Place Names Register Extract

Jabiru

Extract date: 10/06/2026

Name	Jabiru
Type Designation	Village
Place Id	13836
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -12° 40' S (Decimal degrees -12.6752)
	Longitude: 132° 50' E (Decimal degrees 132.8337)
Locality / Suburb
	Jabiru
Local Government Area
	West Arnhem Shire Council
History/Origin	The mining town arose out of discoveries of Uranium at Kakadu in 1970 and the "Jabiru" airstrip to service the mining camp. The Fox Royal Commission provided for the mining town to be established in connection with the Ranger Uranium deposit. The name was derived from that bird that frequents the billabongs of the coastal plains of Kakadu.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
	(None Found)

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