Virginia is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Virginia had a population of 2,395 people.
The suburb is thought to have been named after the U.S. state of Virginia.
Originally occupied mostly by farmlands, Virginia became a district in 1888 with the opening of the North Coast railway line.
A post office was opened in Virginia in 1898.
From the 1890s Virginia began to attract industrial development, including a brick works, a pipe works and other factories.
Virginia State School opened on 2 February 1920.
It was not until the 1950s that Virginia attracted significant residential development.
At the 2011 census, Virginia had a population of 2,061 people.
In the 2016 census, Virginia recorded a population of 2,209 people; 50.8% female and 49.2% male. The median age of the Virginia population was 35 years, 3 years below the Australian median. Children aged under 15 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.3% of the population. 75.5% of people living in Virginia were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 66.7%; the next most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.5%, England 2.9%, India 2.3%, Philippines 1.2%, Nepal 0.6%. 83.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most popular languages were 1.3% Hindi, 1% Nepali, 1% Punjabi, 0.6% Dutch, 0.6% Mandarin. Virginia's median weekly household income was $2,550, which is higher than Queensland average of $1,222, and higher than Australian average of $1,203.
In the 2021 census, Virginia had a population of 2,395 people.
History info courtesy of Wikipedia