Fitzroy is an inner northern suburb

Suburb

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 of Adelaide

Adelaide

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 4 km from the Adelaide city centre

Adelaide city centre

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, in the state of South Australia

South Australia

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, Australia

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 within the City of Prospect

City of Prospect

The City of Prospect is an inner urban local government area in Adelaide, South Australia. It has a estimated population of 20,910 people and is one of the oldest LGAs in South Australia.-Suburbs:*Broadview - 5083*Collinswood – 5081*Fitzroy - 5082...

. It is adjacent to North Adelaide, Prospect

Prospect, South Australia

Prospect is a suburb located to the north of the centre of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia.Surrounding suburbs include Kilburn, Fitzroy, and Medindie. Prospect is a middle to upper class suburb of Adelaide...

, Ovingham

Ovingham, South Australia

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 and Thorngate

Thorngate, South Australia

Thorngate is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Prospect.This small suburb is one of South Australia's most expensive...

. The post code for Fitzroy is 5082. It is bounded to the west by Cotton Street, to the south by Fitzroy Terrace, in the east by Prospect Road and the north by Avenue Road. Fitzroy is essentially a residential suburb, overlooking the North Adelaide Parklands.

History

Fitzroy mainly consists of expansive 19th century multi-storey mansions and leafy European tree-lined streets, which were the abode of upper-class early South Australian settlers, who lived away from the noise of Adelaide

Adelaide

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 city, where the working class lived in cramped cottages. Fitzroy used to also contain the present Thorngate

Thorngate, South Australia

Thorngate is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Prospect.This small suburb is one of South Australia's most expensive...

, before a subdivision.

An historic lane in Fitzroy is Goode Lane, dating back to the mid-19th century.

Facilities

As Fitzroy consists only of a handful of residential streets, there are no non-residential facilities directly within the suburb, aside from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse overlooking Torrens Road. The closest school in the area is the Catholic boys Blackfriars Priory School, and the public Prospect Primary School, both in Prospect, as well as Brompton Primary School in Devon Park

Devon Park, South Australia

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. There is a boutique shopping strip on Prospect Road, further north in Prospect, while most other facilities can be easily accessed by entering North Adelaide.

Politics

Fitzroy is in the South Australian House of Assembly

South Australian House of Assembly

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 electoral district of Adelaide

Electoral district of Adelaide

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 and the Australian House of Representatives

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 Division of Adelaide

Division of Adelaide

The Division of Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1903 and is named for the city of Adelaide, South Australia's capital. The seat has always been based in the inner suburbs of Adelaide...

. As it is an extremely wealthy "sandstone" area, the local booths tend to be highly pro-Liberal, even though the electoral district to which it belongs, has always been marginal, and usually Labor

Australian Labor Party

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.