Located in Western Australia within the Perenjori local government area, Latham is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 6616). The area has roughly 61 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $81K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.9% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 24 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 12 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, machinery operators & drivers, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Dutch.
Median house prices in Latham stand at $70,000, having dropped significantly by 35.2% over the last twelve months. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $394.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops.
From an investment perspective, Property prices sit below the state median ($70K/$1.0M), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 0.9x is considered affordable. House prices have moved -35.2% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.