Lathlain WA 6100
2,052 addresses · 31 streets
Swan Electorate › Victoria Park LGA › Lathlain · 4 km from Perth
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Living Here
Lathlain is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 3,699 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,040 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 64% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lathlain itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 doctors & medical clinics
4 childcare & kindergartens
1 butcher
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: Victoria Park, 550 m south-west · Metro station: Perth Underground, 4.8 km west · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 6.4 km south · Bus interchange: Causeway Bus Station, 1.5 km west · Ferry wharf: Barrack Street Jetty, 4.5 km west · Airport: Perth Airport, 6 km north-east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 4.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 4.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 4.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 72.7%
Population by age in Lathlain
| 0-4 | 220 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 409 |
| 15-19 | 200 |
| 20-24 | 276 |
| 25-34 | 696 |
| 35-44 | 559 |
| 45-54 | 453 |
| 55-64 | 457 |
| 65-74 | 268 |
| 75-84 | 111 |
| 85+ | 57 |
Dwelling types in Lathlain
| House | 1,137 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 135 |
| Apartment | 192 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Lathlain
| <$650 | 207 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 299 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 404 |
| $3,000+ | 440 |
Top ancestries in Lathlain
| English | 1,393 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,216 |
| Other | 489 |
| Irish | 360 |
| Italian | 339 |
| Scottish | 329 |
Housing tenure in Lathlain
| Owned | 422 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 506 |
| Rented | 513 |
| Other | 18 |
Cars per household in Lathlain
| 0 | 76 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 544 |
| 2 | 558 |
| 3 | 199 |
| 4+ | 77 |
Commute to work in Lathlain
| Car | 1,334 |
|---|---|
| Train | 101 |
| Bus | 96 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 31 |
| Bicycle | 38 |
| Home | 180 |
Top countries of birth in Lathlain
| England | 162 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 90 |
| China | 64 |
| India | 56 |
| Malaysia | 48 |
| Italy | 43 |
Languages used at home in Lathlain
| Mandarin | 107 |
|---|---|
| Italian | 50 |
| Cantonese | 38 |
| Korean | 32 |
| Nepali | 27 |
| Vietnamese | 24 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
120,729 bird observations recorded near Lathlain — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (6,486)
- Willie Wagtail (5,889)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,487)
- Australian White Ibis (5,446)
- Red Wattlebird (5,440)
- Eurasian Coot (5,428)
- Australian Raven (5,367)
- Dusky Moorhen (5,081)
- Singing Honeyeater (4,770)
- Australasian Darter (4,694)
- Laughing Turtle-dove (4,418)
- Australasian Grebe (4,369)
- Little Pied Cormorant (3,885)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Lathlain
- Australian Wood Duck (3,857)
- Little Black Cormorant (3,805)
- New Holland Honeyeater (3,734)
- Black Swan (3,732)
- Magpie-lark (3,731)
- Australian Magpie (3,428)
- Australian Pelican (3,369)
- Brown Honeyeater (3,310)
- Silver Gull (3,235)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (3,219)
- Welcome Swallow (3,169)
- Grey Teal (2,800)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (2,670)
- Australian Shelduck (2,631)
- Hardhead (2,622)
- Little Corella (2,335)
- South-western Australian Magpie (2,322)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Lathlain:
- Burswood (0.9 km)
- Rivervale (1.2 km)
- Victoria Park (1.5 km)
- Carlisle (1.7 km)
- East Victoria Park (2.3 km)
- Kensington (2.7 km)
- Kewdale (3 km)
- East Perth (3.2 km)
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Streets
- Band Street (19)
- Bishopsgate Street (84)
- Castle Way (6)
- Cookham Road (108)
- Cornwall Street (84)
- Custance Street (47)
- Dupre Lane (15)
- Egham Road (112)
- Enfield Street (142)
- Forster Avenue (48)
- Francisco Place (2)
- Gallipoli Street (145)
- Getting Street (34)
- Goddard Street (129)
- Great Eastern Highway (12)
- Howick Street (127)
- Kessack Street (4)
- Keyes Street (35)
- Lathlain Place (10)
- Maple Street (37)
- Mccartney Crescent (13)
- Midgley Street (85)
- Orrong Road (29)
- Petherbridge Street (5)
- Rayment Street (45)
- Roberts Road (54)
- Rutland Avenue (358)
- Saleham Street (82)
- Staines Street (67)
- Streatley Road (85)
- Waller Street (29)