Fitzroy is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide 4km from the CBD, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Prospect. It is adjacent to North Adelaide, Prospect, Ovingham and Thorngate. 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. It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a population of almost 1. ... The central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Logo of the City of Prospect The City of Prospect is an inner urban local government area (LGA) in Adelaide, South Australia. ... North Adelaide is the predominately residential suburb north of the River Torrens but within the Adelaide Parklands. ... Prospect is a suburb located to the north of the centre of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. ...

History

It used to also contain Thorngate, before a subdivision. It 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 city, where the working class lived in cramped cottages. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a population of almost 1. ...

Facilities

As fitzroy merely consists of a handful of residential streets, there are no non-residential facilities directly within the suburb, aside from the Church of the Latter Day Saints 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. 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. A Latter Day Saint (LDS) is a person who identifies with the Latter Day Saint movement and is a follower of Mormonism. ...

Transport

Prospect Road is served by the 181 and 182 bus services.

Politics

Fitzroy is in the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Adelaide and the Australian House of Representatives Division 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. The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of South Australia. ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... The Division of Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ...