It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.

While Larrakia land, Jingili is named after the Jingili people, an Aboriginal tribe who live in and around Elliott in the middle of the Territory.

The streets within Jingili are named after Flying Officers killed in the Darwin area during World War II and local people killed in action in France or Belgium during World War I. Jingili is two kilometres from Casuarina Square.

Jingili has a Primary School, a Pre-school and a Day-Care centre.

One of Darwin's oldest cemeteries is located in this suburb not far from the Rapid Creek.