46,112
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Fremantle · Sub-region (SA3)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A growing number of people are choosing to live in Fremantle, where the population has jumped by 11.5% since 2021. This rapid rise in residents is much higher than in most similar areas, signaling a shift toward more crowded streets and a busier local economy.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
While the population of 46,112 is smaller than about 70% of similar areas, the recent growth rate is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 10.7%.
46,112
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
11.5%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Fremantle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/50702/fremantle/topic/economy-advantage