Fitzroy North, Victoria

Fitzroy North
Federal division(s)
Fitzroy North; Federal division(s)	Melbourne; Wills;
	Suburbs around Fitzroy North:

Fitzroy North is an inner-city suburb in

Victoria, Australia, 4 km (2.5 mi) north-east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the Cities of Merri-bek and Yarra local government areas. Fitzroy North recorded a population of 12,781 at the 2021 census.^[2]

Also referred to as North Fitzroy in reference to its

terraced housing and for the Edinburgh Gardens, a large inner-city park formerly home to the Fitzroy Football Club. Fitzroy North is adjacent to, and shares a postcode and neighbourhood character with Clifton Hill, both being government subdivisions set on elevated ground and to the same layout by Clement Hodgkinson in the 1870s, and distinct from the earlier narrow and more crowded private subdivisions in the lower lying areas of Fitzroy and Collingwood

to the south.

History

Edinburgh Gardens is created from a grant of land in March 1862^[3]
Fitzroy North Post Office opened on 2 February 1874.^[4]
Fitzroy North Primary School opened in 1875.^[5]
On 9 August 1987 the Hoddle Street massacre occurred in Fitzroy North and adjacent Clifton Hill.^[6]

Today

Housing stock includes many fine one and two storey terraces, many dating to the late Victorian period and including characteristic ironwork, verandahs, and stone embellishments. This is one of Melbourne's finest and most expensive inner-city locations. John McMahon, twice elected Mayor of

Victorian Football League. A linear park, incorporating a section of the Capital City Trail bike path, runs along much of the northern edge of the suburb, on the easement for the Inner Circle railway line

, which closed in 1948.

Description

Fitzroy North (also called North Fitzroy) is theoretically joined to

Eastern Freeway in the 1970s and its connection to the Parade, the volume of traffic became an overwhelming barrier. Fitzroy North is also distinct in character, with less commercial activity, wider, quieter, leafier streets, and clear delineation to the east provided by the green Merri Creek

corridor.

Residential architecture

Most of Fitzroy North is single and double storey Victorian and Edwardian housing, comprising rows of terraces, with a mixture of semi-attached and freestanding houses on small to moderately sized blocks. Large parts of the suburb are protected by heritage controls. The suburb is relatively intact and consistent in character, having had far less industrial and commercial development in its formative years than its southern namesake.

Fitzroy North also has some distinctive apartment complexes, mostly built within the last 15 years. Another, on St Georges Road at Park Street, is a redevelopment of the old Fire Station, with an extension at the back reminiscent of three concrete grain silos.

Commerce

The main commercial activity in Fitzroy North is on Brunswick Street, St Georges Road and the northern side of Queens Parade, the latter having particularly wide footpaths for a Melbourne commercial strip. Piedimontes, at the corner of St Georges Road and Scotchmer Street, is a well-established independent supermarket well known for its continental delicatessen.

Transport

To get to Fitzroy North from the Melbourne CBD, you can travel using the following options:

Bus

Five bus routes service Fitzroy North:

250 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – La Trobe University Bundoora Campus. Operated by Kinetic Melbourne.^[7]
251 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – Northland Shopping Centre. Operated by Kinetic Melbourne.^[8]
504 :
Brunswick East. Operated by Dysons.^[9]

506 : Moonee Ponds Junction – Westgarth station via Brunswick. Operated by Dysons.^[10]
546 : Heidelberg station – Queen Victoria Market via Clifton Hill, Carlton and the University of Melbourne. Operated by Dysons.^[11]

Kinetic Melbourne's Fitzroy North bus depots is located within the suburb on Nicholson Street, adjacent to the former tram depot.

Train

One railway station services Fitzroy North:

Mernda line

. Rushall station is located on Rushall Crescent, in the north east of the suburb.

Tram

Three tram routes service Fitzroy North:

from Collins Street, along Brunswick Street and St Georges Road.
from Bourke Street, which also travels a short distance along Nicholson Street, turns at Gertrude Street, turns again into Smith Street and again into Queens Parade.
from Bourke Street, along Nicholson Street.

Education

The suburb contains five schools –

LOTE program for Italian language

, which is undertaken by all students and hosts large Italian-related events, such as Carnevale.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fitzroy North (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fitzroy North (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^ Reserve File RS360, DSE, Melbourne, reproduced in Edinburgh Gardens Landscape Study, Landform Australia, Rew Swanson, 1987
^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "Fitzroy North Primary School". Fitzroynthps.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "Walking into the Hoddle St massacre". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "250 City (Queen St) - La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
^ "251 City (Queen St) - Northland SC". Public Transport Victoria.
^ "504 Moonee Ponds - Clifton Hill via East Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
^ "506 Moonee Ponds - Westgarth Station via Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
^ "546 Heidelberg Station - Melb Uni - Queen Victoria Market via Clifton Hill and Carlton". Public Transport Victoria.
^ "FCS -Fitzroy Community School- Independent Alternative Primary School". Fcs.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ Wilmoth, Peter (21 August 2005). "It's all fit for eating at North Fitz". The Age. Retrieved 3 June 2007.

External links

History of North Fitzroy

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fitzroy North (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[abs-2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fitzroy North (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 July 2022.

[3] Reserve File RS360, DSE, Melbourne, reproduced in Edinburgh Gardens Landscape Study, Landform Australia, Rew Swanson, 1987

[PostOffice-4] Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[FNPS_History-5] "Fitzroy North Primary School". Fitzroynthps.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

[6] "Walking into the Hoddle St massacre". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[7] "250 City (Queen St) - La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.

[8] "251 City (Queen St) - Northland SC". Public Transport Victoria.

[9] "504 Moonee Ponds - Clifton Hill via East Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.

[10] "506 Moonee Ponds - Westgarth Station via Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.

[11] "546 Heidelberg Station - Melb Uni - Queen Victoria Market via Clifton Hill and Carlton". Public Transport Victoria.

[12] "FCS -Fitzroy Community School- Independent Alternative Primary School". Fcs.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[13] Wilmoth, Peter (21 August 2005). "It's all fit for eating at North Fitz". The Age. Retrieved 3 June 2007.

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