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Driver vs Pinelands
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.4 km apart · Driver profile · Pinelands profile
Driver Pinelands
Driver and Pinelands (NT) are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Driver is a populated hub where the typical resident is 33 and weekly family income is far higher at $2,183. It is very walkable, with 98% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed and a high number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents. In contrast, Pinelands (NT) is sparsely populated and mostly car-dependent, with a much older typical resident of 58 and a typical family income that is far lower at $1,062.
Both areas are about 65 minutes from the city by transit, but the gap in their walkability and accessibility remains stark. Driver is far more connected, with 87.5% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school compared to 0% in Pinelands (NT). This gap in local access is consistent with the two areas' different scales, as Driver has far more street intersections and a much larger population.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,959
- First area, 2016: 2,884
- First area, 2021: 2,747
- Second area, 2011: 73
- Second area, 2016: 25
- Second area, 2021: 19
- First area, 2011: 28 yrs
- First area, 2016: 31 yrs
- First area, 2021: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 53 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 58 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Driver: 0.1% males, 0.3% females; 85+ in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Driver: 0.1% males, 0.5% females; 80–84 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Driver: 0.3% males, 0.4% females; 75–79 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 70–74 in Driver: 1.3% males, 0.9% females; 70–74 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Driver: 2.2% males, 1.4% females; 65–69 in Pinelands: 23.1% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Driver: 2.0% males, 2.2% females; 60–64 in Pinelands: 38.5% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Driver: 3.7% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Driver: 3.5% males, 2.9% females; 50–54 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 45–49 in Driver: 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Driver: 3.3% males, 4.0% females; 40–44 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Driver: 3.8% males, 4.5% females; 35–39 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Driver: 4.5% males, 5.3% females; 30–34 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Driver: 4.0% males, 4.5% females; 25–29 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Driver: 3.7% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Driver: 2.9% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 38.5% females
- 10–14 in Driver: 3.3% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Driver: 4.0% males, 4.7% females; 5–9 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Driver: 3.5% males, 3.8% females; 0–4 in Pinelands: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $874
- First area, 2016: $987
- First area, 2021: $1,011
- Second area, 2011: $843
- Second area, 2016: $849
- Second area, 2021: $575
- First area, 2011: $1,757
- First area, 2016: $2,072
- First area, 2021: $1,984
- Second area, 2011: $1,062
- Second area, 2016: $1,187
- Second area, 2021: $1,187
- First area, 2011: $1,825
- First area, 2016: $2,188
- First area, 2021: $2,183
- Second area, 2011: $1,325
- Second area, 2016: $900
- Second area, 2021: $1,062
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 1.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.0
- Second area, 2021: 1.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $350
- First area, 2016: $400
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2011: $300
- Second area, 2021: $275
- First area, 2011: $2,076
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $1,950
- Second area, 2011: $2,947
- Second area, 2021: $3,000
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.40
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Driver vs Pinelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70080/driver/vs/SAL70225/pinelands