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Hamilton Hill sits on a coastal ridge between Spearwood and South Fremantle, with outlooks toward Cockburn Sound and the port. It is an established residential suburb of mid-century weatherboard and brick homes alongside pockets of newer infill, offering traditional house-and-land lots that appeal to families and long-term residents. Local life centres on small shopping strips, community halls and neighbourhood parks, while arterial roads and bus routes provide links to Fremantle and the wider metro, with green reserves and coastal access for walking and weekend sport.

About 11,327 people live in Hamilton Hill and the median age is 39. Homes are mostly owner-occupied (63.1%) with a significant renter share (36.9%), and couple families make up roughly three in four families. Council-led projects are planned to upgrade local recreation facilities, parks and a community centre, and recent decisions will limit mountain-biking in Manning Park to designated paths while closing and rehabilitating unsanctioned trails.

On the figures here, housing in Hamilton Hill looks stretched against local incomes as recorded at the most recent Census. A house priced at $1,020,000 is about 14.1 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census, which sits well above what people locally earned then. Renting also takes a large share of that income: $720 a week for a house would be about 51.6% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, and $600 a week for a unit would be about 43.0%.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Units have been the stronger performer in Hamilton Hill over the past 12 months. Unit values rose 11.9%, a strong increase, and unit rents grew 8.1%, a solid rise. By comparison, house values increased 9.5%, a solid rise, while house rents were up 2.9%, a modest rise.

For someone weighing Hamilton Hill as an investment, the value figures speak to capital growth and the rent figures to rental income, and on both counts the unit side has moved faster than the house side over the year. Whether that balance suits your goals and circumstances is for you to decide.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.