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 | |||||||||||||||
  Hilton | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32.068°S 115.777°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,160 (2006 census)[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 3 and 4 bedroom, 2 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, a butcher, a hair salon, squash courts, builders, vetenarian surgery and a cafe.
South Street, Paget Street and Carrington Street contain most of the remaining retail activity in Hilton, including a public bar, a supermarket, an Indian restaurant, a pizzeria, post office, cafe and a solar product retail shop.
Hilton is approximately five minutes drive from central business district of Fremantle and from the Indian Ocean.
Notable residents
- Brenton See (born 1986/1987), muralist[2]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hilton (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- Luff, Bryce (20 September 2016). "Resident Brenton See adds nautical flavour to Rockingham Road". Community News Group. Retrieved 4 October 2018.