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Laverton WA 6440

476 addresses · 36 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Laverton LGA › Laverton · 729 km from Perth

Living Here

Laverton is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 907 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,097 a week, with median rent near $95 a week. Most homes are houses. About 28% of households own their home and 54% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, Aboriginal, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

907Population
37Median age
$1,097Median household income / wk
$95Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Laverton Airport, 2.7 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.7% 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 WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20217.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 42.9%

Population by age in Laverton
Population by age, Laverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-435
5-1475
15-1937
20-2458
25-34208
35-44133
45-54145
55-64154
65-7443
75-849
85+5
Dwelling types in Laverton
Dwelling types, Laverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
House122
Townhouse18
Apartment4
Other5
Households by weekly income in Laverton
Households by weekly income, Laverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65039
$650-1,49941
$1,500-2,99933
$3,000+24
Top ancestries in Laverton
Top ancestries, Laverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Ancestry NS302
Aboriginal239
English187
Australian132
Scottish41
Irish39
Housing tenure in Laverton
Housing tenure, Laverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned26
Mortgage14
Rented77
Other25
Cars per household in Laverton
Cars per household, Laverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
025
167
235
316
4+4
Commute to work in Laverton
Commute to work, Laverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car141
Train0
Bus43
Tram/ferry0
Walked38
Bicycle4
Home5
Top countries of birth in Laverton
Top countries of birth, Laverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand55
England23
South Africa11
Philippines10
Malaysia5
Samoa5
Languages used at home in Laverton
Languages used at home, Laverton WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous111
Filipino3
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,213 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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.