WA · Fremantle Council
Hilton (WA), WA, 6163
Current weather
16.9°CMainly clear
67% humidity · 20.1 km/h wind · 17.9° / 11.4° today · 6.3 mm rain
Desirability index
#50 among Metro Perth suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Hilton (WA) is a smaller suburban community in the Fremantle area, home to around 4,323 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $680, 2 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Transperth stops, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 4,323
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $1,714
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 144 of 1,790
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,950
- Employment rate
- 59%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 100 / 197 / 15
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $680
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 4,757
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 1,064.5
- Hilton Primary SchoolPrimary
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
34 public transport stops in this suburb
- Carrington St After South St
- South St After Collick St
- South St After Hines Rd
- South St Before Carrington St
- South St Before Victor St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
121 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
- Wild Gypsy Creative StudioArts centre
- Bbq
- Crystal Skin TherapiesBeauty salon
- Bench (19)
- Bicycle Parking (10)
- Bennewith St After Collick StBus stop
- Bennewith St After Tonkin RdBus stop
- Bromley Rd After Bennewith StBus stop
- Bromley Rd After Doust StBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Griffiths ParkPark
- Griggs ParkPark
- Moorni Boorn ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 5
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Clinipath Pathologydoctor
- Fremantle Family DoctorsSouth Streetdoctor
- Pharmacy 777pharmacy
- Prime Radiologydoctor
- Prime Radiologydoctor
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 5
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 83.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #50 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Clinipath Pathologyhealthdoctor
- Fremantle Family DoctorshealthSouth Streetdoctor
- Pharmacy 777healthpharmacy
- Prime Radiologyhealthdoctor
- Prime Radiologyhealthdoctor
- Griffiths Parkgovernmentpark
- Griggs Parkgovernmentpark
- Moorni Boorn Parkgovernmentpark
- Carrington St After South Sttransport
- South St After Collick Sttransport
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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