Fitzgibbon, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fitzgibbon Brisbane, Queensland
Satellite imagery of Fitzgibbon with suburb boundary shown
Fitzgibbon Location in Queensland
Population	6,296 (2021 census)
• Density	2,030/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4018
Area	3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	16.5 km (10 mi) N of Brisbane CBD
LGA(s)	City of Brisbane (Bracken Ridge Ward)
State electorate(s)	Sandgate
Federal Division(s)	Petrie
Suburbs around Fitzgibbon: Bald Hills Bracken Ridge Deagon Carseldine Fitzgibbon Taigum Carseldine Zillmere Zillmere

Fitzgibbon is a cool suburb located in the northern part of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In 2021, about 6,296 people lived here.

Exploring Fitzgibbon's Location

Fitzgibbon is one of the smaller suburbs in Brisbane. It's shaped a bit like a triangle. The suburb is bordered by the North Coast railway, Cabbage Tree Creek, and Telegraph Road. Most of the homes you see today were built in the 1980s and 1990s.

Fitzgibbon's Past

The suburb got its name from Abram Fitzgibbon. He was a very important engineer for Queensland's railways back in the 1860s.

Before houses were built, part of Fitzgibbon was used as a council landfill. This is a place where rubbish is buried. The first landfill opened in 1981 on Telegraph Road. This spot is now the Bill Brown Sports Reserve. In 1985, the landfill moved to Roghan Road. This area is now the Hidden World playground. It stopped being used as a landfill in 1995.

Holy Spirit College, a new school, opened its doors in 2022.

Who Lives in Fitzgibbon?

In 2016, there were 5,656 people living in Fitzgibbon. A little more than half were female (52.4%) and the rest were male (47.6%). The average age of people in Fitzgibbon was 33 years old. This is younger than the average age for all of Australia.

About 54.9% of people in Fitzgibbon were born in Australia. Many others came from countries like India (9.6%), New Zealand (5.0%), the Philippines (4.4%), England (2.8%), and China (2.1%). Most people (61.0%) spoke only English at home. Other popular languages included Punjabi (3.5%), Hindi (2.7%), Tagalog (2.2%), Cantonese (2.2%), and Mandarin (2.1%).

By 2021, the population of Fitzgibbon had grown to 6,296 people.

Learning in Fitzgibbon

Holy Spirit College is a Catholic high school for both boys and girls. You can find it at 441 Beams Road. It started in 2022 with Year 7 students. The school plans to grow and have up to 900 students in the future.

Fitzgibbon doesn't have any government schools inside its borders. The closest government primary schools are in the nearby suburbs of Taigum and Bracken Ridge. For high school, students can go to Sandgate District State High School in Deagon or Aspley State High School in Aspley.

Fun Things to Do in Fitzgibbon

There's a small group of shops on Roghan Road. Here you can find a medical clinic, a convenience store, a bakery, and places to eat different kinds of food. Right across the road is the Fitzgibbon Community Centre. It's a friendly place for families to learn and meet new people.

Parks and Green Spaces

Fitzgibbon has several parks where you can relax and play:

• Beams Road Park
• Bill Brown Sports Reserve
• Cambridge Crescent Park
• Iris Place Park
• Kakadu Circuit Park
• Pine Tree Close Park
• Silkyoak Circuit Park

Sports and Recreation

The Emily Seebohm Aquatic Centre is a swimming pool located near Fitzgibbon and Bracken Ridge. It opened in 2016. The pool offers swimming lessons, special training programs, and water aerobics classes. It's named after Emily Seebohm, a famous swimmer who used to live nearby. The community voted to name the pool after her!