The area supports stands of saltbush and other herbage with grassy plains.
In 1925 the property was stocked with 600 head of cattle and occupied an area of 250,000 acres (101,171 ha) and had been put on the market along with nearby Mount Crawford Station.
[1] The owner, J. MacCalmont, had vastly improved the property and was running 3,000 head of cattle.
It was acquired a pair of Queenslanders, Messrs Allen and Rennie.
[2] By 1928 sheep were being run at Laverton Downs with a flock of 5,500 grazing the land.