Fremantle, WA 6160

Living in Fremantle offers a vibrant and dynamic lifestyle that’s hard to beat. The town is renowned for its lively café culture and exceptional dining scene. You can enjoy everything from cozy brunch spots to fine dining restaurants, all within a short stroll. The pub scene is equally impressive, with a variety of historic and modern establishments offering a great atmosphere for socializing.

Nightlife in Fremantle is diverse and engaging, with a range of live music venues, bars, and entertainment options to explore. The energy of the town continues into the evening, making it a great place for those who enjoy a bustling nightlife.

In addition to the vibrant urban scene, Fremantle boasts stunning natural beauty. Its beautiful beaches are perfect for relaxation, swimming, and water sports. The easy access to the Swan River adds another layer of appeal, offering picturesque views and opportunities for kayaking and other river activities. Overall, Fremantle seamlessly blends a rich cultural experience with the charm of coastal living.

We moved to Fremantle and could not have been more excited to get here. The hip venues, the beach/portside lifestyle, rottnest's doorstep but it wasn't long until all that wore off. Fremantle is a dump. Locals are judgey, gossipy and have a huge sense of entitlement, which is fine, because the place is crawling with crime, litter and a woke/broke council. Place has so much potential, but sadly it's never going to progress the way it is.

The high-end shopping has moved to Claremont Quarter, so don't expect Prada, Gucci, Swarovski crystals or Chanel in Freo. There were once eclectic one-off stores but those are GONE there are only TACKY souvenir shops along the main street remaining, and Target (aka shoplifters paradise) is surprisingly still running in one of the CBD buildings. There is a Red Dot and Chemist Warehouse as if the local junkies weren't spoilt enough.

I grew up in "freo" spending 20 years bearing witness to the destruction of the vibrant tourist destination. I will forever sleep with ear plugs as a consequence and therefore search for that suburb that can provide a quiet, safe and friendly community as it's always been a messy place at night. Fremantle does not offer safety nor does it offer quiet and never has. Its a hostile ghetto that is heavily used as an open drug den. You can find deros, junkies and the in-betweeners sleeping wherever they drop. Feaces smeared on walls and not to mention the broken windows. A homeless person pulled their pants down in front of my 3 year old son and defecated in front of us, just 100m away from the police station on high street. I hate coming to Fremantle to visit family, as my hometown constantly gets worse. Nothing will ever change as a big part of the problem is political correct policies by the hipster mayor.

The esplanade park, the old buildings, the cappuccino strip, bathers beach and the harbour is beautiful! Yummy choice of cuisines! Only downside is druggies. They are scary. Parking is expensive but you can find free parking a little further out. The cat bus is free which is great! The council has let Freo go downhill, hasn’t cared for it, therefore, it has gotten dirty and some shops have been boarded up which along with the druggies and big new project in kings square, has driven tourists away. Hopefully it changes soon for the better.

Apparently government workers who are relocating here to apparently spend and stimulate fremantle.it needs far more than that.

Well i have not been to Fremantle for years. Its spot where it takes forever to get to via public transport, its dirty, vile. Rubbish, graffiti, druggies, local riff raff. Boarded up shops.

The council are definitely corrupt to let it get in this state. Its not safe, drunk people in the morning already , people high on drugs. Corners of shops smells like a toilet.

Fremantle looks like the bronks in America or a slum. Dont waste your time traveling here. Disgusting pit of a place. Not even a cockroach would live here.

Grimey, seedy, slightly menacing... I hardly recognize the place. It's still lively enough on Fri/Sat/Sun but it's not enough, and the businesses and the locals look sad. The restaurants are bad, the cafe strip is disgusting. Some buildings are boarded up and neglected. Shops are empty.

Brand new developments in the town square and historic areas are ....dubious at best.... Sorry, but they are dull, generic, and utilitarian and that's not something that should be associated with Fremantle. I realise we live in changing times, but if Mandurah, and even Midland can get quality inner-city developments then so should Fremantle.

The gorgeous surrounding areas are still fantastic and are as eclectic as ever, but the city itself is ruined by elitist, virtue-signaling city planners who don't want to address the problems that are driving the shoppers and tourists away in droves. How can they not see what their decisions are doing to this once pretty and charming town?

Was a hamilton hill girl so had alot to do with fremantle, over the last few decads have watched this quaint town go to pak cappuccino strip still does well but you go around where target and westgate mall looks like the bronx you have homeless and drug addicts hanging around felt very uneasy , coles mall was no better looks rundown ,ever since coles variety store with the cafeteria and myer closed down as well ,freo has lost a lot of its charm , i feel sorry for people comming of the cruise line ships , as they get of pretty much as they walk out of the terminal there first site they see is an old wool shed covered in graffiti how embarrassing for fremantle it has looked like this for20 yrs or more ,as for what has happened to the end of high st with the most ugly looking yellow stripes on heritage listed buildings is just outrageous , the Mayor of Fremantle should be assamed of himself. Somthing needs to change fast yeah there are pockets of nice but there is a hell of a lot wrong , Maybe time for new Mayor and councel

Love, the quirky vibrant, arty yet chill vibes. Im not phased by the occasional drunk person on the street as Ive lived in Sydney and cities "you know the deal" But theres a gorgeous port right there with dolphins swimming past & amazing markets & restaurants to suit every taste and budget. Plenty of entertainment and easy access to everything, including Rotness Island.

It's a nice place to stroll around but couldn't spend a lot of time here mostly due to barely any parking areas and where there is parking its all paid parking