Laverton WA 6440
Laverton is in Laverton LGA, WA, postcode 6440, with population 907.
Strong evidence
Laverton has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Laverton rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
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Rent-pressure candidate
Laverton rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $1217/wk.
Use this as a rent-market signal, not a street-level listing read.
Laverton has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Schools, Hospitals, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Market rent, Schools, Hospitals, Population growth
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Property prices, Crime, Transport
Laverton currently reads as a verify-first candidate.
The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.
Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Property prices, Transport
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Price history
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Full data detail
Laverton WA
Laverton is a small community in Western Australia within the Laverton local government area (postcode 6440). With a population of 907, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are machinery operators & drivers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Australian.
The current median weekly rent is $1217. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $413.
Laverton is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 738, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.7% year-on-year indicates declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Laverton is a small community in Western Australia within the Laverton local government area (postcode 6440). With a population of 907, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $57K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 31 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are machinery operators & drivers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, English, Australian.
The current median weekly rent is $1217. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $413.
Laverton is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 738, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.7% year-on-year indicates declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Laverton FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Laverton in?
Laverton is in the Laverton Local Government Area, WA, postcode 6440. Council-level context for Laverton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Laverton?
The median weekly rent in Laverton is $1217/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Laverton?
Rent-pressure candidate: Laverton rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Laverton a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Laverton show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Laverton?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Laverton data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.