Fitzgibbon is a northern suburb of the

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, Australia. In the , Fitzgibbon had a population of 5,656 people.

Geography

The suburb is one of the smallest suburbs in Brisbane. The suburb is roughly triangular in shape, and is bounded by the North Coast railway,

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, and Telegraph Road. It was subdivided for residential use in the 1980s and 1990s.

History

The suburb was named after

Abram Fitzgibbon Abraham 'Abram' Fitzgibbon (23 January 1823 – 4 April 1887) was an Irish-born railroad engineer and a pioneer for narrow-gauge railways. Career In the early 1860s, Fitzgibbon was working at Dun Mountain Railway in Nelson, New Zealand, a horse ...

, who was chief engineer of railways in Queensland in the 1860s. The area was previously the site of a council landfill. The landfill was first opened on 1 December 1981, and was located on Telegraph Road (now the Bill Brown Sports Reserve). On 14 January 1985, the site was closed and moved further south to Roghan Road (now the site of the Hidden World playground). It operated until 30 September 1995. In the , Fitzgibbon had a population of 5,656 people, 52.4% female and 47.6% male. The median age of the Fitzgibbon population was 33 years of age, 5 years below the Australian median. 54.9% of people living in Fitzgibbon were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were India 9.6%, New Zealand 5.0%, Philippines 4.4%, England 2.8%, China 2.1%. 61.0% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 3.5% Punjabi, 2.7% Hindi, 2.2% Tagalog, 2.2% Cantonese, 2.1% Mandarin. Holy Spirit College opened in 2022.

Education

Holy Spirit College is a Catholic secondary school for boys and girls at 441 Beams Road (). It opened in 2022 initially offering Year 7 schooling. The school has been planned to grow to up to 900 students. There are no government schools in Fitzgibbon. The nearest government primary schools are in neighborouging Taigum and

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. The nearest government secondary schools are

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in neighbouring Deagon and Aspley State High School in Aspley.

Amenities

There is a small shopping strip located between 524-530 Roghan Road, which features a medical clinic, a convenience store, bakery, spice shop, as well as a variety of multicultural dining options. It is located opposite the Fitzgibbon Community Centre, which is a family friendly learning and social inclusion hub.

Parks

There are a number of parks, including * Beams Road Park () * Bill Brown Sports Reserve () * Cambridge Crescent Park () * Iris Place Park () * Kakadu Circuit Park () * Pine Tree Close Park () * Silkyoak Circuit Park ()

Sports

The Emily Seebohm Aquatic Centre
is located on the border between

and Fitzgibbon, which officially opened on 14 February 2016, based at 523 Telegraph Road. The pool offers swimming lessons, squad programs and aqua aerobics. It is named after notable resident,

Emily Seebohm Emily Jane Seebohm, OAM (born 5 June 1992) is an Australian swimmer and television personality. She has appeared at four Olympic Games between 2008 and 2021; and won three Olympic gold medals, five world championship gold medals and seven Comm ...

, as a result of a naming competition for the public pool held by the city council prior to its official opening.

References

External links

* * * {{Suburbs of Brisbane City Council