Mawson Lakes is a suburb and new residential
development in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide,
with the first land being released in 1998.
Named in honor of Sir Douglas Mawson, it has a
census area population of 10,872 people.
Mawson Lakes is located in the northern
suburbs of Adelaide around 12 km north of the
Central business district. Much of the suburb
was previously known as The Levels, and was a
non-residential area, housing a campus of the
University of South Australia and Technology
Park Adelaide.

According to the 2006 Census the population
of the Mawson Lakes census area was 5,246
people. Approximately 50.5% of the population
were male, 62.6% are Australian born, over
83.1% of residents are Australian citizens and
only 0.3% were native born indigenous people.
Mawson Lakes has an educated population with
over 45% of the population holding a degree,
diploma or vocational qualification. This level of
education attainment is reflected in the
suburb's employment patterns: the most
popular industries for employment were
Manufacturing (16.9%), Retail Trades (11.9%)
and Public Service (10.3%), while the
unemployment rate is approx. 2.9%. The
median weekly household income is
A$1,433 or more per week, compared with $924
in Adelaide overall. 22.3% of the population
identify themselves as Catholic, while a slightly
higher 24.2% identify with no religion at all