Wembley vs Churchlands

Wembley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 41 in Churchlands. In both, most households own their home. In Churchlands, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Churchlands: a median of $2.25 million, against $1.9 million in Wembley, and rent is higher there too. Wembley is closer to the city centre: 5.6 km, against 8.8 km. On these figures, Wembley tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Churchlands

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 41/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (63% vs 49%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 52%)
  • But Wembley has more childcare (5 vs 1)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Wembley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($490,000 vs $677,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,897,500 vs $2,250,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wembley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $365/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Wembley

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (5.6 km vs 8.8 km)
  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 59/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wembley

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (86/100 vs 59/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (51% vs 37%)
  • But Churchlands carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 41/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Wembley and Churchlands drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Wembley Churchlands
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Wembley Churchlands
Walkability 86 / 59
Wembley — Walkability: 86/100 Churchlands — Walkability: 59/100
Safety 59 / 79
Wembley — Safety: 59/100 Churchlands — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Wembley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Churchlands — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Wembley — Low flood risk: 100/100 Churchlands — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wembley has more residents (12,061 vs 3,638); Churchlands rents higher ($365/wk vs $290/wk).

Wembley Churchlands
Population 12,061
+70% vs other
 3,638
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +7.4%
Median age 37 41
Median household income $104,260/yr $120,328/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $290/wk $365/wk
+26% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Wembley Churchlands
0-4 5.7% / 3.8%
Wembley — 0-4: 5.7% Churchlands — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 13.9% / 14.8%
Wembley — 5-14: 13.9% Churchlands — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 5.1% / 6.5%
Wembley — 15-19: 5.1% Churchlands — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 5.4% / 6.7%
Wembley — 20-24: 5.4% Churchlands — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 15.7% / 9.8%
Wembley — 25-34: 15.7% Churchlands — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 17.1% / 14.5%
Wembley — 35-44: 17.1% Churchlands — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 12.8% / 14.9%
Wembley — 45-54: 12.8% Churchlands — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 9.3% / 12.1%
Wembley — 55-64: 9.3% Churchlands — 55-64: 12.1%
65-74 7.7% / 9.3%
Wembley — 65-74: 7.7% Churchlands — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 4.3% / 5.8%
Wembley — 75-84: 4.3% Churchlands — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 3.2% / 1.7%
Wembley — 85+: 3.2% Churchlands — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Wembley 42.4% couple families
Wembley — Couple Families: 42.4% Wembley — Lone Person: 42.3% Wembley — One Parent Families: 9.2% Wembley — Group Household: 4.5% Wembley — Other Families: 1.6%
Churchlands 52.1% couple families
Churchlands — Couple Families: 52.1% Churchlands — Lone Person: 29.3% Churchlands — One Parent Families: 14.3% Churchlands — Group Household: 3.7% Churchlands — Other Families: 0.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Wembley 38.4% renting
Wembley — Owned Outright: 29.4% Wembley — Mortgage: 32.1% Wembley — Renting: 38.4%
Churchlands 26.0% renting
Churchlands — Owned Outright: 38.0% Churchlands — Mortgage: 36.0% Churchlands — Renting: 26.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Wembley Churchlands
Bachelor Degree 25.7% / 25.7%
Wembley — Bachelor Degree: 25.7% Churchlands — Bachelor Degree: 25.7%
Postgraduate Degree 11.8% / 11.7%
Wembley — Postgraduate Degree: 11.8% Churchlands — Postgraduate Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 8.1%
Wembley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Churchlands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Certificate III & IV 6.7% / 4.9%
Wembley — Certificate III & IV: 6.7% Churchlands — Certificate III & IV: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 3.9%
Wembley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Churchlands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Wembley Churchlands
England 5.9% / 5.4%
Wembley — England: 5.9% Churchlands — England: 5.4%
China 1.7% / 8.5%
Wembley — China: 1.7% Churchlands — China: 8.5%
India 2.3% / 3.8%
Wembley — India: 2.3% Churchlands — India: 3.8%
Malaysia 1.6% / 3.7%
Wembley — Malaysia: 1.6% Churchlands — Malaysia: 3.7%
South Africa 1.4% / 2.6%
Wembley — South Africa: 1.4% Churchlands — South Africa: 2.6%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.0%
Wembley — New Zealand: 1.7% Churchlands — New Zealand: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Wembley 48.7% houses
Wembley — Houses: 48.7% Wembley — Flats / Apartments: 33.3% Wembley — Townhouses: 18.1%
Churchlands 63.1% houses
Churchlands — Houses: 63.1% Churchlands — Flats / Apartments: 28.8% Churchlands — Townhouses: 8.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Wembley Churchlands
Median house price $1,897,500 $2,250,000
Median unit price $490,000 $677,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 87 sales
 29 days
from 15 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Wembley Churchlands
3 bed $1.82M / $2.14M
Wembley — 3 bed: $1.82M (51 sales) Churchlands — 3 bed: $2.14M (8 sales)

