Hilton, Western Australia
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.
Transport
Bus
- 114 Lake Coogee to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station – serves Carrington Street
- 160 Fremantle Station to WACA Ground – serves South Street, Paget Street, Oldham Crescent and Collick Street
- 511 and 513 Fremantle Station to Murdoch Station – serve Winterfold Road
- 998 Fremantle Station to Fremantle Station (limited stops) – CircleRoute Clockwise, serves South Street
- 999 Fremantle Station to Fremantle Station (limited stops) – CircleRoute Anti-Clockwise, serves South Street
Notable residents
- Brenton See, muralist