Laverton Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Laverton (3028) is a suburb of Melbourne, West, Victoria. It is about 19 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Laverton is in the federal electorate of Lalor.

In the 2011 census the population of Laverton was 4,065 and is comprised of approximately 47.4% females and 52.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Laverton is 31 years of age.

47.1% of people living in the suburb of Laverton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 14.0% India, 4.7% Burma , 2.6% Philippines, 2.4% New Zealand, 2.4% England, 2.3% Thailand, 1.6% China , 1.5% Vietnam, 0.8% Scotland, 0.5% Cambodia, 0.5% Sudan, 0.5% Nepal, 0.5% Ethiopia, 0.5% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia .

51.7% of people living in Laverton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 12.7% Other, 7.9% Punjabi, 5.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.8% Hindi, 1.9% Arabic, 1.8% Other, 1.8% Vietnamese, 1.4% Mandarin, 1.3% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Laverton is 22.8% Catholic, 17.9% No religion, 8.5% Anglican, 8.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.7% Other Religious Groups, 7.6% Baptist, 6.8% Hinduism, 3.7% Islam, 3.2% Buddhism, 2.8% Eastern Orthodox.

40.5% of people are married, 42.4% have never married and 8.5% are divorced and 3.7% are separated. There are 165 widowed people living in Laverton.

51.7% of the people living in Laverton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.6% are working on a part time basis. Laverton has an unemployment rate of 10.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Laverton are 20.7% Labourers, 15.0% Technicians & trades workers, 15.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 12.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.6% Professionals, 9.9% Community & personal service workers, 7.9% Sales workers, 5.1% Managers, 3.7% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Laverton work in are 13.2% Manufacturing, 11.4% Accommodation and food services, 10.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 9.9% Retail trade, 9.3% Health care and social assistance, 5.8% Construction, 5.7% Administrative and support services, 5.4% Inadequately described/Not stated, 5.2% Public administration and safety.

25.8% of homes are fully owned, and 28.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 41.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $390 per week and the median household income is $953 per week.

The median rent in Laverton is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1300 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Laverton postcode 3028