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The quick read on
Jabiru
NT 0886 · West Arnhem
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Population
- 755
- Postcode
- 0886
ABS 2021
Jabiru, Northern Territory
Property market insights for Jabiru
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Jabiru NT
Crime and safety
Is Jabiru safe?
The overall rate for Jabiru is 8,915 offences per 100,000 residents — 52% below the Rest of NT benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Jabiru.
Overall crime rate
8,915
offences per 100,000 residents
52% belowRest of NT
JabiruRest of NT: 18,727
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Jabiru?
Jabiru NT 0886 is in Northern Territory, within Rest of NT.
755 people call Jabiru home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $2,090 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 755
- Median age
- 34 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,400 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $65 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NT benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1522.5%In line
15–3428.3%Below
35–5433.1%Above
55–7415.8%In line
75 and over1.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses56.7%Below
Townhouses26.8%Above
Apartments10.7%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright4.6%Below
Paying a mortgage3.1%Below
Renting92.3%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.0%Below
One car54.4%Above
Two cars23.0%Below
Three or more16.5%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home1.5%Below
Drove to work61.0%Above
Train, tram or bus1.2%Below
Walked or cycled14.3%Below
What stands out in Jabiru
1.5% of workers in Jabiru worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of NT.
3.6% of Jabiru residents were born in New Zealand, about twice the rate across Rest of NT.
47.8% of people in Jabiru described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Jabiru
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Jabiru NT 0886.
Is Jabiru family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
22.5% of Jabiru's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NT.
166 family households lived in Jabiru; 35.5% were couple families and 18.7% were one-parent families.
50.0% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of NT average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Jabiru?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Jabiru had 755 residents at the 2021 Census.
33.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
17.0% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of NT average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Jabiru?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 56.7% of occupied private dwellings in Jabiru.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 26.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 10.7% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Jabiru?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
4.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
3.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
92.3% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of NT average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Jabiru?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Jabiru had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 35.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of NT average.
Two-person households represented 33.2%, while 20.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Jabiru?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
1.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
61.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of NT average.
1.2% used only a train, tram or bus, while 14.3% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Jabiru?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
One-car households formed 54.4% of the total.
39.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Jabiru, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
41.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 58.9% reported a different address.
16.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat above the Rest of NT average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Jabiru?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
69.7% of residents used only English at home.
17.6% used a language other than English at home.
1.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Jabiru residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
16.2% of Jabiru's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 83.8% was born in Australia.
0.5% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 77.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Jabiru?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 28.6% of ancestry responses in Jabiru.
Australian ancestry made up 30.6% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Jabiru?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
17.8% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of NT average.
Managers accounted for 19.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 7.2% of workers, and education and training employed 11.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Jabiru?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 70.3%, compared with 50.7% across Rest of NT.
51.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 9.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.7%, compared with 8.9% across Rest of NT.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Jabiru show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
63.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.
5.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.8% reported asthma, 2.5% arthritis and 3.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Jabiru?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of NT average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 7.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 37.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Jabiru?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,090 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,400.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $65 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Jabiru compare with Rest of NT?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 1.5% in Jabiru, compared with 3.9% across Rest of NT.
Outright ownership was 4.6% locally and 14.7% across Rest of NT. That is about half the Rest of NT rate.
Renting accounted for 92.3% in Jabiru, against 63.3% across Rest of NT.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Jabiru
Is Jabiru good for families?
The Census counted 166 local families, and 22.5% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Jabiru?
The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Jabiru
63 streets in Jabiru
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Allamanda Cl
- Arnhem Hwy
- Auld Pl
- Broad Pl
- Brown Pl
- Callitris Cr
- Calvert Cr
- Campbell Pl
- Carrington Pl
- Cassia Pl
- Castenzoon St
- Civic Dr
- Clymo St
- Dianella Pl
- Dyer Pl
- Elsherana Rd
- Fisher Cl
- Flinders St
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- Frew Pl
- Gregory Pl
- Hall Pl
- Harden Cl
- Jabiru Cr
- Jabiru Dr
- Kekwick Pl
- Kinchela Rd
- King Pl
- Kinjo Pl
- Lakeside Dr
- Langford Smith Dr
- Leichhardt St
- Lewis Cl
- Lucas Ct
- Lyons St
- Maranta Pl
- Mccoll Pl
- Mcgorrerey Pl
- Mckinlay Cr
- Melaleuca Pl
- Miniata Pl
- Morey Pl
- Murphy Pl
- Nash Pl
- Paddy Pl
- Pera Ct
- Phillips Cl
- Pinaroo Cr
- Quilp Ct
- Roper Pl
- Sergison Pl
- Sherrin Pl
- Spencer Ct
- Stuart Pl
- Tamarind Pl
- Tasman Crescent
- Taylor Pl
- Thorne St
- Thring Pl
- Tuckier Pl
- Van Delft St
- Waterhouse Rd
- Westcott Ct
- Whites Rd
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