Claremont
Claremont stretches from Freshwater Bay on the Swan River towards Lake Claremont, on Stirling Highway between Perth and Fremantle, in the Town of Claremont. It grew around the railway from the 1880s, and Claremont Station is now the western end of the Airport Line.
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The housing
The Town of Claremont’s thematic history describes Federation as the main housing style of the early suburb, mostly in brick, followed by Californian bungalows and timber Federation bungalows between the wars, with a few pensioner guard cottages and early stone houses surviving from the mid-1800s. Newer apartments and terraces are concentrated at Claremont on the Park, the DevelopmentWA project around Claremont Oval north of the station, which has created more than 750 dwellings. At the 2021 Census, 39.0 per cent of occupied private dwellings were separate houses, 26.1 per cent townhouses or semi-detached and 34.6 per cent flats or apartments.
Shops and cafes
Claremont Quarter at 9 Bay View Terrace has a David Jones, a Coles and about 150 specialty shops, with 102 apartments above. Its first stage was finished in 2009 and the second in 2011. Bay View Terrace itself is the older shopping street, where most of the heritage shopfronts date from 1903 to 1915, and the Claremont Hotel has stood at number 1 since 1902. Essence, at Claremont on the Park, has a supermarket, shops and a cafe below its apartments.
Parks and open space
Lake Claremont, which the Town gives the Noongar name Galbamaanup, is a seasonal wetland and Bush Forever site, with the Claremont Aquatic Centre, a tennis club and ovals beside it. Claremont Oval has a walking path with seating, barbecues and a children’s play space. On the river, the Claremont jetty dates from 1898 and was rebuilt in 1991. The Perth Royal Show is held each year at the Claremont Showground on Graylands Road.
Getting around
Claremont Station is on the Fremantle Line and is the western end of the Airport Line, which runs to High Wycombe. Loch Street Station is the stop to the east. Bus routes 23, 24, 25, 27 and 28 all finish at Claremont Station, linking it with the University of WA, QEII Medical Centre, Hollywood, Mt Claremont, Floreat and the city. Station parking includes a 200 bay park and ride at Claremont on the Park.
Education
Freshwater Bay Primary School on Bay View Terrace is a government primary school, from Kindergarten to Year 6. Methodist Ladies’ College at 356 Stirling Highway is an independent girls’ school, and Christ Church Grammar School on Queenslea Drive is an independent boys’ school. Claremont was the site of Western Australia’s first teachers college, built in 1902.
What is coming
The Western Australian Planning Commission approved the Town’s Town Centre Precinct Structure Plan on 24 September 2024, setting the rules for taller mixed-use buildings in the town centre. In October 2024 the Town reported that the Commission had approved a mixed-use apartment building equivalent to 19 storeys at 22 St Quentin Avenue, after the Town had asked it to reconsider the height, with construction then expected to start in mid-2025.
The history of Claremont
How Claremont got its name and how it grew: read our Claremont history.
Our sales in Claremont
KPR has settled 2 sales in Claremont. Where a home has sold through us more than once, each sale is counted.
- 7 Victoria Avenue: 1 sale
- 389 Stirling Highway: 1 sale
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