Jabiru Demographics (NT) Local Stats

Jabiru (0886) is a suburb of Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory. It is about 220 kms from NT's capital city of Darwin. Jabiru is in the federal electorate of Lingiari.

In the 2011 census the population of Jabiru was 1,129 and is comprised of approximately 44.5% females and 55.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Jabiru is 33 years of age.

70.4% of people living in the suburb of Jabiru were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.1% New Zealand, 1.8% Papua New Guinea, 1.6% England, 1.4% Philippines, 1.4% India, 1.2% United States of America, 1.2% Taiwan, 1.0% Thailand, 0.6% Chile, 0.6% Canada, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Bulgaria, 0.4% Denmark, 0.4% Indonesia.

71.7% of people living in Jabiru speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 11.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 5.9% Australian Indigenous Languages , 2.4% Other, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.9% Filipino , 0.7% French, 0.6% German, 0.6% Indonesian, 0.5% Thai.

The religious makeup of Jabiru is 30.9% No religion, 19.7% Catholic, 16.1% Religious affiliation not stated, 11.7% Anglican, 6.2% Uniting Church, 2.5% Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions, 2.4% Other Religious Groups, 2.0% Buddhism, 1.6% Christian, nfd, 1.2% Lutheran.

44.6% of people are married, 43.3% have never married and 6.1% are divorced and 4.8% are separated. There are 11 widowed people living in Jabiru.

76.1% of the people living in Jabiru over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 13.0% are working on a part time basis. Jabiru has an unemployment rate of 2.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Jabiru are 20.5% Technicians & trades workers, 17.0% Professionals, 14.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.5% Managers, 11.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.4% Community & personal service workers, 9.9% Labourers, 2.1% Sales workers, 1.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Jabiru work in are 36.9% Mining, 15.1% Accommodation and food services, 7.3% Education and training, 6.7% Public administration and safety, 5.7% Construction, 4.6% Retail trade, 4.3% Administrative and support services, 3.8% Health care and social assistance, 3.8% Transport, postal and warehousing.

0.9% of homes are fully owned, and 0.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 96.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1140 per week and the median household income is $2227 per week.

The median rent in Jabiru is $36 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $108 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Jabiru postcode 0886

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