Thrift stores in Fremantle
Thrift stores reward the patient. In Fremantle, Western Australia that patience currently stretches across 24 mapped shops — 19 of them are charity shops and 5 are independent second-hand stores, so Fremantle gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Fremantle (within about 20 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Vintage On High and Australian Red Cross Shop, plus Salvos — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Fremantle's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Fremantle thrift lineup
24 in Fremantle, plus 27 more around Fremantle below:
Vintage On High
Second-hand store0.2 km from Fremantle
Vintage On High is an independent second-hand store on 61 High Street. Vintage On High also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Su 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
61 High Street
Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-16:00
Australian Red Cross Shop
Second-hand store0.4 km from Fremantle
Australian Red Cross Shop is an independent second-hand store.
Salvos
Charity shop0.4 km from Fremantle
Salvos — a charity shop on 21 Essex Street.
21 Essex Street
Good Sammy
Charity shop0.4 km from Fremantle
Good Sammy — a charity shop on 13-19 William Street. Also worth knowing about Good Sammy: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
13-19 William Street
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:30
Phone: +61 8 9463 0525
St Pat's Stores
Charity shop0.5 km from Fremantle
St Pat's Stores is a charity shop on 6 Market Street.
6 Market Street
Nifty in Freo
Second-hand store0.6 km from Fremantle
Nifty in Freo — an independent second-hand store.
Vinnies
Charity shop0.7 km from Fremantle
Vinnies is a charity shop on 142 High Street. Vinnies also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
142 High Street
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Phone: +61 8 6323 7500
St Pats
Charity shop0.8 km from Fremantle
St Pats — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about St Pats: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa-Su off.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa-Su off
Adorn Vintage
Charity shop1.3 km from Fremantle
Adorn Vintage is a charity shop.
Save the Children
Charity shop1.3 km from Fremantle
Save the Children is a charity shop.
Salvos
Charity shop2.4 km from Fremantle
Salvos is a charity shop.
Hey Joe Retro
Second-hand store2.9 km from Fremantle
Hey Joe Retro — an independent second-hand store.
WA Wildlife Op Shop
Charity shop3.6 km from Fremantle
WA Wildlife Op Shop — a charity shop.
Portcare Op Shop
Charity shop4.3 km from Fremantle
Portcare Op Shop — a charity shop.
Salvos Stores
Charity shop4.9 km from Fremantle
Salvos Stores is a charity shop on 378 South Street. Salvos Stores also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
378 South Street, 6163
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +61 8 9331 2866
Precious Organics
Second-hand store5.2 km from Fremantle
Precious Organics is an independent second-hand store.
Vinnies
Charity shop5.7 km from Fremantle
Vinnies — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Vinnies: the map lists its hours as Mo,We 10:00-16:00; Tu,Th-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; PH closed.
Hours: Mo,We 10:00-16:00; Tu,Th-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; PH closed
Save The Children
Charity shop5.7 km from Fremantle
Save The Children — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Save The Children: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa 09:30-13:00; PH closed.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa 09:30-13:00; PH closed
Red Cross
Charity shop6.0 km from Fremantle
Red Cross — a charity shop on 62 Archibald Street. Also worth knowing about Red Cross: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
62 Archibald Street, 6156
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +61 8 6313 7823
Australian Red Cross
Charity shop6.8 km from Fremantle
Australian Red Cross — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Australian Red Cross: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00; PH closed.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 11:00-16:00; PH closed
Salvos
Charity shop7.0 km from Fremantle
Salvos — a charity shop.
The Salvation Army
Charity shop7.2 km from Fremantle
The Salvation Army is a charity shop.
Good Sammy
Charity shop7.7 km from Fremantle
Good Sammy is a charity shop. Good Sammy also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:30.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 12:00-16:30
Vinnies
Charity shop9.5 km from Fremantle
Vinnies is a charity shop.
What the map tells us about thrifting in Fremantle
10 of the 24 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Fremantle — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Fremantle; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
5 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
The Fremantle thrift circuit
The efficient Fremantle thrifting route strings these together: Vintage On High on 61 High Street, Australian Red Cross Shop, Salvos on 21 Essex Street, Good Sammy on 13-19 William Street, St Pat's Stores on 6 Market Street, Nifty in Freo, Vinnies on 142 High Street, and St Pats — 24 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking. 16 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Fremantle
A few things worth knowing before you work through Fremantle's thrift stores:
- Go often, buy rarely at Vintage On High. The regulars' secret: short frequent visits beat rare long ones. Ten minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly expedition.
