WA · Fremantle Council
Fremantle, WA, 6160
Current weather
16.9°CMainly clear
67% humidity · 20.1 km/h wind · 17.9° / 11.4° today · 6.3 mm rain
Desirability index
#3 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Fremantle is a mid-sized suburb in the Fremantle area, home to around 9,251 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $785, 6 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Transperth stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and 1 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 9,251
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,822
- Dwelling vacancy
- 14.3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 679 of 4,746
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,167
- Employment rate
- 61.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 284 / 1,306 / 1,116
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)
- $785
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 1,306
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
- 6
- Median school ICSEA (6 schools)
- 1,136
- Christian Brothers' CollegeSecondary
- East Fremantle Primary SchoolPrimary
- Fremantle Primary SchoolPrimary
- John Curtin College Of The ArtsSecondary
- Lance Holt SchoolPrimary
- St Patrick's Primary 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
80 public transport stops in this suburb
- Canning Hwy Before Tuckfield St
- Queen Victoria St - Fremantle Traffic Bridge
- Queen Victoria St After Parry St
- Queen Victoria St Before Burt St
- Queen Victoria St Before James St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Roadworks & transport
1 active roadworks / incidents
- Beach St from Queen Victoria St to East St Fremantle - UpgradesLOCAL ROAD15 Apr 2024 – 01 Dec 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported
Amenities
874 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
- LiquorlandAlcohol
- Little Creatures shopAlcohol
- The Bottle-o Beaconsfield HotelAlcohol
- Wise Child Wine StoreAlcohol
21 Market Street
- B. Lucky & SonsAmusement Arcade
- Quiz RoomAmusement Arcade
- Mothballs VintageAntiques
36 South Terrace
- The Picker ConceptAntiques
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
11 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Booyeembara ParkPark
- Carnac ParkPark
- Esplanade ParkPark
- Fremantle ParkPark
- Fremantle War MemorialPark
- Gibson ParkPark
- Phillimore GardensPark
- Princess May ParkPark
- South Terrace Adventure PlaygroundPark
- Virginia Ryan ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 27
- Emergency department
- On site
- Abernethy Owensoptometrist
- Apple Dental Centredentist
- Canning Medical CentreHigh Streetdoctor
- CareDxMarket Streetdoctor
- Chemist Warehousepharmacy
- Clinipathlaboratory
- David Shanahan OptometristsMarket Streetoptometrist
- Doctordoctor
- For Eyesoptometrist
- Fremantle Central Pharmacypharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
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
Heritage
250 state heritage places
- 16 South Terrace16 South Tce, Fremantle7197
- Arthur Head PrecinctArthur Head, Fremantle22524
- Artillery Drill Hall (fmr)1 Holdsworth St, Fremantle3486
- Bateman's Warehouse (fmr) - site21-25 Mouat St, Fremantle13115
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING (DEMOLISHED), 49 PAKENHAM STREET49 Pakenham St, Fremantle21518
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING, (WATSON'S FMR), 71 HIGH STREET71 High St, Fremantle22537
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 103 MARKET STREET103 Market St, Fremantle22924
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 12 HIGH STREET12 High St, Fremantle4203
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 20-22 COLLIE STREET20-22 Collie St, Fremantle3704
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 3 PAKENHAM STREET3 Pakenham St, Fremantle22519
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- kindergartenkindergarten
- kindergartenAttfield Streetkindergarten
- kindergartenWray Avenuekindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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)
- 37
- Parks (OSM)
- 14
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
- 99.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #3 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- kindergartenchildcareAttfield Streetkindergarten
- kindergartenchildcareWray Avenuekindergarten
- 16 South Terraceheritage16 South Tce, Fremantle7197
- Arthur Head PrecinctheritageArthur Head, Fremantle22524
- Artillery Drill Hall (fmr)heritage1 Holdsworth St, Fremantle3486
- Bateman's Warehouse (fmr) - siteheritage21-25 Mouat St, Fremantle13115
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING (DEMOLISHED), 49 PAKENHAM STREETheritage49 Pakenham St, Fremantle21518
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING, (WATSON'S FMR), 71 HIGH STREETheritage71 High St, Fremantle22537
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 103 MARKET STREETheritage103 Market St, Fremantle22924
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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