Fitzgibbon, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Fitzgibbon
city = Brisbane
state = qld


caption =
lga = City of Brisbane
postcode = 4018
pop =
area =
est =
propval = $293,250 [ [http://www.reiq.com.au/BuySellRent/community_view.asp?suburb_id=75 REIQ] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Sandgate
fedgov = Petrie
dist1 = 16
location1= Brisbane
near-nw = Bald Hills
near-n = Bracken Ridge
near-ne = Bracken Ridge
near-w = Carseldine
near-e = Taigum
near-sw = Carseldine
near-s = Zillmere
near-se = Taigum

Fitzgibbon is a suburb north of the Brisbane central business district in Queensland, Australia. The suburb is one of the smallest suburbs in Brisbane and was named after Abram Fitzgibbon, who was chief engineer of railways in Queensland in the 1860s [ [http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/fitzgibbon/history/ Our Brisbane - History of Fitzgibbon] , accessed 4 March 2007] . The suburb is roughly triangular in shape, and is bounded by the North Coast railway, Cabbage Tree Creek, and Telegraph Road [ [http://www.brisbites.com/suburbView.asp?suburb=37&topic=1 Brisbites - Fitzgibbon] , accessed 4 March 2007] . It is a rather new residential area, having been mostly subdivided in the 1980s and 1990s [ [http://www.brisbites.com/suburbView.asp?suburb=37&topic=1 Brisbites - Fitzgibbon] , accessed 4 March 2007] .

External links

* [http://www.ourbrisbane.com/living/suburbs/fitzgibbon ourbrisbane.com - Fitzgibbon]

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