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Churchlands

Ranked #12 of 256 Perth suburbs for value. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

By Formada3D research · Updated October 2026 · Perth
Churchlands suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Perth
Value95#12 of 256
Active89#9 of 256
Schools nearby (OSM)82#31 of 256
Wealth76#61 of 256

Churchlands suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
89
#9 of 256
Wealth
76
#61 of 256
Value
95
#12 of 256
Parks
66
#77 of 256
Cafés
19
#181 of 256
Transit
39
#101 of 256
Green space
70
#51 of 256
Active & healthy
66
#30 of 256
Schools nearby (OSM)
82
#31 of 256

Churchlands rent, prices and other numbers

Population3,638
Area1.66 km²
Postcode6018
Median household income$2,314/wk
Median rent$365/wk
Median house pricenot available for Western Australia (no open-licence dataset — see method)
Parks7 (4.04 ha per 1,000 people)
Families score73/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park99.9% of the suburb
Cafés0
Gyms & sport venues71
Public transport stops0
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)5 schools in the suburb — nearest is Newman College (Lavalla Campus) (0.47 km)

Median sale price: not available for Western Australia — Landgate sells suburb sales reports and REIWA's medians are commercial; there is no open-licence suburb-level sale price dataset for WA.

Who lives in Churchlands

Population
3,638
Median age
41 years
Median household income
$2,314/wk
Median rent
$365/wk

Source: ABS Census 2021. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Churchlands — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Churchlands

What is the postcode for Churchlands?

The postcode for Churchlands, Perth is 6018.

Is Churchlands a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Churchlands is measured on 9 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is value, ranking #12 of 256 Perth suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Perth for 8 of the 9 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Churchlands expensive to live in?

Median rent is $365 a week, and household income ranks #61 of 256 in Perth. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 95/100 for value.

Does Churchlands have good public transport?

It scores 39/100 for transit, #101 of 256 in Perth. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Churchlands?

100% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 4.0 hectares per 1,000 residents — 70/100 for green space.

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Perth: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated October 2026 (last updated 2026-10-10). Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
About this data: every number on this page is computed from public sources — it is not an opinion or a sponsored placement. See how we rank suburbs for the full method.
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