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Virginia, NT

Virginia had a population of 1,811 at the 2021 Census (−1.4% since 2016). Median age 43.2. Median weekly household income $2,809. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Virginia at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Darwin

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Virginia's population shrank by 1.4% to 1,811, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 43.2, it is older than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 10.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 7.2%.

18.7% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 31.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.5% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 590 households.

The median household earns $2,809 a week, above the NT average of $2,058. Renters pay a median $467 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,472 a month.

14.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 6.8% use a language other than English at home. 58.9% report no religion, higher than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Virginia beside NT and Australia.

MeasureVirginiaNTAustralia
Population1,811232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−1.4%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age43.233.238.2
Households59070,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.5%18.1%14.3%
Renting18.7%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright31.3%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,809$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$467$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,472$2,001$1,866
Born overseas14.3%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home6.8%36.1%23.6%
No religion58.9%43.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−1.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,8492011
  2. 1,8362016
  3. 1,8112021

Age

Median age 43.2, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Virginia Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Virginia and Northern Territory
0–910.3%
10–1913.7%
20–299.9%
30–3910.9%
40–4915.4%
50–5918.2%
60–6914.0%
70–795.7%
80+1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Virginia at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian47.6%
  2. English40.9%
  3. Irish10.3%
  4. Scottish10.2%
  5. German6.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Greek1.9%
  2. German0.6%
  3. Khmer0.4%
  4. Thai0.4%
  5. Vietnamese0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.5%
  2. New Zealand2.2%
  3. Greece0.9%
  4. the Philippines0.8%
  5. Germany0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Virginia

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