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Latham ACT 2615

1,605 addresses · 63 streets

Fenner Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Latham · 11 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Latham is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 3,767 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,125 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,767Population
38Median age
$2,125Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Latham statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Latham itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Cohen Street, 3.5 km south-east · Airport: Canberra Airport, 17.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs9/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 14.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Latham

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Latham ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202014.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202143.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 66.1%

Population by age in Latham
Population by age, Latham ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4278
5-14501
15-19212
20-24188
25-34523
35-44577
45-54502
55-64389
65-74384
75-84174
85+32
Dwelling types in Latham
Dwelling types, Latham ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House1,234
Townhouse148
Apartment22
Other0
Households by weekly income in Latham
Households by weekly income, Latham ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650148
$650-1,499303
$1,500-2,999463
$3,000+412
Top ancestries in Latham
Top ancestries, Latham ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,419
English1,334
Irish530
Other474
Scottish418
Ancestry NS166
Housing tenure in Latham
Housing tenure, Latham ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned447
Mortgage626
Rented292
Other16
Cars per household in Latham
Cars per household, Latham ACT (ABS Census 2021)
057
1481
2569
3175
4+103
Commute to work in Latham
Commute to work, Latham ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,314
Train0
Bus56
Tram/ferry5
Walked16
Bicycle19
Home217
Top countries of birth in Latham
Top countries of birth, Latham ACT (ABS Census 2021)
England94
India68
China45
Vietnam39
Philippines31
New Zealand29
Languages used at home in Latham
Languages used at home, Latham ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin57
Vietnamese49
Italian40
Hindi36
Punjabi32
Spanish32

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

427,520 bird observations recorded near Latham — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Latham

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.