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Churchlands vs Woodlands

Name: Churchlands vs Woodlands — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.6 km apart · Churchlands profile · Woodlands profile

Churchlands Woodlands

Woodlands (WA) and Churchlands are neighbouring suburbs in Perth with distinct profiles. Churchlands has a much stronger connection to overseas births, with 46.1% born abroad compared to 31.6% in Woodlands (WA), and a far higher share of people using another language at home (35.5% versus 17.4%). Woodlands (WA) is more accessible for daily needs, as 96.7% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 99.1% are near health services, while those figures are 50.5% and 54.5% in Churchlands. Residents are noticeably older in Woodlands (WA), where the typical age is 44 and 23.8% are aged 65 and over.

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, with both having the same share of children under 15 (18.7%) and the same average number of people per home (2.6). Typical weekly family incomes are also very close, sitting around $2,900. While both areas have high levels of education, the gap is widening in some areas; for example, a higher share of adults in Churchlands hold a bachelor degree or higher (50.9% compared to 41.7% in Woodlands (WA)).

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Where they differ most

Other language: 18.1 pts higher in Churchlands Born overseas: 14.6 pts higher in Churchlands Year 12: 9.9 pts higher in Churchlands Needs assistance: 3.4 pts higher in Woodlands Owned outright: 9.3 pts higher in Woodlands

Demographics & Identity

Population in Churchlands in Woodlands +913 larger in Woodlands gap narrowing

3,638 86th pct 4,551 86th pct

Median age in Churchlands in Woodlands +3 yrs older in Woodlands gap narrowing

41 yrs 33rd pct 44 yrs 46th pct

Age structure

27.0% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.1 pts 24.9%

24.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.6 pts 19.6%

16.8% Seniors (65+) +7.0 pts ▸ 23.8%

18.7% Children (0–14) even 18.7%

13.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.5 pts 12.6%

Marital status

57.3% Married ◂ +5.2 pts 52.0%

29.6% Never married +0.4 pts ▸ 30.0%

3.6% Widowed +4.3 pts ▸ 7.9%

7.0% Divorced +0.9 pts ▸ 7.9%

2.5% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Churchlands Woodlands

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

51.0% Australia +14.9 pts ▸ 65.9%

8.5% China ◂ +6.9 pts 1.6%

5.4% England +1.6 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.8% India ◂ +2.1 pts 1.7%

2.6% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 2.2%

1.0% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Vietnam ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

27.2% English +11.8 pts ▸ 39.0%

20.1% Australian +11.8 pts ▸ 31.9%

23.5% Chinese ◂ +17.1 pts 6.4%

8.1% Irish +2.7 pts ▸ 10.7%

6.9% Scottish +3.7 pts ▸ 10.6%

4.8% Italian +2.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.2% Indian ◂ +3.0 pts 3.2%

2.6% German +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.0% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.4% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

1.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.5%

0.7% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

61.2% English only +18.9 pts ▸ 80.1%

12.6% Mandarin ◂ +9.9 pts 2.7%

3.3% Cantonese ◂ +1.9 pts 1.4%

1.0% Italian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Hindi ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.4% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

42.8% Christianity +8.3 pts ▸ 51.0%

40.4% No religion ◂ +0.9 pts 39.5%

5.3% Hinduism ◂ +3.5 pts 1.8%

4.9% Buddhism ◂ +3.2 pts 1.7%

3.7% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.2% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.5% Judaism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Churchlands in Woodlands +2.06 more in Churchlands

4.41 55th pct 2.35 34th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Churchlands in Woodlands +1 more in Churchlands

