Jabiru NT 0886
Jabiru is a rural locality in Northern Territory, 254 km from Darwin CBD, around 2 hours 50 minutes by car. Population is 755; the median age is 34 and the median household income is $108,680 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality fell 30.2% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $65 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,400. 1 school sits within the locality boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Jabiru a good place to live?
Jabiru scores a C (48/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade.
Mixed results
1 school
Some car dependence
Walkability 56/100 · 254.3 km · 172 min drive to Darwin
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 34 · 755 residents
Liveability Rating
48 / 100 · Ranked #57 in NTEach bar is Jabiru's rank among NT suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 3 of 5 factors: no school or safety data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No bushfire or crime or flood data is published for Northern Territory — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Jabiru?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
48 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Crime in the Alligator area
Crime recorded across the whole area over the 12 months to Aug 2026, not in Jabiru alone. NT Police publish by town and district, not by suburb, and recent months can take several months to settle.
| Type | Count | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| All offences | 279 | 56.9 |
| Assault | 118 | 24.1 |
| Domestic violence assault | 83 | 16.9 |
| Sexual offences | 6 | 1.2 |
| House burglary | 9 | 1.8 |
| Commercial burglary | 9 | 1.8 |
| Theft | 65 | 13.2 |
| Property damage | 52 | 10.6 |
| Robbery and extortion | 1 | 0.2 |
| Endangering people | 19 | 3.9 |
Rates use the Alligator area’s 4,906 residents. The latest month is preliminary and may be revised.
Schools
One school serves Jabiru, but none have published comparable ratings yet.
- • 149 students in one school (avg 149)
Combined
Walkability
Jabiru is somewhat walkable on foot — at 56/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Jabiru.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 100%
- Premises covered
- 543
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
West Arnhem: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 4 small areas inside this locality and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the locality closely.
Jabiru is home to 755 residents, with a median age of 34, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $109,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.4%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
755
Median Age
34
Median Household Income
$108,680/yr
Census Median Rent
$65/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,400/mo
Avg Household Size
2.3
Median Personal Income
$65,936/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.4%
Unoccupied Dwellings
66.0%
Total Dwellings
262
Owner-Occupier Rate
7.7%
Houses
56.5%
Rental Stress
3.1%
Mortgage Stress
15.5%
Work From Home
1.7%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
13 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 16 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 179 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 70.6%
- English Spoken at Home
- 69.7%
- Employment Rate
- 68.5%
- Completed Year 12
- 37.0%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
18 residents (2.4%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
17.9% of residents (124) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Darwin (63).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 692 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (12 of 405).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this locality against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 541 people work here; 405 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.3 per resident). At least 25% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,233 a year through West Arnhem based on 2026 figures.
Building Approvals: West Arnhem
In the year to August 2026, 34 new dwellings were approved across West Arnhem. That mix is 10 houses and 24 units. Approvals are up 500.0% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Jabiru Airport, 6.3 kmHigh rainfall — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 26 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 43.8 km
- Annual rainfall
- 1,594 mm
- 90 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 34.4°C
- 180 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 19.7°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 2.4 kmFossil Fuel Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 0886, 3 of 633 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.9% (6 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.4%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 0886, 13 rooftop-solar systems totalling 0.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 434 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 1 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$50,000 for new homes.
Administered as the HomeGrown Territory Grant. Established-home buyers may also be eligible for the separate BuildBonus Grant.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Marion Scrymgour Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Marion Scrymgour | 58.1% | 41.9% | +6.5 |
| 2022 | Marion Scrymgour | 51.0% | 49.0% | +4.5 |
| 2019 | Warren Snowdon | 55.5% | 44.5% | +2.7 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Manuel Brown Labor
Next state election: 26 August 2028.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Manuel Brown ALP | 69.7% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Northern Territory Electoral Commission.
Looking at a specific address in Jabiru?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 755 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Jabiru
Is Jabiru a safe place to live?
NT does not publish suburb-level crime statistics, so there is no crime figure for Jabiru.
Is Jabiru a good place to live?
Jabiru has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (48/100), ranked against other NT suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Jabiru?
Jabiru, NT had a population of 755 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Jabiru, NT?
The postcode for Jabiru, NT is 0886.
How far is Jabiru from Darwin?
Jabiru is 254 km from Darwin CBD by road, about 172 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Jabiru?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Jabiru was $108,680 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Jabiru?
There are too few current rental listings in Jabiru for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $65, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Jabiru?
The median age of residents in Jabiru was 34 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Jabiru?
There is 1 school inside the Jabiru boundary, none of which has enough NAPLAN and ICSEA data for a quality band.
Is Jabiru walkable?
Jabiru scores 56/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Jabiru?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Jabiru, Jabiru Airport (6.3 km away), summer days average 34.4°C, winter nights 19.7°C, 1,594 mm of rain a year over 90 rainy days, and 180 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Jabiru?
First-home buyers in NT may be eligible for $50,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by Territory Revenue Office; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Jabiru belong to?
Jabiru sits within the West Arnhem local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Jabiru?
The average residential rates bill through West Arnhem is $1,233 a year (2026). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Jabiru?
Across West Arnhem, 34 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 500.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Jabiru in?
Jabiru sits within the federal Division of Lingiari, currently held by Marion Scrymgour (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Council rates · FY 2026–27
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2024
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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