Virginia, Queensland


Virginia is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

Vincent is located north of the Brisbane central business district. It is primarily a residential suburb with many timber and tin Queenslander style housing.

History

At the Virginia had a population of 2,061 people.

Demographics

In the, Virginia recorded a population of 2,061 people; 49.8% female and 50.2% male.
The median age of the Virginia population was 34 years, 3 years below the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.6% of the population.
74.6% of people living in Virginia were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4%, England 2.5%, India 1.6%, China 1.4%, Papua New Guinea 0.7%.
83.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1.3% Mandarin, 1% Punjabi, 0.7% Japanese, 0.5% Filipino, 0.5% Spanish.

Transport

and Bindha railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane and Caboolture.
In the, 17.4% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 60.3% by car.
One of Brisbane Transport's bus depots is based in Virginia.

Sport

Despite its name, the Virginia Golf Club is located at Elliott Road, Banyo, an adjacent suburb.

Heritage listings

Heritage-listed sites in Virginia include: