Fitzroy, Victoria
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Fitzroy Melbourne, Victoria |
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The Fitzroy skyline, with the Fitzroy Town Hall visible on the far left
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 Fitzroy
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| Coordinates | 37°48′04″S 144°58′44″E / 37.80111°S 144.97889°ECoordinates: 37°48′04″S 144°58′44″E / 37.80111°S 144.97889°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 9,430 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 6,740/km2 (17,400/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1839 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3065 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 3 km (2 mi) from Melbourne CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Yarra | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Richmond | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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Fitzroy is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 3 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District in the local government area of the City of Yarra. At the 2011 Census, Fitzroy had a population of 9,430.
Planned as Melbourne's first suburb, it was later also one of the city's first areas to gain municipal status. It occupies Melbourne's smallest and most densely populated suburban area, just 100 ha.
Fitzroy has long associations with the working class and is currently inhabited by a wide variety of socio-economic groups. It is known throughout Australia for its art and music scene and culture of bohemianism, and is also the main home of Melbourne's Fringe Festival. Its commercial heart is Brunswick Street, which is one of Melbourne's major retail, eating, and nightlife strips.
It has undergone waves of both urban renewal and gentrification since the 1950s. In response to past planning practices, much of the suburb is now a historic preservation precinct, with many individual buildings and streetscapes covered by Heritage Overlays. Its built environment is diverse and features some of the finest examples of Victorian era architecture in Melbourne. The most recent changes to Fitzroy are mandated by the Melbourne 2030 Metropolitan Strategy, in which both Brunswick Street and nearby Smith Street are designated for redevelopment as Activity centres.
It was named after Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy, the Governor of New South Wales from 1846 to 1855. It is bordered by Alexandra Parade (north), Victoria Parade (south), Smith Street (east) and Nicholson Street.
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