Median price trend for houses
Based on 140 sales in the preceding 12 months
$915,000
Up 7.5% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $648k
- 3 bed
- $850k
- 4 bed
- $1.18m
- 5+ bed
- $1.17m
Entrance sign and palm trees by road
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The quick read on
Mawson Lakes
SA 5095 · Salisbury
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $915,000
- Median unit
- $600,000
- Population
- 13,794
- Postcode
- 5095
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ABS 2021
Mawson Lakes, South Australia
Property market insights for Mawson Lakes
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mawson Lakes SA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 198 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$650 per week
Up 4.0% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Mawson Lakes, SA is currently $915,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mawson Lakes has a 12-month growth rate of 7.5% for houses and 14.3% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $648,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $850,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,180,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,170,000 in Mawson Lakes.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Mawson Lakes is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.0% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Mawson Lakes is $600,000, which has increased 14.3% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $551,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $674,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $926,000 in Mawson Lakes. The median rent for units and apartments in Mawson Lakes is $575 per week and has increased 9.5% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Mawson Lakes safe?
The overall rate for Mawson Lakes is 3,582 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Greater Adelaide.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Mawson Lakes.
Overall crime rate
3,582
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withGreater Adelaide
Mawson LakesGreater Adelaide: 3,761
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Mawson Lakes?
Mawson Lakes SA 5095 is in South Australia, within Greater Adelaide.
13,794 people call Mawson Lakes home, with an average of 2.6 people per household and a median household income of $1,940 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 13,794
- Median age
- 33 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,659 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $360 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Adelaide benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.6%Above
15–3434.9%Above
35–5429.3%Above
55–7414.4%Below
75 and over2.8%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses66.4%Below
Townhouses17.9%Above
Apartments14.9%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright17.8%Below
Paying a mortgage42.6%Above
Renting39.6%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.9%Below
One car39.0%Above
Two cars39.4%Above
Three or more16.7%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home9.9%In line
Drove to work65.7%Above
Train, tram or bus5.4%Above
Walked or cycled2.1%Below
What stands out in Mawson Lakes
9.9% of workers in Mawson Lakes worked from home on Census day.
8.7% of Mawson Lakes residents were born in India, about twice the rate across Greater Adelaide.
36.0% of people in Mawson Lakes described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mawson Lakes
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mawson Lakes SA 5095.
Is Mawson Lakes family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.6% of Mawson Lakes's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
3,623 family households lived in Mawson Lakes; 48.4% were couple families and 14.4% were one-parent families.
43.1% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Mawson Lakes?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mawson Lakes had 13,794 residents at the 2021 Census.
36.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
17.2% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Mawson Lakes?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 66.4% of occupied private dwellings in Mawson Lakes.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 17.9% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 14.9% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Mawson Lakes?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
17.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
42.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
39.6% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Mawson Lakes?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mawson Lakes had 2.6 people.
One-person households made up 23.7% of occupied homes. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
Two-person households represented 30.4%, while 27.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mawson Lakes?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
9.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Adelaide.
65.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.
5.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mawson Lakes?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.
One-car households formed 39.0% of the total.
56.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mawson Lakes, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
46.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 53.3% reported a different address.
42.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Mawson Lakes?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
54.8% of residents used only English at home.
42.0% used a language other than English at home.
4.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 2.1% spoke Cantonese and 2.2% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mawson Lakes residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
42.5% of Mawson Lakes's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 57.5% was born in Australia.
3.6% of residents were born in China.
8.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 78.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mawson Lakes?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 25.6% of ancestry responses in Mawson Lakes.
Australian ancestry made up 21.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 9.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Mawson Lakes?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
26.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Managers accounted for 13.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 16.7% of workers, and education and training employed 8.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mawson Lakes?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 73.3%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.
43.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.2% worked part time.
Unemployment was 5.4%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mawson Lakes show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
70.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.1% reported asthma, 4.6% arthritis and 3.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mawson Lakes?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
33.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Adelaide average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 16.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 24.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mawson Lakes?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,940 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,659.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $360 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mawson Lakes compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 9.9% in Mawson Lakes, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.
Outright ownership was 17.8% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.
Renting accounted for 39.6% in Mawson Lakes, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Mawson Lakes
Is Mawson Lakes expensive?
The median house price is $915,000, while units and apartments sit at $600,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Mawson Lakes good for families?
