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Latham vs Melba

Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Latham profile · Melba profile

Latham Melba

Latham and Melba are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory. They differ most in how residents access services and their educational profiles. Latham is far more walkable, with 99.9% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 35.3% near health services, compared to 79.5% and 6.7% in Melba. Melba has a more educated workforce, with 37.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, compared to 30.2% in Latham. Melba also has larger schools and more enrolments, while Latham's primary school is smaller.

Everyday life is very similar in both places, as residents share the same typical age of 38 and nearly identical weekly personal incomes. They also have similar proportions of people using other languages at home and those caring for children unpaid. While Melba has a higher share of high-income households, this gap has widened since 2011. Meanwhile, the difference in the share of separate houses has narrowed over the same period.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 7.9 pts higher in Latham Bachelor+: 7.3 pts higher in Melba Year 12: 5.9 pts higher in Melba One-parent: 2.9 pts higher in Latham Volunteering: 4.1 pts higher in Melba

Demographics & Identity

Population in Lathamin Melba +384 larger in Latham gap steady
3,767 14th pct 3,383 13th pct
Median age in Lathamin Melba even gap steady
38 yrs 43rd pct 38 yrs 43rd pct
First Nations in Lathamin Melba +0.4 pts higher in Melba gap steady
2.2% 50th pct 2.6% 57th pct
Aged 65+ in Lathamin Melba +1.2 pts higher in Melba gap narrowing
16.0% 41st pct 17.1% 49th pct
Under 15 in Lathamin Melba +1.3 pts higher in Melba gap steady
20.8% 78th pct 22.1% 86th pct
De facto in Lathamin Melba +1.1 pts higher in Latham gap widening
12.4% 55th pct 11.3% 40th pct

Age structure

29.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.2 pts 26.1%
23.4% Older adults (45–64) +0.3 pts ▸ 23.6%
20.8% Children (0–14) +1.3 pts ▸ 22.1%
16.0% Seniors (65+) +1.2 pts ▸ 17.1%
10.6% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

Marital status

48.3% Married +2.5 pts ▸ 50.8%
35.6% Never married ◂ +1.8 pts 33.8%
9.7% Divorced ◂ +0.8 pts 8.8%
3.9% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%
3.0% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Latham Melba

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Lathamin Melba +1.5 pts higher in Melba gap steady
19.7% 44th pct 21.2% 47th pct

Country of birth

76.5% Australia ◂ +0.9 pts 75.6%
2.5% England +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%
1.8% India ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%
1.2% China +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%
0.8% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.0% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%
0.8% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%
0.6% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%
0.5% South Africa even 0.6%
0.2% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

37.7% Australian +1.0 pts ▸ 38.6%
35.4% English even 35.4%
14.1% Irish ◂ +1.0 pts 13.1%
11.1% Scottish even 11.1%
4.0% German +1.0 pts ▸ 5.0%
3.0% Chinese +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.5% Italian ◂ +0.7 pts 2.8%
2.6% Indian ◂ +0.9 pts 1.7%
2.3% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 2.1%
1.1% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.2% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

Language

Other language in Lathamin Melba +0.5 pts higher in Melba gap narrowing
15.4% 56th pct 15.9% 57th pct
Limited English in Lathamin Melba +0.0 pts higher in Melba gap steady
1.8% 58th pct 1.9% 58th pct

Language used at home

80.2% English only +0.4 pts ▸ 80.6%
1.5% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%
1.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%
1.1% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%
1.0% Hindi ◂ +0.9 pts 0.1%
0.8% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%
0.8% Arabic ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.5% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.4% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Lathamin Melba +2.2 pts higher in Melba gap steady
43.4% 60th pct 45.6% 70th pct

Religious affiliation

43.4% No religion +2.2 pts ▸ 45.6%
43.4% Christianity ◂ +0.6 pts 42.8%
5.6% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 4.9%
2.5% Hinduism ◂ +1.2 pts 1.3%
2.0% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.8% Buddhism even 1.8%
1.1% Other religions even 1.2%
0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Lathamin Melba +5.9 pts higher in Melba gap steady
67.9% 72nd pct 73.8% 82nd pct
Bachelor+ in Lathamin Melba +7.3 pts higher in Melba gap steady
30.2% 69th pct 37.5% 79th pct
Schools in Lathamin Melba +1 more in Melba
1 0th pct 2 14th pct
Schools/1k kids in Lathamin Melba +1.39 more in Melba
1.28 24th pct 2.67 63rd pct
Schools ≤3 km in Lathamin Melba +1 more in Latham
20 51st pct 19 49th pct
Students in Lathamin Melba +1,116 more in Melba
298 10th pct 1,414 49th pct
Avg size in Lathamin Melba +409 larger in Melba
298 32nd pct 707 80th pct
ICSEA in Lathamin Melba +8 higher in Melba
1,038 60th pct 1,046 63rd pct

