Jabiru · Suburb / Locality

Migration & Movement in Jabiru

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

Nearly half of all residents in Jabiru have moved here within the last five years. This high churn means the community is constantly shifting, with a very large proportion of people arriving from different parts of the country or from overseas to live and work here.

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Where Jabiru sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

49.9% ▼ -15.1%
  • 0.0%–2.5%: 227 areas
  • 2.5%–5.0%: 16 areas
  • 5.0%–7.5%: 98 areas
  • 7.5%–10.0%: 125 areas
  • 10.0%–12.5%: 203 areas
  • 12.5%–15.0%: 345 areas
  • 15.0%–17.5%: 436 areas
  • 17.5%–20.0%: 453 areas
  • 20.0%–22.5%: 788 areas
  • 22.5%–25.0%: 945 areas
  • 25.0%–27.5%: 1185 areas
  • 27.5%–30.0%: 1252 areas
  • 30.0%–32.5%: 1267 areas
  • 32.5%–35.0%: 1117 areas
  • 35.0%–37.5%: 1006 areas
  • 37.5%–40.0%: 840 areas
  • 40.0%–42.5%: 688 areas
  • 42.5%–45.0%: 509 areas
  • 45.0%–47.5%: 403 areas
  • 47.5%–50.0%: 264 areas
  • 50.0%–52.5%: 232 areas
  • 52.5%–55.0%: 143 areas
  • 55.0%–57.5%: 120 areas
  • 57.5%–60.0%: 85 areas
  • 60.0%–62.5%: 62 areas
  • 62.5%–65.0%: 44 areas
  • 65.0%–67.5%: 43 areas
  • 67.5%–70.0%: 207 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jabiru — higher than 90% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Jabiru49.9%
0886, NT 49.9%
Northern Territory 42.0%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 49.9% of people moved into Jabiru in the last five years, a figure well above both the Northern Territory (42.0%) and the national average (40.7%). This is among the highest rates of movement seen in similar areas.

49.9% ▼ -15.1%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 58.8%
  • 2016: 45.1%
  • 2021: 49.9%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 14.8% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian figure. However, this is well below the Northern Territory average of 21.0%.

14.8% ▼ -50.6%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.9%
  • 2016: 31.7%
  • 2021: 14.8%

Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Migration & Movement in Jabiru [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70136/jabiru/topic/mobility-location