The Census counted 3,623 local families, and 18.6% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Mawson Lakes?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,180,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Mawson Lakes
241 streets in Mawson Lakes
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adeline St
- Alexandrina
- Andros St
- Anguilla Ct
- Antigua Ct
- Argyle St
- Ashwood Cct
- Atiu St
- Augustine St
- Avocet Dr
- Azores Ct
- Baird St
- Banrock Pl
- Beechwood Ave
- Benton St
- Bimini Cr
- Bittern Pl
- Blue Wren Cct
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- Bond Pl
- Bonita Ln
- Borduy Pl
- Brimpton Ave
- Broadwater Cr
- Brookside Dr
- Brownhill Ln
- Brunswick Pl
- Capital St
- Carlett St
- Carnegie Pl
- Cascades Dr
- Caswell Cct
- Cathedral Cct
- Central
- Chambers Ln
- Chapel Ln
- Chapman Ct
- Cherry Ln
- Chianti Ln
- Cobblers Ct
- Coopers Cr
- Cormorant
- Coventry St
- Cozumel St
- Creekview Dr
- Cygnet St
- Dan St
- Darby Ln
- Darien St
- Discovery
- Dixon Ln
- Dotterel Pl
- Douglas Dr
- Dutton Ave
- Egret St
- Elder Cct
- Elder Dr
- Elder Smith Road
- Ellis Ln
- Elmwood Ct
- Emerald St
- Empress Ct
- Euston
- Everard Ct
- Everglade St
- Evia Ct
- Export Ln
- Eyre Ct
- First Ave
- Fisher Pl
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- Fowler St
- Franklin Ave
- Fraser Ln
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- Frome Cr
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- Garden Tce
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- Glen Ct
- Gomera St
- Goodall Pde
- Gover Ln
- Grandview Ct
- Grassmere Pl
- Grasswren
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- Greenleaf Ct
- Greenstead St
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- Greentree Pl
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- Gresham Pl
- Hamilton Pl
- Harbour Ln
- Harvey Cct
- Havelock Ln
- Heard Ave
- Heron
- Herschel Pl
- Hinchinbrook Ave
- Hindmarsh Cct
- Holly Ct
- Hope Ln
- Hudson Rd
- Hummock Ln
- Hunter Pl
- Hurtle Pde
- Ibis St
- Iluka Cr
- Innes Cct
- Isla Cct
- Jacaranda Gr
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- James Ln
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- Juniper Pl
- Keelall Ln
- Kingfisher Ave
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- Levels Rd
- Light
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- Lomond Cct
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- Lucia Pl
- Mackenzie Cct
- Macmillan Ave
- Magenta Ct
- Main North Rd
- Main St
- Mallard Cr
- Maple Cct
- Maple Ct
- Mapleton Cct
- Maquarie St
- Marcella Ln
- Market Ln
- Martinique
- Mary St
- Mawson
- Mawson Lakes Bvd
- Mckinlay Ct
- Merino Ln
- Metro Pde
- Morphett Pl
- Morton St
- Mossman St
- Mowbray St
- Nelson Cr
- Newland
- Northcote
- Oriole
- Otway Cr
- Palani Ct
- Palmer St
- Parkdale Cr
- Parkview Dr
- Park Way
- Parsons Ct
- Pelican Ln
- Peninsula Dr
- Peppercorn Cct
- Petrel Cr
- Phillipson Cct
- Pier Ln
- Pike Ave
- Pillie Cr
- Pine Ct
- Plover St
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- Poplar Ct
- Portsmouth Ln
- Port Wakefield Rd
- Prion Cct
- Reunion Ln
- Ridley St
- Riverside St
- Robinson St
- Rosella St
- Salisbury Hwy
- Sanctuary Dr
- Sanderling Ct
- Sandpiper Ch
- Santorini
- Second Ave
- Sharp Ct
- Sheaoak Dr
- Shearwater Dr
- Shipsters Ln
- Shoalhaven Cct
- Signal Ct
- Silverbirch Pl
- Simien Pl
- Spencer Ct
- Station Ln
- St Clair Ave
- St Elias St
- St Kitts Pl
- Stony
- Sugarloaf Ln
- Swan Cct
- Sylvia Ct
- Tamblyn Ct
- Teal Ct
- Technology Dr
- Templeton St
- The Avenue
- The Drive
- The Mall
- The Mews
- The Strand
- The Walk
- Third Ave
- Tobin Ct
- Torrens Ln
- Trinity Cct
- Tyrell Ct
- University Pde
- Victoria Ct
- Victoria Pde
- Warehouse Ln
- Waterbrook Ct
- Waterton Ln
- Watson St
- Weatherstone Cr
- Weira St
- Wentworth St
- Wharfdale Ln
- Willowood Ct
- Windermere Cr
- Yarle St
- Yates St
- York Ln
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