755 ▼ -33.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,129
- 2016: 1,081
- 2021: 755
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Jabiru · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Jabiru
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far lower proportion of seniors live in Jabiru than across Australia, with only 4.1% aged 65 and over. This creates a noticeably young community where the typical resident is 34. It is a diverse place where over a quarter of the population identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
755
▼ -33.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jabiru — higher than 71% of areas.
| Jabiru | 755 |
|---|---|
| 0886, NT | 755 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Jabiru has 755 residents, making it larger than about 71% of similar areas. The typical person here is 34, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
34 yrs ▲ +3.0%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This high number of children and the very low own percentage of seniors contribute to the area's young age profile.
4.1% ▲ +208.5%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.5% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Jabiru splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (33%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 27.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure. People in de facto relationships are also very common here at 23.4%, a rate well above the rest of the Territory.
27.4% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
23.4% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Jabiru, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (36%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Jabiru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70136/jabiru/topic/demographics-identity