Situated 10km from the Perth GPO.

In September 1881, a little more than six months after the official opening of the Fremantle to Guildford section of the Eastern Railway, tenders for additional platforms at East Fremantle, North Fremantle and Butler's Swamp were called for. In a timetable published on the 1st may 1883, the station formerly known as Butler's Swamp is listed as Claremont and this appears to be the earliest official use of this name. Claremont was named by Mr James Morrison, the owner of Swan Location 702, who gave his land the name of Claremont Estate after his wife Clara Charlotte (nee de Burgh) whom he had married in 1869, and on account of the hilly nature of the country.

One of the classy western suburbs, with some great old houses and beautiful tree-lined streets. Although it's pricey, Claremont doesn't have too many properties with river or ocean outlooks, so real estate is somewhat cheaper than some neighbouring suburbs.

Bay View terrace is the main shopping area - lots of expensive clothes shops. A number of very good private schools around, plus a 9 hole golf course around Lake Claremont.

Best method for travel to Perth CBD is the train. By car or bus, you're going along Stirling Hwy, which is a 60km road and gets very congested at peak times.

Local Council: Town of Claremont

Statistics
Median Price - Claremont - " $1,400,000 "
1 year growth - Claremont - " -1.8% "
5 year growth - Claremont - " +18.0% "

Median Price - Perth Metro - " $430,000 "
1 year growth - Perth Metro - " -7.1% "
5 year growth - Perth Metro - " +12.8% "