Fitzroy, New Plymouth

Fitzroy (Poutūtaki) is a coastal suburb of New Plymouth, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the north-east of the city centre.

The area was initially named the Fitzroy Block after Governor Robert FitzRoy reduced the land purchased by the Plymouth Company from local Māori from 25000 ha to 1500 ha in the mid-1840s.

Holy Trinity Church in Henui Street is listed as a Category I structure with Heritage New Zealand.

Demographics
Fitzroy and Glen Avon statistical areas cover 10.36 km2 and had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Before the 2023 census, the Fitzroy-Glen Avon statistical area covered 16.98 km2. Fitzroy-Glen Avon had a population of 3,504 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 234 people (7.2%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 624 people (21.7%) since the 2006 census. There were 1,383 households, comprising 1,686 males and 1,818 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.93 males per female. The median age was 41.4 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 729 people (20.8%) aged under 15 years, 546 (15.6%) aged 15 to 29, 1,611 (46.0%) aged 30 to 64, and 621 (17.7%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 89.0% European/Pākehā, 15.0% Māori, 2.6% Pacific peoples, 5.0% Asian, and 2.0% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 16.3, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 54.2% had no religion, 33.6% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 1.1% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 1.6% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 492 (17.7%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 537 (19.4%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $32,500, compared with $31,800 nationally. 528 people (19.0%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 1,374 (49.5%) people were employed full-time, 471 (17.0%) were part-time, and 84 (3.0%) were unemployed.

Education
Fitzroy School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of students as of  The school celebrated its 125th jubilee in 2007.

St John Bosco School is a coeducational contributing primary (years 1–6) school with a roll of students as of  It is a state integrated Catholic school, established in 1942.