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Mawson Lakes is a residential suburb in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, Australia. Named in honor of Sir Douglas Mawson, it is located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, approx. 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of the Adelaide CBD.

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.

In 1998, Delfin (later acquired by, and subsumed into, Lendlease) entered into a partnership with the Government of South Australia and the City of Salisbury to redevelop most of the area into a mixed-use, largely self-contained suburb featuring housing, retail, commercial and education precincts.

Similar to the large tidal lake at West Lakes, Mawson Lakes features the 7-hectare (17-acre) Sir Douglas Mawson Lake, a recreation lake which is the centrepiece of the residential portion of the development — and forms part of the suburb's namesake.

Technology Park Adelaide is Australia's first science park, having been established in 1982 by the Government of South Australia. It is managed by Renewal SA, on behalf of the Government of South Australia.

It is a 65-hectare (160-acre) site and predates the Mawson Lakes residential development.

Over 100 organisations are located at Technology Park Adelaide, with a concentrated focus on defence and aerospace, advanced electronics and information communication technologies.

Spanning from smaller enterprises through to global organisations, Technology Park Adelaide is home to organisations such as Lockheed Martin, Saab AB, Codan, Kongsberg Gruppen and Raytheon.

The Mawson Lakes residential development focuses on several distinct "villages", each with their own identity and physical location within the suburb.

Most of the villages are demarcated by decorative signage at entrances off of main/feeder roads and Salisbury Highway (where applicable).

The villages are as follows:

Housing typology in Mawson Lakes is largely consistent across the suburb, comprising of contemporary and reproduction detached, semi-detached and terraced housing, although some villages contain distinct types of housing that reflect the physical attributes of the locale. Homes along the lakefront within "The Peninsula" village, for instance, are predominantly two-storey and have wider frontages to take advantage of lake views. Meanwhile, Mawson Central is almost exclusively comprised of apartments to reflect the denser, mid-rise character of the business district.

Housing design during the initial development phase of Mawson Lakes was controlled by land title encumbrances, with Delfin/Lendlease having guidelines in place to dictate acceptable architectural design and external finishes in accordance with their vision for individual neighbourhoods, as well as for the wider suburb. Encumbrances also placed restrictions on the positioning and appearance of external fixtures (such as clotheslines and TV aerials).

On 1 January 2015, the obligation on Lendlease to administer and enforce the encumbrance on properties in Mawson Lakes expired. However, the encumbrance remains in place — albeit without a nominated enforcement body.

Delfin/Lendlease also used encumbrances to control and influence the design and appearance of other South Australian urban developments they led, including West Lakes, Golden Grove, and later, Blakes Crossing.

In 2011, Lendlease completed development at Mawson Lakes and transferred management of the suburb to the City of Salisbury. The total development period was 13 years.

According to the 2021 Census, the population of the Mawson Lakes census area was 13,794 (2021 Australian census, suburb and locality, 2021) . Approximately 50.7% of the population were male, with 49.3% female. 55.2% are Australian born, over 83.1% of residents are Australian citizens and only 1.1% identifying as Indigenous Australians.

Mawson Lakes has a fully educated population of around 30.6%, with that number of people holding a(n) (Advanced)Diploma or Year 12 diploma. 36% of the population do not identify with any religion, whilst 15.5% identify as Catholic.