Hilton
Hilton is a City of Fremantle suburb about five kilometres from central Fremantle. It was laid out after the Second World War by the State Housing Commission as a garden suburb of curving streets, parks and modest timber and brick houses.
The housing
The 2021 Census counted 1,875 private dwellings in Hilton. Of the occupied ones, 86.7 per cent were separate houses, 12.0 per cent were semi-detached houses or townhouses and 0.9 per cent were flats or apartments. Hilton is one of the City of Fremantle’s 23 heritage areas. The City describes mostly modest timber and brick cottages on large, irregular lots with mature trees and gardens, built by the State Housing Commission for returned servicemen and migrants, and links the area with prefabricated houses imported from Austria and timber houses designed by the architect Marshall Clifton. The house at 2 Lynch Place, built in 1950, is on the City’s Heritage List as an intact early State Housing Commission house.
Shops and cafes
The Paget Street shops, between Rennie Crescent North and Rennie Crescent South, were built in the 1950s as part of the suburb’s planned central area. The City of Fremantle lists the Hilton Town Centre precinct among the suburb’s highlights.
Parks and open space
Morniborn Park was laid out in the 1950s in the central area beside the school, the Kulunga kindergarten and the community health centre. The Fremantle Police and Citizens Youth Club building dates from 1975, and the City also lists the Hilton Harvest Community Garden and the Fremantle Toy Library in the suburb. The heritage area statement values Hilton’s parks, mature trees, indigenous vegetation and birdlife.
Getting around
Fremantle Station is at the end of the Fremantle Line, and its February 2026 station map lists more than 20 bus routes.
Education
Hilton Primary School at 21 Rennie Crescent North teaches Kindergarten to Year 6. It was established in 1950 as Hilton Park Primary School. The City of Fremantle also lists OLMC Hilton Catholic Primary School in the suburb. Fremantle College, a public secondary college at 79 Lefroy Road in Beaconsfield, opened in 2018.
The history of Hilton
How Hilton got its name and how it grew: read our Hilton history.
Our sales in Hilton
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- Ethelwyn Street: 1 sale
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