Driver vs Durack

In both, about half of households rent and most homes are detached houses. In Durack, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Durack: a median of $681,000, against $605,000 in Driver, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Durack tends to suit couples.

Driver and Durack are both close to Darwin's CBD, but they differ notably in income levels and housing costs. Durack has a median household income of $128,492 compared to Driver's $103,168, and sits in a much higher socio-economic decile at 9 versus 3. Housing is considerably more expensive in Durack—median unit prices are $567,500 against $380,000 in Driver—though Driver's rental yield on houses is slightly higher at 5.2%. Driver edges out on walkability (64 versus 56), while Durack scores higher on overall liveability at 65. Driver may suit buyers seeking more affordable entry points and better walkability, while Durack appeals to those with higher incomes and a preference for a more affluent area.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Durack

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (9 vs 2)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 4)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Driver

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($380,000 vs $620,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($605,000 vs $681,172)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Driver

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $500/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Driver

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 5%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Durack

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.5% vs -4.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Driver and Durack drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Driver Durack
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Driver Durack
Walkability 64 / 58
Driver — Walkability: 64/100 Durack — Walkability: 58/100

Demographics

Durack rents higher ($500/wk vs $350/wk); Durack has more residents (3,730 vs 2,747).

Driver Durack
Population 2,747 3,730
+36% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.8% +5.5%
Median age 33 31
Median household income $103,168/yr $128,492/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk $500/wk
+43% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Driver Durack
0-4 7.4% / 9.7%
Driver — 0-4: 7.4% Durack — 0-4: 9.7%
5-14 15.1% / 15.6%
Driver — 5-14: 15.1% Durack — 5-14: 15.6%
15-19 5.7% / 4.7%
Driver — 15-19: 5.7% Durack — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 7.0% / 6.4%
Driver — 20-24: 7.0% Durack — 20-24: 6.4%
25-34 18.4% / 19.7%
Driver — 25-34: 18.4% Durack — 25-34: 19.7%
35-44 15.7% / 16.9%
Driver — 35-44: 15.7% Durack — 35-44: 16.9%
45-54 12.3% / 12.0%
Driver — 45-54: 12.3% Durack — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 10.8% / 8.5%
Driver — 55-64: 10.8% Durack — 55-64: 8.5%
65-74 5.8% / 4.6%
Driver — 65-74: 5.8% Durack — 65-74: 4.6%
75-84 1.3% / 1.4%
Driver — 75-84: 1.3% Durack — 75-84: 1.4%
85+ 0.4% / 0.3%
Driver — 85+: 0.4% Durack — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Driver 41.9% couple families
Driver — Couple Families: 41.9% Driver — Lone Person: 27.8% Driver — One Parent Families: 22.6% Driver — Group Household: 7.0% Driver — Other Families: 0.7%
Durack 56.6% couple families
Durack — Couple Families: 56.6% Durack — Lone Person: 21.1% Durack — One Parent Families: 15.1% Durack — Group Household: 5.8% Durack — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Driver 47.2% renting
Driver — Owned Outright: 13.4% Driver — Mortgage: 39.4% Driver — Renting: 47.2%
Durack 45.9% renting
Durack — Owned Outright: 11.2% Durack — Mortgage: 42.9% Durack — Renting: 45.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Driver Durack
Certificate III & IV 17.6% / 16.7%
Driver — Certificate III & IV: 17.6% Durack — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 11.7%
Driver — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Durack — Bachelor Degree: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 8.4%
Driver — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Durack — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / 4.0%
Driver — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Durack — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 2.1%
Driver — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Durack — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Driver Durack
Philippines 4.4% / 3.8%
Driver — Philippines: 4.4% Durack — Philippines: 3.8%
England 2.3% / 2.9%
Driver — England: 2.3% Durack — England: 2.9%
India 2.4% / 2.5%
Driver — India: 2.4% Durack — India: 2.5%
New Zealand 1.8% / 2.9%
Driver — New Zealand: 1.8% Durack — New Zealand: 2.9%
Nepal 2.6% / —
Driver — Nepal: 2.6% Durack — Nepal: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 1.1%
Driver — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Durack — Sri Lanka: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Driver 65.9% houses
Driver — Houses: 65.9% Driver — Flats / Apartments: 28.9% Driver — Townhouses: 5.2%
Durack 95.0% houses
Durack — Houses: 95.0% Durack — Flats / Apartments: 2.4% Durack — Townhouses: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Driver Durack
Median house price $605,000 $681,172
Median unit price $380,000 $620,000
Median land price — $890,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 15 days
from 9 sales
 22 days
from 41 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Driver Durack
3 bed $600K / $648K
Driver — 3 bed: $600K (51 sales) Durack — 3 bed: $648K (84 sales)

51 vs 84 sales

4 bed $665K / $760K
Driver — 4 bed: $665K (18 sales) Durack — 4 bed: $760K (78 sales)

18 vs 78 sales

Development activity

Driver Durack
New dwellings approved 247
across Palmerston
same for both
Approvals change year on year -3%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Driver Durack
Houses 5.4%
$720/wk on $695K
 5.0%
$770/wk on $800K
Units 7.4%
$570/wk on $399K
 —

Ranking within NT

Driver Durack
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of NT Higher than 87% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 90% of NT Higher than 87% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 62% of NT Higher than 63% of NT
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NT Higher than 99% of NT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 56% of NT Higher than 36% of NT
Rental yield (units) Higher than 77% of NT —

Liveability

Durack scores higher overall (73 vs 52).

Driver Durack
Grade C A
Score 52/100 73/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Driver Durack
Bushfire Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Driver Durack
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Driver

  • Driver Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Palmerston College Government · Secondary

Schools in Durack

  • Durack Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Driver Durack
Cafes & restaurants 2 1
Parks & reserves 4 9
Childcare 2 9
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Driver Durack
Walkability score 64/100 58/100
Distance to Darwin 21.8 km
+3% vs other
 21.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min
same for both
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 70/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 32.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 23.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 0830
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 0830
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Driver Durack
Car (driver) 80.9% / 84.8%
Driver — Car (driver): 80.9% Durack — Car (driver): 84.8%
Car (passenger) 7.6% / 6.8%
Driver — Car (passenger): 7.6% Durack — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Worked from Home 3.0% / 4.6%
Driver — Worked from Home: 3.0% Durack — Worked from Home: 4.6%
Bus 3.6% / 1.7%
Driver — Bus: 3.6% Durack — Bus: 1.7%
Walked Only 3.4% / 1.3%
Driver — Walked Only: 3.4% Durack — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.8%).

Setting

Driver Durack
Elevation 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.0 km 4.4 km

NBN connectivity

Driver Durack
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
1,173 premises
 100%
1,484 premises

Climate

Driver Durack
Annual rainfall 1,836 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 19.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Driver Durack
Average residential rate $1,608/yr
same for both
Council Palmerston
same for both

Federal electorate

Driver Durack
Division Solomon
same for both
Member Luke John Gosling
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Driver Durack
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Driver

Family Middle-Ring Parks

Durack

Family Large Blocks Middle-Ring Parks River Young Families

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