Jabiru · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Jabiru

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

Nearly half of all residents in Jabiru have moved house in the last five years. This high turnover makes it one of the most mobile areas in the region, with 49.9% of people arriving recently.

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📍 Jabiru, Urban Centre

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

49.9% ▲ +8.9%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 18 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 15 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 11 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 16 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 12 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 19 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 33 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 54 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 76 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 88 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 120 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 151 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 157 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 147 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 169 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 143 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 146 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 121 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 98 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 69 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 41 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 33 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 19 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 15 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 15 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 11 areas
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 5 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 28 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Jabiru — higher than 94% 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 here in the last five years, a figure well above the national average of 40.7%. This trend is rising, as the share of new arrivals grew by 4.1 points since 2011.

49.9% ▲ +8.9%

Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 45.8%
  • 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 overseas arrivals make up 14.8% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure, though well below the Northern Territory average.

14.8% ▼ -11.5%

Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 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/ucl/UCL721009/jabiru/topic/mobility-location