Highest year of school

67.9% Year 12 +5.9 pts ▸ 73.8%
16.9% Year 10 ◂ +3.9 pts 13.0%
5.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 4.2%
5.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 5.1%

Highest qualification level

27.1% Bachelor degree +4.7 pts ▸ 31.7%
25.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.4 pts 19.6%
16.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 15.2%
12.2% Postgraduate degree +3.7 pts ▸ 15.9%
6.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.3 pts 6.1%
1.4% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

Field of qualification

16.2% Society & culture +4.0 pts ▸ 20.2%
19.3% Management & commerce ◂ +1.4 pts 17.9%
10.3% Engineering & related ◂ +1.7 pts 8.6%
9.0% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 9.2%
6.7% Health +0.6 pts ▸ 7.3%
5.7% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 6.4%
4.6% Natural & physical sciences +1.5 pts ▸ 6.1%
6.1% Architecture & building ◂ +1.5 pts 4.6%
4.2% Creative arts +1.2 pts ▸ 5.4%
5.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.4 pts 3.7%
3.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

Income

Personal income in Lathamin Melba +$29 higher in Melba gap steady
$1,089 85th pct $1,118 86th pct
Household income in Lathamin Melba +$201 higher in Melba gap widening
$2,125 74th pct $2,326 85th pct
Family income in Lathamin Melba +$272 higher in Melba gap widening
$2,495 74th pct $2,767 84th pct
High earners in Lathamin Melba +2.3 pts higher in Melba gap narrowing
18.5% 79th pct 20.8% 86th pct
High-income homes in Lathamin Melba +6.5 pts higher in Melba gap widening
29.4% 74th pct 35.9% 86th pct

Household income distribution

33.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 29.2%
21.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.6 pts 20.0%
15.1% $4,000 or more +6.2 pts ▸ 21.4%
14.3% $3,000–$3,999 +0.2 pts ▸ 14.5%
10.6% Under $650 ◂ +1.5 pts 9.0%

Personal income distribution

31.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.5 pts 30.0%
31.1% Under $650 ◂ +0.5 pts 30.6%
28.7% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 29.3%
4.6% $3,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 6.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Lathamin Melba +0.5 pts higher in Latham
32.8% 77th pct 32.3% 75th pct
Mental health in Lathamin Melba +0.3 pts higher in Latham
12.1% 88th pct 11.7% 86th pct
Needs assistance in Lathamin Melba +0.5 pts higher in Latham gap steady
5.6% 54th pct 5.2% 45th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

12.1% Mental health ◂ +0.3 pts 11.7%
10.5% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 11.2%
10.8% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 11.0%
9.2% Arthritis +0.6 pts ▸ 9.8%
5.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 4.6%
3.6% Heart disease even 3.6%
3.0% Cancer even 3.0%
1.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%
0.8% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.4% Dementia even 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.8% None +2.4 pts ▸ 62.2%
22.5% One condition ◂ +0.6 pts 21.8%
7.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 7.0%
2.7% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Lathamin Melba +4.1 pts higher in Melba gap steady
16.6% 65th pct 20.7% 86th pct
Unpaid carers in Lathamin Melba +1.6 pts higher in Latham gap widening
17.0% 100th pct 15.4% 96th pct
Unpaid child care in Lathamin Melba +0.6 pts higher in Melba gap steady
34.0% 89th pct 34.6% 90th pct
Defence service in Lathamin Melba +0.7 pts higher in Melba
5.2% 88th pct 5.8% 91st pct
Housework 15h+ in Lathamin Melba +0.8 pts higher in Melba gap steady
23.6% 73rd pct 24.4% 78th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Lathamin Melba +6 larger in Melba
81 26th pct 87 28th pct
Median age in Lathamin Melba +1 yrs older in Melba
24 yrs 43rd pct 25 yrs 57th pct
Year 12 in Lathamin Melba +21.0 pts higher in Melba
39.0% 39th pct 60.0% 83rd pct
Unemployment in Lathamin Melba +0.8 pts higher in Latham
11.4% 58th pct 10.5% 53rd pct
Median income in Lathamin Melba +$179 higher in Melba
$871 81st pct $1,050 90th pct
Household income in Lathamin Melba +$1,135 higher in Melba
$1,781 55th pct $2,916 93rd pct
Indigenous language in Lathamin Melba +1.9 pts higher in Melba
6.2% 58th pct 8.0% 71st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Lathamin Melba +0.1 larger in Melba gap steady
2.6 57th pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Lathamin Melba +2.9 pts higher in Latham gap steady
15.6% 69th pct 12.7% 46th pct
Living alone in Lathamin Melba +2.9 pts higher in Latham gap widening
24.1% 45th pct 21.1% 33rd pct

