Laverton Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Laverton (6440) is a suburb of South East & Central, Goldfields, Western Australia. It is about 729 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Laverton is in the federal electorate of O'Connor.

In the 2011 census the population of Laverton was 1,023 and is comprised of approximately 29.5% females and 70.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Laverton is 37 years of age.

66.0% of people living in the suburb of Laverton were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 7.8% New Zealand, 4.9% England, 0.9% Zimbabwe, 0.9% Philippines, 0.8% Samoa, 0.7% United States of America, 0.7% France, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% South Africa, 0.6% India, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Wales, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% Zambia.

69.2% of people living in Laverton speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 13.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 10.2% Australian Indigenous Languages , 2.1% Other, 0.6% Filipino , 0.6% German, 0.6% French, 0.5% Spanish, 0.4% Dutch, 0.4% Samoan.

The religious makeup of Laverton is 25.2% No religion, 18.8% Catholic, 17.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 11.3% Anglican, 9.6% Churches of Christ, 2.6% Uniting Church, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.4% Baptist, 1.8% Other Protestant.

35.8% of people are married, 48.1% have never married and 9.9% are divorced and 4.5% are separated. There are 15 widowed people living in Laverton.

77.6% of the people living in Laverton over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 9.4% are working on a part time basis. Laverton has an unemployment rate of 3.3%.

The main occupations of people living in Laverton are 30.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 28.3% Technicians & trades workers, 9.3% Professionals, 8.6% Labourers, 7.4% Managers, 7.4% Community & personal service workers, 6.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Laverton work in are 56.5% Mining, 6.9% Public administration and safety, 6.1% Accommodation and food services, 5.1% Construction, 4.7% Education and training, 4.4% Other services, 4.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.7% Health care and social assistance, 2.3% Inadequately described/Not stated.

18.1% of homes are fully owned, and 10.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 65.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1569 per week and the median household income is $1075 per week.

The median rent in Laverton is $90 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $953 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Laverton postcode 6440