Virginia, Queensland

Virginia is a suburb in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the Brisbane central business district. It is primarily a residential suburb with many timber and tin Queenslander style housing. The suburb was named after the Virginia Brick Company, founded in 1897, near the Virginia Railway Station, which the station opened in 1888.

One of Brisbane Transport's bus depots is based in Virginia.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Virginia recorded a population of 2,061 people; 49.8% female and 50.2% male.^[1]

The median age of the Virginia population was 34 years of age, 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.^[1]

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%.^[1]

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.^[1]

Transport

Virginia railway station and Bindha railway station provides access to regular Citytrain services to Brisbane and Shorncliffe.

In the 2011 census, 17.4% of employed people travelled to work on public transport and 60.3% by car (either as driver or as passenger).^[1]

Sport

Despite its name, the Virginia Golf Club is located at Elliott Road, Banyo, an adjacent suburb.^[2]

References

External links

• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Virginia
• "Virginia". BRISbites. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. 
• "Virginia". Our Brisbane. Brisbane City Council. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008. 

Coordinates: 27°22′34″S 153°03′54″E / 27.376°S 153.065°E / -27.376; 153.065 (Virginia)