5.2% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Driver · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Driver
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people in Driver live without a car compared to the rest of the Northern Territory. Only 5.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, and the vast majority of residents rely on cars to get around. This high level of vehicle ownership shapes how people commute and move through the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Driver have one or two vehicles, with 37.8% owning two and 37.2% owning one. The 5.2% of homes without a vehicle is well below the Northern Territory figure of 11.1%, and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Driver splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 69.7% of people as the driver. Working from home is very uncommon here at 2.6%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
2.6% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -43.6%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are 5.10 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of 3.30. Despite this, the transit time to the city is 65 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
14
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
926.8
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,942
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
21,074
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
65
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The drive time to the city is 17 minutes, which is lower than most areas. Residents also have quick access to transit, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
17
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Driver [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041037/driver/topic/transport