The majority of parks offer free council facilities such as barbecues (electric and/or wood), playing fields, disabled access, water fountains, and fitness stations.

[4] Originally occupied mostly by farmlands, Virginia became a district in 1888 with the opening of the North Coast railway line.

[11] 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%.

[11] 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.

The nearest government secondary school is Earnshaw State College in neighbouring Banyo to the north-east.

Virginia railway station provides Queensland Rail City network services to the CBD, Redcliffe Peninsula and Caboolture.

[19] Bindha railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane and Shorncliffe.