51 vs 8 sales

4 bed $2.28M / $2.25M
Wembley — 4 bed: $2.28M (41 sales) Churchlands — 4 bed: $2.25M (14 sales)

41 vs 14 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Wembley Churchlands
2 bed $520K / $629K
Wembley — 2 bed: $520K (95 sales) Churchlands — 2 bed: $629K (19 sales)

95 vs 19 sales

3 bed $751K / $1.05M
Wembley — 3 bed: $751K (11 sales) Churchlands — 3 bed: $1.05M (5 sales)

11 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Wembley Churchlands
New dwellings approved 133
across Cambridge
 1,557
across Stirling
Approvals change year on year +42% +23%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Wembley Churchlands
Houses 4.0%
$848/wk on $1.1M
 3.7%
$1,425/wk on $2M
Units 6.0%
$600/wk on $519K
 5.9%
$675/wk on $600K

Ranking within WA

Wembley Churchlands
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Schools Higher than 48% of WA Higher than 64% of WA
Walkability Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 25% of WA Higher than 19% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 74% of WA

Liveability

Wembley is more walkable (86 vs 59).

Wembley Churchlands
Grade A
same for both
Score 83/100 84/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Wembley carries more crime risk (41 vs 21).

Wembley Churchlands
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Low
21/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 14
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Wembley Churchlands
Inside the suburb 4 3
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 3
ECU City Campus, 4.4 km
 3
ECU City Campus, 7.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 4.4%

Schools in Wembley

  • Lake Monger Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Wembley Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Bold Park Community School Independent · Combined below peers
  • TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear) Independent · Combined · Special school below peers

Schools in Churchlands

  • Churchlands Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Churchlands Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Newman College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Wembley Churchlands
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 15 0
Parks & reserves 5 2
Childcare 5 1
GPs 5 1
Pharmacies 2 1
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

Churchlands sits further from the CBD (8.8 km vs 5.6 km).

Wembley Churchlands
Walkability score 86/100 59/100
Distance to Perth 5.6 km 8.8 km
+57% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 14 min
Public transport score 94/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 252.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 92.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 6014
 2.2%
postcode 6018
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 6014
 43
postcode 6018

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Wembley Churchlands
Car (driver) 65.3% / 68.3%
Wembley — Car (driver): 65.3% Churchlands — Car (driver): 68.3%
Worked from Home 11.2% / 13.0%
Wembley — Worked from Home: 11.2% Churchlands — Worked from Home: 13.0%
Bus 7.7% / 7.6%
Wembley — Bus: 7.7% Churchlands — Bus: 7.6%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 6.0%
Wembley — Car (passenger): 5.9% Churchlands — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Train 4.4% / 3.0%
Wembley — Train: 4.4% Churchlands — Train: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.3%).

Setting

Wembley Churchlands
Elevation 32 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.0 km 3.6 km
3.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Wembley Churchlands
Connectivity score 75/100 79/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
5,862 premises
 41%
1,592 premises

Climate

Wembley Churchlands
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Wembley Churchlands
Average residential rate $2,113/yr $1,615/yr
Council Cambridge Stirling

Federal electorate

Wembley Churchlands
Division Curtin
same for both
Member Kate Chaney
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Wembley Churchlands
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Wembley

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub

Churchlands

Easy Commute Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Transport Hub

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