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1-9 Forrest Rd
Fitzroy Crossing WA 6765
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Fitzroy Crossing. Is a small town in the
Kimberley region of Western Australia, 400 km east of
Broome and 300 km west of
Halls Creek. It is approximately 2524 km from the state capital of
Perth.
The town was gazetted in 1975, but had been shown on maps as early as 1903. It is 114 m above sea level and is surrounded by the vast floodplains of the
Fitzroy River. The current
population in 2006 of the Fitzroy Crossing area is approximately 1500 people, about 60% of whom are Indigenous Australians. Cattle stations are the main economic occupation.
Fitzroy Crossing was a creation of necessity; early settlers to the
Kimberley needed a place to ford the mighty
Fitzroy River. The old crossing was the shortest and safest route. Focus shifted from the original townsite of Fitzroy Crossing when a modern stilted
bridge was built downstream in 1974. The
bridge remains above flood water if the level is below 12 metres.