Hilton, Western Australia
Hilton is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle.
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.