Virginia

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Virginia is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 31 kilometres (19 mi) south east of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the Litchfield Municipality. The suburb is mostly a rural area, but has been experiencing strong growth in population and development. Settlement of the suburb began in 1869, after George McLachlan surveyed the small satellite town. Virginia has been used as a name for the area since the 1870s.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Tayla Thorn

Australian rules footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Northern Territory

• Coolalinga
  2.3 mi away
• Bees Creek
  2.9 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Koolpinyah
  17.4 mi away
• Dundee Beach
  47.1 mi away
• Daly River
  86 mi away · pop. 350
• Peppimenarti
  127.5 mi away · pop. 185
• Wudapuli
  139.2 mi away · pop. 40
• Arrgamumu
  143.6 mi away
• Manthathpe
  154.5 mi away
• Armorran
  168.8 mi away
• Waminari
  169.5 mi away
• Warruwi
  171.9 mi away · pop. 432

Browse all places in Northern Territory →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Virginia

The western gazetteer, or, Emigrant's directory

Samuel R. Brown · 1817

The history of Detroit and Michigan

Silas Farmer · 1884

1980 census of population

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1983

1980 census of housing

United States. Bureau of the Census. Housing Division · 1982

North American fiddle music

Drew Beisswenger · 2011

General A.P. Hill

Donna J. Roppelt · 2012

Wild dog dreaming

Deborah Bird Rose · 2011

The origins of a Pacific Coast chiefdom

Jeanne E. Arnold · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Wild Pear

Persoonia falcata

Seen 2026-09-24

Broad Leaved Native Cherry

Exocarpos latifolius

Seen 2026-09-24

Sand Palm

Livistona humilis

Seen 2026-09-24

Northern Brown Bandicoot

Isoodon macrourus

Seen 2026-09-23

Green Jumping Spider

Mopsus mormon

Seen 2026-09-23

Metasia capnochroa

Metasia capnochroa

Seen 2026-09-20

Dwarf Plume Moth

Exelastis pumilio

Seen 2026-09-20

Parasoidea neurocausta

Parasoidea neurocausta

Seen 2026-09-20

Diplonychus eques

Diplonychus eques

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).