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Melbourne Zoo
Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Fitzroy North
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Fitzroy North
Fitzroy North works well as a base: 2km from Melbourne Zoo.
Fitzroy North is in Victoria, Australia, with about 13,000 people. You drive on the left here.
Fitzroy North is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, 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.
Also referred to as North Fitzroy inRead more
reference to its southern neighbour, Fitzroy North has a distinct character, noted for its prevalence of wide streets, intact Victorian and Edwardian era 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.
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What is there to see near Fitzroy North?
Within an hour or so of Fitzroy North: Melbourne Zoo (2 km), Petrol Circus (3 km), Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (3 km), SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium (4 km).
Where is Fitzroy North?
Fitzroy North is in Victoria, Australia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,781
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.7886, 144.9788
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Worth the detour from Fitzroy North
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Pellegrini's Espresso Bar
Melbourne's oldest espresso bar, opened in 1954 on Bourke Street with the city's first commercial espresso machine and an unchanged Formica bar. Order at the counter and eat standing or in the back kitchen.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Luna Park Melbourne
Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Sandown Raceway
A fast, flat 3.1km circuit inside a Melbourne horse racing course, running since 1962 and one of the last surviving old-school Australian touring car venues.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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