ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Latham (ACT), ACT, 2615
Current weather
12.4°COvercast
81% humidity · 10.5 km/h wind · 13° / 9.9° today · 23.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#76 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Latham (ACT) is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 3,767 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 21 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with rising year-on-year trends (+17%), roughly 5.6 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 3,767
- Median age
- 38
- Median household income / week
- $2,125
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 56 of 1,459
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 63.6%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 88 / 148 / 22
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2025 Q2 Apr-Jun)
- 21
- Against the person
- 5
- Against property
- 7
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 5.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 753 residents
- State safety percentile
- 24.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +16.7%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv2
- Assault - Non-Fv1
- Other Offences9
- Sexual Assault2
- Theft (Excluding Motor Vehicles)3
Data sources & freshness
- ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Period: 2025 Q1 Jan-Mar → 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun; 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun · Updated on site · Quarterly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 1,038
- Latham Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
52 planning-related records
2026· 2 proposals
March 2026
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENActive
January 2026
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
2025· 12 proposals
December 2025
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
November 2025
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
October 2025
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2025
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2025
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2025
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2025
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENActive
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2025
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
2024· 3 proposals
September 2024
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2024
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2024
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
2023· 12 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
November 2023
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2023
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2023
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
April 2023
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2023
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
January 2023
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
2022· 15 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
October 2022
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
September 2022
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2022
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2022
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2022
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCLATHAM · BELCONNENCompleted
2021· 6 proposals
6 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 2 proposals
2 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
65 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- HEAL Medi Spa CanberraBeauty salon
Unit 19B 15 Wanliss Street
- 2km mark seatBench
- Below playground seatBench
- Bench (17)
- Casuarina Grove seatBench
- Footbridge seatBench
- Macrossan-Dalley seatBench
- Stepping stones seatBench
- Bicycle Parking
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
10 state heritage places
- Aboriginal RecordingsUP54 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsUP34 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsBT14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsUP24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsUP14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsUP44 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Umbagong District Park Grinding Grooves, LathamLatham grinding Grooves3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Umbagong District Park Grinding Grooves, LathamLatham grinding Grooves3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Umbagong District Park Grinding Grooves, LathamLatham grinding Grooves3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Umbagong District Park Grinding Grooves, LathamLatham grinding Grooves3 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Latham Preschoolkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 115
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 29.8/100
- Cohort rank
- #76 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Latham Preschoolchildcarekindergarten
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageUP54 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageUP34 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageBT14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageUP24 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageUP14 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Aboriginal RecordingsheritageUP44 - Aboriginal Place or Object (not registered but protected under Heritage Act 2004)
- Umbagong District Park Grinding Grooves, LathamheritageLatham grinding Grooves3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Umbagong District Park Grinding Grooves, LathamheritageLatham grinding Grooves3 - Registered Places or Objects
- Umbagong District Park Grinding Grooves, LathamheritageLatham grinding Grooves3 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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