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Jaffa

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  • Neighbourhood
  • Tel Aviv
  • 2,270 residents

Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area

Arab locality or area
Confidence: highthe official sources agree and are detailed enough for this place.

The main religion of the area in the CBS 2022 census is Muslim or Christian (for a city: Arabs are at least 50% of the CBS population).

Jews and non-Jews — estimate

  • Jews (estimate)42%
  • Non-Jews (estimate)58%

Share of Israeli residents, foreign nationals not included; “Jews” includes residents the CBS classes as “others”. Non-binding estimate. How is this calculated?

CBS Census 2022: the main household lifestyle in statistical area 1523 is Secular · main religion: Muslim

In brief

Jaffa is a neighbourhood of Tel Aviv. Community character (an estimate from official data): Arab locality or area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: 42% (non-Jews: 58%).

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Median age

36

Israel: 30

Average household size

2.6

Israel: 3.0

Aged 0–19

26.8%

Israel: 35.4%

CBS socio-economic cluster (2021)

6 of 10

Cluster of the matching 2011 statistical area (1 = lowest, 10 = highest; area overlap 100%).

Who lives here

CBS Census 2022 · 2,270 residents in the census · every row beside the national average

JaffaNational average

Main religionMuslim
Most common household lifestyleSecular
Aged 0–1926.8%
Aged 20–6457.5%
Aged 65+15.6%
Households with children aged 0–523.2%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)1.7Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪97,700Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)26.6%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)79.2%
Households owning their home39.0%
Households renting53.5%
Households without a car28.7%

Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 1523 (2022 boundaries).

Jewish life nearby

Counted within 1.0 km of the neighbourhood centre, in a straight line (mikvaot: within 1.5 km).

4Synagogues
2Mikvaot
27Schools
64Kindergartens
0Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
0Ulpanim for olim

Schools by stream 27

State 10State-religious 1Haredi 3Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 13

Kindergartens by stream 64

State 27State-religious 5Haredi 4Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 28

Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 18 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 3 · Community centres (OSM): 3 · Other places of worship (OSM): 9

Sources: Ministry of Education (institutions, Oct 2026), Ministry of Religious Services (mikvaot, Aug 2026), Be'er Sheva municipality (synagogues), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). OSM coverage of synagogues and their nusach is incomplete.

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Sources: official public data — CBS Census 2022 and socio-economic index 2021, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Religious Services, Ministry of Aliyah and Integration — and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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