Fitzroy is a suburb in southern

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. It is named after

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, who commanded and was later the

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. It was declared a suburb in 1974.Hamilton Street Name Index, Hamilton Public Library

Demographics

Fitzroy covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km². Fitzroy had a population of 2,829 at the

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, an increase of 957 people (51.1%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 948 people (50.4%) since the

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. There were 1,059 households, comprising 1,299 males and 1,527 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.85 males per female. The median age was 39.1 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 504 people (17.8%) aged under 15 years, 543 (19.2%) aged 15 to 29, 1,152 (40.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 627 (22.2%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 69.7% European/

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, 16.6%

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, 5.2% Pacific peoples, 18.2%

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, and 2.8% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 27.8, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 40.7% had no religion, 44.3% were Christian, 0.4% had Māori religious beliefs, 3.5% were

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, 1.0% were Muslim, 0.3% were

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and 3.2% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 570 (24.5%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 441 (19.0%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $33,100, compared with $31,800 nationally. 309 people (13.3%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,149 (49.4%) people were employed full-time, 282 (12.1%) were part-time, and 87 (3.7%) were unemployed.

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{{Hamilton, New Zealand Suburbs of Hamilton, New Zealand

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