- Try everything on at Australian Red Cross Shop. Sizing across decades is chaos. The fitting room — or a brave moment by the mirror — saves you from the almost-right jacket.
- Ask about the back room. Some shops hold overflow donations out back. A polite question occasionally gets you first look at unprocessed boxes.
- The housewares aisle rewards patience. Cast iron, Pyrex, good knives — they all surface eventually. Check the bottom shelves; heavy things live low.
Good to know
We searched about 20 km around Fremantle — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Fremantle can take a while to appear. The 24 above are only as current as the community map. A shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
Prices at Fremantle's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Fremantle included.
Worth the trip: more thrift stores around Fremantle
27 more within about 20 km of Fremantle — here are the 15 nearest:
Vinnies
Charity shop10.5 km from Fremantle
Vinnies is a charity shop on 28 Ashton Avenue. Vinnies also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa 09:00-12:00.
28 Ashton Avenue
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00; Sa 09:00-12:00
Save the Children Op Shop
Charity shop12.8 km from Fremantle
Save the Children Op Shop — a charity shop.
Tip Shop
Second-hand store12.9 km from Fremantle
Tip Shop is an independent second-hand store.
Earthwise Community
Second-hand store13.9 km from FremantleRun by Dora De Luca
Earthwise Community is an independent second-hand store run by Dora De Luca on 315 Bagot Road. Earthwise Community also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:00-16:00; Fr off; Sa 08:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
315 Bagot Road, 6008
Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-16:00; Fr off; Sa 08:00-14:00
Phone: +61 420 429 331
Vinnies
Charity shop14.4 km from Fremantle
Vinnies — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Vinnies: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-13:00; Su off.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-13:00; Su off
Good Sammy
Charity shop14.4 km from Fremantle
Good Sammy is a charity shop. Good Sammy also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We,Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Th 09:00-18:45; Su 12:00-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-We,Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Th 09:00-18:45; Su 12:00-16:30
Vinnies
Charity shop16.4 km from Fremantle
Vinnies — a charity shop on 267B William Street. Also worth knowing about Vinnies: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00.
267B William Street, 6003
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Haven Well
Charity shop17.0 km from FremantleRun by The Haven Centre Inc.
Run by The Haven Centre Inc., Haven Well is a charity shop on 879 Albany Highway. Also worth knowing about Haven Well: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 08:30-13:00.
879 Albany Highway
Hours: Tu-Sa 08:30-13:00
New Day Furnishings
Charity shop17.0 km from FremantleRun by The Haven Centre Inc.
New Day Furnishings is a charity shop run by The Haven Centre Inc. on 879 Albany Highway. New Day Furnishings also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:30-14:30.
879 Albany Highway, 6101
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:30-14:30
Save the Children
Charity shop17.0 km from Fremantle
Save the Children is a charity shop on 911A Albany Highway.
911A Albany Highway
Vinnies
Charity shop17.0 km from Fremantle
Vinnies — a charity shop on 822 Albany Highway.
822 Albany Highway
Australian Red Cross Shop
Charity shop17.0 km from Fremantle
Australian Red Cross Shop is a charity shop on 822 Albany Highway.
822 Albany Highway, 6101
Vinnies
Charity shop17.5 km from FremantleRun by St Vincent De Paul
Vinnies is a charity shop run by St Vincent De Paul on 165 Scarborough Beach Road. Vinnies also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
165 Scarborough Beach Road
Salvos Stores
Charity shop17.6 km from FremantleRun by The Salvation Army
Salvos Stores is a charity shop run by The Salvation Army on 457 Beaufort Street. Salvos Stores also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
457 Beaufort Street, 6003
Phone: +61 8 9260 8810
Red Cross Shop
Charity shop17.7 km from Fremantle
Red Cross Shop — a charity shop on 211 Scarborough Beach Road.
211 Scarborough Beach Road
Thrift store listings for Fremantle: 24 in Fremantle and 27 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.