Jabiru
Jabiru is the major township at the heart of the World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park, about 250km south east of Darwin, at the gateway to Arnhem Land. Jabiru was established at its current site in 1982 to service the nearby Ranger uranium mine.
The town provides visitors with access to a range of tourist and accommodation options, and services such as fuel, dining, automotive repairs, a health centre, a supermarket, a nine-hole golf course, 50-metre swimming pool with a mobility lift, and a recreation park with playground and barbecue facilities on Lake Jabiru.
Jabiru Area School takes students from Preschool to Year 12 from the town of Jabiru and surrounding Aboriginal outstations and homelands.
TEABBA Radio operates 98.9FM frequency in Jabiru which has an approximate radius of 20km around the township and into some of the surrounding homelands and outstations.
Council Services
West Arnhem Regional Council provides a range of core local services including parks and gardens, sport and recreation programs, community care, childcare, post office, centrelink and library services.
Population
755 (2021 Census)
Location
250km east of Darwin along the Arnhem Highway.
Languages spoken
English, Kunwinjku, Kundjeyhmi
Services
Jabiru is the main service town for Kakadu National Park, and you will find most facilities you would expect in a small regional town including a school (Pre-school to Year 12), childcare centre, health clinic, fuel and mechanical services, police station, supermarket, bank facilities, library, newsagent, food and accommodation options and church services.
Recreation
50-metre Olympic-sized swimming pool with a mobility lift and kids splash pad, undercover gym, golf club, public tennis and basketball courts, public barbecue facilities and children’s playgrounds, sporting ovals for AFL, rugby, soccer and cricket, Jabiru Lake, access to Kakadu National Park, walking, hiking, and boating.
Access
All-year road access via Arnhem Highway to Darwin and Kakadu Highway to Pine Creek; all-year access via air charter.