30 88th pct 29 88th pct

Avg size in Churchlands in Woodlands +129 larger in Churchlands

638 87th pct 510 73rd pct

ICSEA in Churchlands in Woodlands +12 higher in Churchlands

1,134 99th pct 1,122 96th pct

Highest year of school

82.5% Year 12 ◂ +9.9 pts 72.6%

7.4% Year 10 +5.8 pts ▸ 13.2%

2.6% Year 9 or below +3.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

3.7% Year 11 +1.2 pts ▸ 5.0%

Highest qualification level

42.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.8 pts 40.4%

19.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.0 pts 13.3%

8.0% Certificate III / IV +6.3 pts ▸ 14.3%

13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.0 pts ▸ 14.3%

6.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 5.7%

1.0% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

Field of qualification

26.5% Management & commerce ◂ +2.7 pts 23.8%

14.4% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 14.0%

13.5% Engineering & related +0.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

11.1% Society & culture ◂ +0.6 pts 10.5%

8.1% Education +2.2 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.0% Natural & physical sciences +1.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.9% Architecture & building +2.0 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.2% Information technology ◂ +1.6 pts 2.6%

3.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

2.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.8% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Churchlands in Woodlands +$125 higher in Churchlands gap widening

$1,015 83rd pct $890 72nd pct

Household income in Churchlands in Woodlands +$216 higher in Churchlands gap narrowing

$2,314 87th pct $2,098 79th pct

Family income in Churchlands in Woodlands +$92 higher in Woodlands gap narrowing

$2,898 89th pct $2,990 91st pct

Household income distribution

26.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 24.9%

26.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.4 pts 21.1%

18.7% $650–$1,499 +3.4 pts ▸ 22.1%

10.6% Under $650 +4.9 pts ▸ 15.6%

9.8% $3,000–$3,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 10.4%

Personal income distribution

35.7% Under $650 +2.5 pts ▸ 38.2%

26.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 24.8%

21.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 19.8%

13.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 12.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.7% Arthritis +3.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

6.6% Other condition +1.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.5% Asthma +2.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.6% Mental health +1.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

3.2% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.2% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.2% Diabetes +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.2% Dementia +2.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.6% Stroke +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

73.4% None ◂ +7.0 pts 66.3%

16.3% One condition +3.5 pts ▸ 19.8%

3.6% Two conditions +2.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.4% Three or more +1.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Churchlands in Woodlands +17 larger in Woodlands

4 46th pct 21 69th pct

Median age in Churchlands in Woodlands +3 yrs older in Churchlands

24 yrs 43rd pct 21 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Churchlands in Woodlands +$924 higher in Churchlands

$1,499 90th pct $575 43rd pct

Household income in Churchlands in Woodlands +$624 higher in Churchlands

$3,374 90th pct $2,750 86th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Churchlands in Woodlands even gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

64.9% Couples with children +1.8 pts ▸ 66.7%

23.3% Couples without children ◂ +1.5 pts 21.8%

11.6% One-parent families ◂ +0.9 pts 10.7%

0.5% Other families +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

32.3% 2 people ◂ +2.8 pts 29.5%

21.9% 1 person +5.0 pts ▸ 26.9%

20.6% 4 people ◂ +1.3 pts 19.3%

16.2% 3 people ◂ +1.9 pts 14.3%

6.7% 5 people +1.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.3% 6 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Churchlands in Woodlands +$55 higher in Woodlands gap widening

$365 74th pct $420 86th pct

Mortgage in Churchlands in Woodlands even gap narrowing

$2,600 88th pct $2,600 88th pct

People / bedroom in Churchlands in Woodlands even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

37.3% Owned outright +9.3 pts ▸ 46.6%

35.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +3.2 pts 32.1%

25.5% Rented ◂ +7.9 pts 17.6%

1.1% Other tenure +1.6 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.7% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

63.1% Separate house +6.3 pts ▸ 69.4%

28.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +17.7 pts 10.6%

8.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.1 pts ▸ 20.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

37.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.1 pts 34.8%

20.8% 3 bedrooms +14.4 pts ▸ 35.2%

24.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +7.7 pts 16.7%

14.1% 5 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 10.3%

2.1% 1 bedroom even 2.1%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

31.7% $350–$549 +12.2 pts ▸ 43.8%

36.4% $200–$349 ◂ +16.5 pts 19.9%

18.5% $750 or more ◂ +7.2 pts 11.3%

8.8% $550–$749 +7.3 pts ▸ 16.1%

2.9% Under $200 +4.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.1 pts 40.0%

