Hilton, Western Australia
Hilton is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle.
Hilton Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Hilton | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°04′05″S 115°47′09″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,323 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6163 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Willagee | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
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The suburb has an eclectic mixture of weatherboard, fibro and brick dwellings. The suburb is undergoing extensive urban renewal and recently more three and four-bedroom, two-bathroom homes have been built.
Its post-World War II design was under a state government initiative known as "garden suburbs" which meant wide verges and single homes on large blocks.
The northern precinct of Hilton contains a number of laneways and the village centre (on the north side of South Street) comprising a greengrocer, giftware emporium, newsagent, printers, chemist, butcher, a hair salon, squash courts, builders, veterinarian surgery and a café.
South Street, Paget Street and Carrington Street contain most of the remaining retail activity in Hilton, including a public bar, pizzeria and a post office. In June of 2021 the existing IGA was demolished to make way for a new enlarged retail space with initial tenants named as Coles, a café and a liquor merchant.
Hilton is approximately five minutes drive from the central business district of Fremantle and from the Indian Ocean.
Notable residents
- Brenton See, muralist[2]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hilton (WA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- Luff, Bryce (20 September 2016). "Resident Brenton See adds nautical flavour to Rockingham Road". Community News Group. Retrieved 4 October 2018.