2.7 ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.9
- 2021: 2.7
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Driver · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Driver
How families and households are made up across the area.
A high proportion of one-parent families defines daily life in Driver, where 20.9% of households fall into this category. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. Most homes here are family-based, with more than half containing couples with children.
2.7
▼ -6.9%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Driver — higher than 71% of areas.
| Driver | 2.7 |
|---|---|
| 0830, NT | 2.7 |
| Northern Territory | 2.8 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Driver typically hold 2.7 people, which is higher than most similar areas. About 21.1% of residents live alone, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 25.6%.
21.1% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Driver, the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (21%) and 3 people (21%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life is common here, with couples with children making up 54.1% of the total. One-parent families represent 20.9% of households, which is much higher than in most other areas.
20.9% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Driver, Couples with children is the majority at 54%; Couples without children is next at 24%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Driver [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70080/driver/topic/family-households