)Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, council-wide | Higher than most areas | Higher than most areas |
Key differences
- Mount Clear is higher on median house price (by about 9%).
- Mount Clear is higher on median weekly rent (by about 50%).
- Mount Clear is higher on gross rental yield (by about 1.0 percentage point).
- Mount Clear is higher on population (by about 65%).
- Mount Clear is higher on SEIFA advantage/disadvantage decile (by about 2 deciles).
- Mount Clear is higher on bushfire overlay share (by about 74 percentage points).
- Mount Pleasant is higher on heritage overlay share (by about 9 percentage points).
Median house price over time
Mount ClearMount Pleasant
The median house price in Mount Clear was $569,000 in calendar year 2025 (Valuer-General Victoria); the median unit price was $417,500 in calendar year 2025. The median house price in Mount Pleasant was $522,500 in calendar year 2025 (Valuer-General Victoria); the median unit price was $450,000 in calendar year 2025.