Fitzroy is bounded on the west by Cotton Street, on the south by Fitzroy Terrace, on the east by Prospect Road and on the north by Whinham and Halstead streets.

Fitzroy is essentially a residential suburb, overlooking the northern Adelaide parklands.

[3] Aside from a Mormon meetinghouse overlooking Torrens Road,[4] there are no non-residential facilities within the bounds of Fitzroy.

The main north–south arterial traffic routes of Churchill Road and Prospect Road pass to the west and east of Fitzroy, and the City Ring Route passes along the southern edge of the suburb.

The Ovingham railway station to the west is within easy walking distance of all parts of Fitzroy.