16.5% $1,800–$2,999 +10.4 pts ▸ 26.9%

18.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.6 pts 14.7%

14.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.8 pts 12.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Churchlands in Woodlands +2 more in Churchlands

20 86th pct 18 86th pct

Stops/1k in Churchlands in Woodlands +1.54 more in Churchlands

5.50 79th pct 3.96 73rd pct

Departures/1k in Churchlands in Woodlands +7.5 more in Woodlands

1,819.1 91st pct 1,826.6 91st pct

PT routes in Churchlands in Woodlands +2 more in Woodlands

9 86th pct 11 86th pct

Stop walk in Churchlands in Woodlands +2 longer in Churchlands

4 29th pct 2 14th pct

Drive to city in Churchlands in Woodlands +1 longer in Churchlands

10 5th pct 9 4th pct

Reach 30 min in Churchlands in Woodlands +15,044 more in Churchlands

15,044 67th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in Churchlands in Woodlands +18,712 more in Woodlands

74,914 73rd pct 93,626 77th pct

Transit to city in Churchlands in Woodlands +1 longer in Woodlands

51 38th pct 52 39th pct

How people get to work

59.7% Car (driver) +1.2 pts ▸ 60.9%

11.3% Worked at home +0.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

5.8% Bus ◂ +3.6 pts 2.2%

5.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.3 pts 3.9%

1.0% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.7% Train +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Motor vehicles per home

43.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +3.3 pts 40.1%

36.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.0 pts 34.5%

12.5% 3 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 12.6%

5.1% 4 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.6% No vehicle +3.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.3 pts 15.2%

13.0% Professional & technical +0.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

10.4% Education & training +1.5 pts ▸ 11.9%

9.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 8.2%

5.1% Construction +3.3 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.5% Mining +0.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.7% Accommodation & food even 5.7%

5.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%

4.1% Finance & insurance ◂ +0.2 pts 3.9%

3.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

2.7% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

2.6% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.7 pts 2.0%

Occupations people work in

40.4% Professionals ◂ +4.5 pts 35.9%

16.5% Managers +0.8 pts ▸ 17.3%

10.8% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.9% Community & personal service ◂ +1.7 pts 9.2%

5.9% Technicians & trades +3.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 7.3%

3.9% Labourers +1.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

1.8% Machinery operators & drivers +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Churchlands in Woodlands +0.5 higher in Woodlands

6.5 90th pct 7.0 93rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Churchlands in Woodlands +1.4 more in Woodlands

6.2 90th pct 7.6 98th pct

15-min city in Churchlands in Woodlands +18.9 pts higher in Woodlands

81.1% 89th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Churchlands in Woodlands +46.3 pts higher in Woodlands

50.5% 80th pct 96.7% 98th pct

Walk to transit in Churchlands in Woodlands +1.5 pts higher in Woodlands

98.3% 94th pct 99.8% 99th pct

Walk to school in Churchlands in Woodlands +16.6 pts higher in Churchlands

92.1% 94th pct 75.6% 84th pct

Walk to a park in Churchlands in Woodlands even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to health in Churchlands in Woodlands +44.5 pts higher in Woodlands

54.5% 85th pct 99.1% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Churchlands in Woodlands +14.5 more in Churchlands

22.0 64th pct 7.5 35th pct

Intersections/km² in Churchlands in Woodlands +40 higher in Churchlands

259 93rd pct 219 91st pct

Mean slope in Churchlands in Woodlands +3.1 pts higher in Woodlands

5.9% 52nd pct 9.1% 76th pct

Compare Churchlands with nearby areas

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Compare Woodlands with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Churchlands vs Woodlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50293/churchlands/vs/SAL51638/woodlands