Churchlands, Western Australia
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Churchlands is a suburb of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

 located approx. 8 km North-West from the CBD within the Local Government Area
Local Government Areas of Western Australia
The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 141 local government areas...

 of the City of Stirling. Churchlands is an expensive suburb with most homes built after the 1980s. Most homes are very large and opulent with expensive locales such as Bishop Riley Way and Mantua Crescent. Its post code is 6018.

This suburb became known as "Churchlands" after being purchased by the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

 in 1891.

Schools in the area include Churchlands Primary, Woodlands Primary, Churchlands Senior High School
Churchlands Senior High School
Churchlands Senior High School is a state co-educational school in Churchlands, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately ten minutes from the central business district.- History :...

, Hale School
Hale School
Hale School is a selective, independent, Anglican day and boarding school for boys, located in Wembley Downs, a coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia....

 and Newman College.

One of the main attractions of Churchlands is the large Herdsman Lake on the eastern border of the suburb. The lake is highly populated by many bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

, amphibian
Amphibian
Amphibians , are a class of vertebrate animals including animals such as toads, frogs, caecilians, and salamanders. They are characterized as non-amniote ectothermic tetrapods...

 and freshwater fish
Freshwater fish
Freshwater fish are fish that spend some or all of their lives in freshwater, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 0.05%. These environments differ from marine conditions in many ways, the most obvious being the difference in levels of salinity...

species. The lake is also a popular family destination and walking region.
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