407 ▲ +95.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 208
- 2016: 174
- 2021: 407
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Laverton · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Laverton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Laverton, where 37.1% of the population identifies as such. This community is growing quickly, with the total number of residents nearly doubling since 2011 to reach 407 people.
407
▲ +95.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Laverton — lower than 73% of areas.
| Laverton | 407 |
|---|---|
| 6440, WA | 1,333 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 96% over the last decade, adding about 199 people. The typical resident is now 39, which is 5 years older than they were in 2011.
39 yrs ▲ +14.7%
Younger than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 16.0% of the area, a figure that fell 13 points since 2011 and is well below the state average. Seniors aged 65 and over are also much less common here than in most other areas, at 11.3%.
11.3% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -45.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Laverton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Young adults (25–44) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is far more common here than across Australia, though it fell 13 points since 2011. De facto relationships are also among the highest at this level, at 20.7%, while 50.7% of residents have never been married.
37.1% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.7% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Laverton, Never married is the majority at 50%; Married is next at 31%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Laverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522039/laverton/topic/demographics-identity