
Hilton
6163
Highlights
- Fremantle Toy Library
- Fremantle PCYC
- Hilton Harvest Community Garden (pictured)
- Hilton Town Centre precinct
Schools
Hilton Primary School, OLMC Hilton Catholic Primary School
Quick stats
Information is based on 2016 census data unless otherwise stated:
Population: 3,934 (source: Reiwa, 2020)
Number of private dwellings: 1,788
Average people per household: 2.3
Median weekly household income: $1,406
Median monthly mortgage repayments: $2,000
Median weekly rent: $285
Average motor vehicles per dwelling: 1.7
Age composition
The median age of people in Hilton was 38 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 18.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.7% of the population.
Ancestry
The most common ancestries in Hilton were English 28.4%, Australian 21.7%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 7.9% and Italian 4.3%.
In Hilton, 64.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.1%, New Zealand 2.8%, Italy 1.8%, Germany 1.1% and Scotland 0.9%.
Language
In Hilton, 78.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 2.5%, French 1.1%, German 1.0%, Spanish 0.7% and Portuguese 0.6%.
Employment
1,947 people reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night. Of these 53.0% were employed full time, 33.6% were employed part-time and 8.2% were unemployed.
Occupation
The most common occupations in Hilton included Professionals 31.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, and Managers 9.9%.
Household composition
Of the 1,507 households, 63.0% were family households, 30.5% were single person households and 6.5% were group households.
Families
Of the families in Hilton, 39.5% were couple families with children, 34.6% were couple families without children and 23.9% were one parent families.
Precinct groups
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