Fitzroy, Hamilton

Fitzroy is a suburb in southern Hamilton in New Zealand.

It is named after Robert FitzRoy, who commanded HMS Beagle and was later the Governor of New Zealand.

[3] Fitzroy covers 1.49 km2 (0.58 sq mi)[1] and had an estimated population of 3,630 as of June 2024,[2] with a population density of 2,436 people per km2.

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 Hindu, 1.0% were Muslim, 0.3% were Buddhist and 3.2% had other religions.