Fremantle
Perth, Western Australia
Fremantle Town Hall
Coordinates32°03′12″S 115°45′31″E / 32.0534086°S 115.7586172°E / -32.0534086; 115.7586172 (Fremantle)
Population9,251 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1829
Postcode(s)6160
Area5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Location18 km (11 mi) SW of the Perth CBD
LGA(s)City of Fremantle
State electorate(s)Bicton / Fremantle
Federal division(s)Fremantle
Suburbs around Fremantle:
Indian Ocean North Fremantle East Fremantle
Indian Ocean Fremantle Palmyra
White Gum Valley
Indian Ocean South Fremantle Beaconsfield

Fremantle is a Western Australian suburb located in Perth at the mouth of the Swan River, and is situated 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the Perth central business district. One of the original settlements of the Swan River Colony established in 1829 is within the area known today as this suburb.

Geography

Fremantle is bounded by the Swan River to the north and north-west, the Indian Ocean to the west, South Street to the south, and the suburbs of East Fremantle and White Gum Valley to the east. The central part of the suburb extends eastwards to include Royal Fremantle Golf Club and a suburban area south of Marmion Street and west of Carrington Street.[2]

Population

According to the 2016 census of population, there were 8,211 people in Fremantle.

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.
  • 56.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.4%, New Zealand 2.7%, Italy 2.7% and Ireland 1.2%.
  • 75.3% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian at 4.1%.
  • The most common responses for religion were No Religion 45.1% and Catholic 19.9%.[3]

Transport

Fremantle contains the Fremantle railway station, which serves as both the terminus of the Fremantle railway line and a bus station serving the surrounding region. All services are operated by Swan Transit and Transdev WA as part of the Transperth network.

Schools

Fremantle is home to University of Notre Dame Australia's main campus; two annexes of the Challenger Institute of Technology (formerly Challenger TAFE); a public high school, John Curtin College of the Arts; and a private high school, CBC Fremantle. Other schools in the suburb are the historic Fremantle Primary School (known until the 1990s as South Terrace Primary), East Fremantle Primary School, and Lance Holt School (an independent primary school on Henry Street).

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fremantle (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Map 430-431. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
  3. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fremantle (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 July 2018.

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