$1,089 ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $859
- 2016: $903
- 2021: $1,089
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Latham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is notably high for residents in Latham, where typical family incomes have climbed by $535 since 2011. Most people here earn well above the national figure, creating a relatively affluent pocket of the territory.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Latham — higher than 74% of areas.
| Latham | $2,125 |
|---|---|
| 2615, ACT | $2,262 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $2,373 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Latham earns $2,495 a week, which is much higher than most areas. While this is a little below the ACT's typical figure of $2,872, it sits a little above the national average of $2,120.
$1,089 ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$2,125 ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,495 ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most areas, with the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week rising 13 percentage points since 2011 to 29.4%. This is well above the Australian figure of 22.6%, though it remains well below the ACT average.
18.5%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
29.4%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Latham, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and $4,000 or more (16%).
Latham splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and Under $650 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Latham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011017/latham/topic/income