Suburb in Palmerston

Driver, NT

Driver had a population of 2,747 at the 2021 Census (−4.8% since 2016). Median age 32.8. Median weekly household income $1,977. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Driver at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Darwin

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Driver's population shrank by 4.8% to 2,747, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). Its median age of 32.8 is close to the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 16.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.3%.

47.0% of households rent, close to the NT average of 48.6%. 13.3% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are more common than in Northern Territory overall: 28.5% of homes, against 18.1%. The 2021 Census counted 940 households.

The median household earns $1,977 a week, in line with the NT average of $2,058. Renters pay a median $356 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,863 a month.

25.7% of residents were born overseas, close to the NT average of 23.9%. 21.3% use a language other than English at home. 50.9% report no religion, higher than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Driver beside NT and Australia.

MeasureDriverNTAustralia
Population2,747232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016−4.8%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age32.833.238.2
Households94070,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments28.5%18.1%14.3%
Renting47.0%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright13.3%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,977$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week$356$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,863$2,001$1,866
Born overseas25.7%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home21.3%36.1%23.6%
No religion50.9%43.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−4.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,9592011
  2. 2,8842016
  3. 2,7472021

Age

Median age 32.8, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Driver Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Driver and Northern Territory
0–916.1%
10–1912.3%
20–2915.4%
30–3918.2%
40–4913.4%
50–5912.9%
60–697.8%
70–793.0%
80+1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Driver at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian36.7%
  2. English33.5%
  3. Australian Aboriginal14.7%
  4. Scottish8.3%
  5. Irish7.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Nepali2.6%
  2. Tagalog2.5%
  3. Australian Indigenous languages1.5%
  4. Indonesian1.4%
  5. Mandarin1.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines4.8%
  2. Nepal2.8%
  3. India2.7%
  4. England2.5%
  5. New Zealand2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Driver

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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