Jurbise / Jurbeke covers 58.2 km² and has 10,383 inhabitants. The average age is 41, and women account for 51.3% of the population. Residents are mainly homeowners, with 77% owning their homes; average annual net income per person is €20,345. Nationalities are recorded as 88.6% Belgian, 3.4% United States, 2% United Kingdom, 1.6% French, 1.1% Italian, 0.6% German, 0.3% Canadian and 2.4% other. There are 5 apartments for rent, as well as 2 houses for rent.
Apartment buildings represent 5.1% of the local housing stock, while houses account for 94.9%. The average home has about 6.2 rooms, and the average building date is around 1942. The municipality’s building types comprise 65.7% detached houses, farms and castles, 20.7% semi-detached houses, 7.2% terraced houses, 5% buildings and apartment blocks, 0.9% commercial houses and 0.5% other types. The average monthly rent for an apartment is €980. Apartment rental prices run from €800 to €1,200 per month.
For road travel, the A7 / E19-E42 is 8 minutes from the centre by car, and the A8 / E429-E42 is 19 minutes away. The N56 and N524 are also main roads in the area. Bus routes include SNCB line BUS between Tournai and Mouscron, TEC line 10 between Saint-Ghislain and Herchies, and TEC line 16 between Mons and Jurbise. Stations nearest the centre are Jurbeke / Jurbise, Lens, Erbisoeul, Masnuy-Saint-Pierre and Ghlin. The local transport information includes bus and rail services, but no metro or tram.
Jurbise / Jurbeke has 7 nurseries, 5 nursery schools and 5 primary schools, with examples including Ecole Fondamentale Autonome De Jurbise, Ecole Fondamentale Communale and Ecole Fondamentale Libre Saint-Louis. There is no secondary school in the municipality. Grocery stores include 2 Delhaize supermarkets, 1 Delitraiteur and 1 Intermarché. One EV charging station is available, while shared bicycles and shared cars are not available. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is 28 minutes away by car; the public-transport journey takes 156 minutes.