Perth Suburb Profiles

Claremont

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.

2011 Census Summary	Claremont	Perth Metro Region
Population - Usually Resident	7,594	1,645,573
Median Age of Residents (Years)	42	35
Residents less than 19	23%	27%
Residents 20-64	57%	62%
Residents over 65	22%	13%
Average Household Size (persons)	2.00	2.55
Couples without children	26%	28%
Couple family with children	24%	34%
Single parent family	9%	11%
Other families	3%	2%
Lone Person	35%	24%
Group Household	6%	5%
Total Households	3,050	604,425
Number of Occupied Dwellings 1	3,568	595,499
House	59%	79%
Duplex, Villa, Town House	13%	12%
Flat,Unit, Apartment	29%	10%
Other 2	0%	1%
Number of Unoccupied Dwellings	522	57,529
Fully Owned 2	41%	30%
Being Purchased 2	24%	42%
Being Rented 2	33%	28%
Other 2	3%	2%
Median Weekly Household Income	$1,674	$1,481
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment	$2,574	$2,008
Median Weekly Rent	$375	$327
Local Schools:	Claremont Pre-School, Claremont P.S., Claremont Community Kindergaten, Graylands P.S., East Claremont P.S., Methodist Ladies College, Gumnut Montessori School, Edith Cowan University, St Thomas' Primary School
Other Nearby Schools:	St Thomas' Primary School , Christ Church Grammar School , Holy Spirit School (City Beach) , John XXIII College (Mount Claremont) , St Hilda's Anglican School for Girl's (Mosman Park) , Scotch College (Swanbourne)
Shops:	Claremont Shopping Centre
Train Stations:	Loch Street or Claremont
Bus Services:	Bus service to Claremont Train Station
1. Excludes visitor only households 2. % Calcs exclude Not Stated Component