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Laverton VIC 3028

3,147 addresses · 82 streets

Gellibrand Electorate › Hobsons Bay LGA › Laverton · 18 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Laverton is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 4,760 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $1,512 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 49% of households own their home and 50% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Indian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $590,000.

4,760Population
32Median age
$1,512Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Laverton statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Laverton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Laverton, 600 m south · Bus interchange: Laverton Station Bus Interchange, 700 m south · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 18.6 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Laverton.

Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$590,000House · 2024
$520,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Laverton

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Laverton VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.3% · Labour-force participation 60.5%

Population by age in Laverton
Population by age, Laverton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4309
5-14444
15-19191
20-24436
25-341,244
35-44748
45-54485
55-64466
65-74277
75-84118
85+50
Dwelling types in Laverton
Dwelling types, Laverton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,366
Townhouse324
Apartment43
Other8
Households by weekly income in Laverton
Households by weekly income, Laverton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650262
$650-1,499536
$1,500-2,999565
$3,000+240
Top ancestries in Laverton
Top ancestries, Laverton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,451
English848
Australian714
Indian543
Ancestry NS458
Irish274
Housing tenure in Laverton
Housing tenure, Laverton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned389
Mortgage453
Rented848
Other18
Cars per household in Laverton
Cars per household, Laverton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0186
1780
2506
3153
4+56
Commute to work in Laverton
Commute to work, Laverton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,192
Train190
Bus18
Tram/ferry0
Walked32
Bicycle10
Home373
Top countries of birth in Laverton
Top countries of birth, Laverton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India727
Philippines218
Myanmar145
Nepal145
Thailand143
New Zealand116
Languages used at home in Laverton
Languages used at home, Laverton VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi348
Hindi165
Nepali160
Arabic106
Vietnamese106
Tagalog94

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

117,043 bird observations recorded near Laverton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Laverton

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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