Driver
Northern Territory · Palmerston · Darwin
This profile uses the ABS Driver statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Driver is a locality in the Palmerston area of Northern Territory. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Driver SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Driver SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Driver
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for NT yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Driver
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,267ICSEA884
- Primary · Government · Years T-6Enrolment409ICSEA914
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NT schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSJourney Early Learning Centre - DurackCentre-Based Care · 111 places · Durack
- Exceeding NQSJourney Early Learning Centre Durack HeightsCentre-Based Care · 66 places · Durack
- Exceeding NQSGray Child Care CentreCentre-Based Care · 48 places · Gray
- Meeting NQSMilestones Early Learning PalmerstonCentre-Based Care · 151 places · Bakewell
- Meeting NQSSacred Heart Catholic School Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Woodroffe
- Meeting NQSDurack School Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 110 places · Durack
- Meeting NQSJourney Early Learning Centre - NightcliffCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Nightcliff
- Meeting NQSOne Tree Defence Childcare Unit Kids BrigadeCentre-Based Care · 85 places · Palmerston
- Meeting NQSGoodstart Early Learning PalmerstonCentre-Based Care · 82 places · Durack
- Meeting NQSTiny Town Early Learning Centre Pty LtdCentre-Based Care · 80 places · Durack
- Meeting NQSKentish Early Learning Centre MouldenCentre-Based Care · 79 places · Moulden
- Meeting NQSMoulden PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 78 places · Moulden
+ 22 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Where did the gain come from?
+29Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Palmerston
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
- 01Palmerston - South+3.9%9,070 ppl
- 02Durack - Marlow Lagoon+1.3%5,073 ppl
- 03Woodroffe+1.2%3,538 ppl
- 04Palmerston - North+1.1%4,949 ppl
- 05Rosebery - Bellamack+1.0%7,223 ppl
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