Mount Pleasant, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Mount Pleasant
State:nsw
City:Wollongong
Area:0.5
Lga:Wollongong
Postcode:2519
Coordinates:-34.3957°N 150.867°W
Pop:1397
Elevation:194
Stategov:Keira
Fedgov:Cunningham
Near-N:Balgownie
Near-Ne:Fairy Meadow
Near-E:Mount Ousley
Near-Sw:Mount Keira
Near-Se:Keiraville
Dist1:84
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:6
Location2:Wollongong

Mount Pleasant is a hilly suburb in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the northern flank of Mount Keira extending across to the Illawarra escarpment and is exclusively residential. It is home to the Rhododendron Park, found on Parrish Avenue. Mount Pleasant has a small local primary school Pleasant Heights Public School which has approximately 180 enrolled students. The suburb is locally notable for its commonly known Brokers Road which is amongst the steepest roads in New South Wales.

History

John Dingwall owned land in the Mount Pleasant area. He named it after another estate which belonged to him. The village of Mount Pleasant, located on the mountainside, developed after the opening of the Mount Pleasant mine in 1861. Mount Pleasant is a stable, quiet suburb which is economically non existent and few residential developments occur.[1]

Sport

During the 2022 World Championships cycling in Wollongong, Mount Pleasant was the main climb on the local tour of 17km, that was ridden several times during the race.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place Names of Wollongong. City of Wollongong. 2006-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060919102857/http://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/library/localinfo/place.html . 2006-09-19.
  2. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/road-worlds-2022-course-details-reveal-crucial-role-for-mount-pleasant/ Cycling News