Jingili, NT
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Jingili is more socio-economically advantaged than about 74% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1031, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Jingili at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,841
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $2,371
- SEIFA score
- 1031
- Coordinates
- -12.3893, 130.8720
Jingili demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Jingili using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 29%, 25% of homes are rented, and 26% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 418 | 23% |
| Youth (15–24) | 215 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 529 | 29% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 444 | 24% |
| Seniors (65+) | 227 | 12% |
Share of the 1,833 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 164 | 27% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 271 | 45% |
| Rented | 149 | 25% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 578 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 13 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 591 occupied private dwellings in Jingili.
- Median weekly rent
- $400
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,015
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,474
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,042
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 450 (26%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 370 (21%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 228 (12%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 850 (63%)
- Labour-force participation
- 67.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 597
- Employed part-time
- 273
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Jingili
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Jingili is November (average daytime high around 33.3°C) and the coolest is July (around 30.5°C). The area receives roughly 1819 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.6°C | 25.9°C | 464 mm |
| Feb | 30.5°C | 25.8°C | 379 mm |
| Mar | 31.3°C | 25.8°C | 219 mm |
| Apr | 31.9°C | 25°C | 108 mm |
| May | 31.6°C | 23.1°C | 17 mm |
| Jun | 30.8°C | 21.5°C | 9 mm |
| Jul | 30.5°C | 20.1°C | 5 mm |
| Aug | 31.6°C | 20.9°C | 4 mm |
| Sep | 32.6°C | 23.3°C | 28 mm |
| Oct | 33.4°C | 25.4°C | 71 mm |
| Nov | 33.3°C | 26.2°C | 150 mm |
| Dec | 32°C | 26.4°C | 365 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Jingili
Where is Jingili?
Jingili is a suburb of Northern Territory, Australia.
What is the population of Jingili?
At the 2021 Census, Jingili had a population of about 1,841.
Is Jingili an advantaged area?
Jingili has an ABS SEIFA score of 1031, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 74 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 74% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Jingili?
Jingili has average daytime highs of about 31.7°C and overnight lows of about 24.1°C, with roughly 1,819 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Jingili have high household incomes?
Jingili has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Northern Territory — the 20th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($2,371 per week).
Where Jingili ranks
Jingili appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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