Family composition

58.7% Couples with children +3.9 pts ▸ 62.6%
25.1% Couples without children ◂ +0.9 pts 24.2%
15.6% One-parent families ◂ +2.9 pts 12.7%
0.8% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

32.8% 2 people ◂ +1.1 pts 31.7%
24.1% 1 person ◂ +2.9 pts 21.1%
16.7% 4 people +2.7 pts ▸ 19.4%
18.2% 3 people ◂ +2.3 pts 15.9%
4.9% 5 people +3.2 pts ▸ 8.1%
3.4% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Lathamin Melba even gap narrowing
$400 62nd pct $400 62nd pct
Mortgage in Lathamin Melba +$100 higher in Melba gap widening
$2,000 61st pct $2,100 69th pct
People / bedroom in Lathamin Melba even gap narrowing
0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Lathamin Melba +0.2 pts higher in Latham gap steady
20.8% 31st pct 20.6% 30th pct
Owned outright in Lathamin Melba +2.7 pts higher in Melba gap steady
31.9% 49th pct 34.6% 57th pct
Separate houses in Lathamin Melba +7.9 pts higher in Latham gap narrowing
88.1% 59th pct 80.2% 41st pct
3+ bedrooms in Lathamin Melba +0.2 pts higher in Melba gap narrowing
88.2% 76th pct 88.4% 77th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.3 pts 43.4%
31.9% Owned outright +2.7 pts ▸ 34.6%
20.8% Rented ◂ +0.2 pts 20.6%
1.4% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 0.3%
1.1% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

88.1% Separate house ◂ +7.9 pts 80.2%
10.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +7.0 pts ▸ 17.5%
1.6% Flat or apartment even 1.6%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.0% 3 bedrooms ◂ +9.5 pts 38.5%
33.7% 4 bedrooms +6.2 pts ▸ 39.9%
6.5% 5 or more +3.5 pts ▸ 10.0%
9.4% 2 bedrooms +0.4 pts ▸ 9.8%
1.5% 1 bedroom +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

45.5% $350–$549 ◂ +8.7 pts 36.8%
22.3% Under $200 +6.1 pts ▸ 28.3%
18.5% $200–$349 ◂ +5.5 pts 13.0%
12.3% $550–$749 +4.7 pts ▸ 17.0%
1.4% $750 or more ◂ +1.4 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

46.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.3 pts 44.0%
28.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.9 pts 22.5%
11.3% $3,000 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 16.2%
10.2% Under $1,000 +5.2 pts ▸ 15.4%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Lathamin Melba +0.5 pts higher in Latham gap steady
4.1% 43rd pct 3.6% 37th pct
Work from home in Lathamin Melba +1.3 pts higher in Melba gap widening
11.4% 37th pct 12.7% 43rd pct
PT commute in Lathamin Melba +0.2 pts higher in Melba gap steady
3.2% 68th pct 3.4% 70th pct
PT stops in Lathamin Melba +10 more in Melba
25 35th pct 35 45th pct
Stops/1k in Lathamin Melba +3.71 more in Melba
6.64 79th pct 10.35 88th pct
Departures/1k in Lathamin Melba +594.6 more in Melba
1,201.5 64th pct 1,796.0 79th pct
PT routes in Lathamin Melba +1 more in Melba
4 29th pct 5 36th pct
Stop walk in Lathamin Melba +1 longer in Latham
5 50th pct 4 43rd pct
Drive to city in Lathamin Melba +1 longer in Melba
14 23rd pct 15 26th pct
Reach 30 min in Lathamin Melba +5,147 more in Melba
7,438 18th pct 12,585 39th pct
Reach 45 min in Lathamin Melba +16,172 more in Latham
50,169 54th pct 33,997 43rd pct
Transit to city in Lathamin Melba +2 longer in Latham
65 63rd pct 63 59th pct

