Jabiru

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70400201
Total population 1,126
Total dwellings 631
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 215
Male 106
Female 108
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 69
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $1,856
Median monthly mortgage repayments $108
Median weekly rent $60

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 203 94.4 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 4 1.9 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 8 3.7 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 215 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 106 49.5 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 108 50.5 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Jabiru, there were 215 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 106 (or 49.5%) were male and 108 (or 50.5%) were female.

Age Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 18 8.4 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 46 21.4 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 46 21.4 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 90 41.9 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 11 5.1 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 4 1.9 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 26 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Jabiru the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 46 30.9 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 6 4.0 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 10 6.7 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 2.0 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 84 56.4 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Jabiru 30.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 42 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 47 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 58 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Jabiru for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 35 26.5 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 20 15.2 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 77 58.3 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Jabiru 26.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 36 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 34 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Jabiru for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 36 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 5 6.4 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 33 42.3 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 29 37.2 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 3.8 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 5.1 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 4 5.1 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 78 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Jabiru, 36.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.3% were attending a primary school, 37.2% were attending a secondary school and 7.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kunwinjku 48 22.4 1,632 2.9 1,632 0.3
Kuninjku 6 2.8 103 0.2 104 0.0
Mayali 3 1.4 63 0.1 66 0.0
Djambarrpuyngu 3 1.4 2,930 5.2 2,931 0.5
Arrernte, nec 3 1.4 1,225 2.2 1,294 0.2
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English only spoken at home 139 65.0 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 65.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Jabiru. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Kunwinjku 22.4%, Kuninjku 2.8%, Mayali 1.4%, Djambarrpuyngu 1.4% and Arrernte, nec 1.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 59 57.3 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 25 24.3 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 6.8 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 12 11.7 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 103 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 103 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Jabiru. Of these 57.3% were employed full time, 24.3% were employed part-time and 11.7% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 45 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 36 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Jabiru who were employed full time was 45 years and those employed part time was 36 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 490 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,856 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Jabiru was $490 and the median weekly household income was $1,856.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.5 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Jabiru, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.5 persons per bedroom and 1.6 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 60 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 108 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Jabiru, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $60 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $108.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 45 65.2 9,376 78.8 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7 10.1 690 5.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 17 24.6 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 69 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Jabiru there were 69 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 65.2% were separate houses, 10.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 24.6% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Jabiru % Jabiru Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 3 4.5 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 64 95.5 8,531 71.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 168 1.4 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Jabiru, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 4.5% were owned with a mortgage and 95.5% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.