How people get to work

64.2% Car (driver) ◂ +1.9 pts 62.3%
11.4% Worked at home +1.3 pts ▸ 12.7%
4.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 4.5%
2.9% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%
1.0% Bicycle even 1.0%
0.8% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.0% 2 vehicles +1.2 pts ▸ 42.2%
34.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.4 pts 33.2%
12.6% 3 vehicles +2.1 pts ▸ 14.7%
7.4% 4 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 6.7%
4.1% No vehicle ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Lathamin Melba +4.7 pts higher in Melba gap widening
29.5% 15th pct 34.2% 34th pct
Recent arrivals in Lathamin Melba +0.4 pts higher in Melba gap narrowing
11.7% 55th pct 12.1% 57th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Lathamin Melba +0.2 pts higher in Melba gap steady
3.7% 25th pct 3.9% 31st pct
Participation in Lathamin Melba +1.0 pts higher in Latham gap narrowing
66.1% 71st pct 65.0% 66th pct
Full-time in Lathamin Melba +0.1 pts higher in Latham gap steady
63.3% 80th pct 63.1% 79th pct

Industries people work in

27.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.1 pts 25.4%
11.5% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 12.4%
9.1% Professional & technical +2.8 pts ▸ 11.9%
11.6% Construction ◂ +2.8 pts 8.7%
10.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.4 pts 10.2%
7.0% Retail trade +0.8 pts ▸ 7.8%
4.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 4.4%
3.3% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.2% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%
1.6% Arts & recreation +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%
2.4% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.1 pts 1.3%
1.0% Media & telecommunications +0.7 pts ▸ 1.7%

Occupations people work in

25.9% Professionals +4.7 pts ▸ 30.7%
15.9% Managers +2.3 pts ▸ 18.2%
15.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.6 pts 13.8%
13.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.2 pts 12.2%
10.9% Community & personal service ◂ +1.1 pts 9.8%
6.4% Labourers ◂ +1.3 pts 5.2%
6.2% Sales workers even 6.2%
3.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.3 pts 2.2%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Lathamin Melba +1 higher in Melba
7 64th pct 8 71st pct
IRSD decile in Lathamin Melba +1 higher in Melba
7 64th pct 8 71st pct
IER decile in Lathamin Melba +1 higher in Melba
7 64th pct 8 71st pct
IEO decile in Lathamin Melba +1 higher in Melba
8 71st pct 9 86th pct
IRSAD score in Lathamin Melba +23 higher in Melba
1,041 68th pct 1,064 76th pct
ERP in Lathamin Melba +339 higher in Latham
3,763 14th pct 3,424 12th pct
Growth in Lathamin Melba +1.2 pts higher in Melba
0.6% 14th pct 1.8% 26th pct
Businesses in Lathamin Melba +51 higher in Latham
197 9th pct 146 6th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Lathamin Melba even
855 49th pct 855 49th pct
Max temp in Lathamin Melba even
21.0 29th pct 21.0 29th pct
Min temp in Lathamin Melba even
6.9 2nd pct 6.9 2nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Lathamin Melba +0.9 higher in Latham
7.0 74th pct 6.1 60th pct
Types ≤15 min in Lathamin Melba +0.7 more in Latham
7.0 76th pct 6.3 65th pct
15-min city in Lathamin Melba +17.6 pts higher in Latham
99.8% 90th pct 82.1% 64th pct
Walk to shops in Lathamin Melba +20.4 pts higher in Latham
99.9% 99th pct 79.5% 65th pct
Walk to transit in Lathamin Melba +0.9 pts higher in Melba
99.1% 71st pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Lathamin Melba +2.6 pts higher in Latham
100.0% 100th pct 97.4% 81st pct
Walk to a park in Lathamin Melba even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Lathamin Melba +28.6 pts higher in Latham
35.3% 40th pct 6.7% 14th pct
Amenities/1k in Lathamin Melba +4.3 more in Melba
11.4 33rd pct 15.7 58th pct
Intersections/km² in Lathamin Melba +102 higher in Melba
214 73rd pct 316 85th pct
Mean slope in Lathamin Melba +1.5 pts higher in Melba
4.9% 43rd pct 6.4% 66th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Latham vs Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/801011017/latham/vs/801011022/melba