Mawson Lakes is a residential suburb in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, Australia. Named in honor of Sir Douglas Mawson, it has a census area population of 10,872 people. The suburb 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. History Technology Park Adelaide Technology Park Adelaide is Australia's first technology park, having been established in 1982 by the Government of South Australia. It is currently owned and managed by the Government of South Australia's Land Management Corporation. The Technology Park Adelaide is a site which allows any organisation with a technological focus to locate there. Over 90 organisations are located at the Park, with the majority of these organisations having a defence focus. The main types of organisations at the Park are classified as Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) however large corporate organisations have a presence in the Park, including Daronmont Technologies, Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, Saab Systems, Topcon, Optus, Xtralis, Codan and Raytheon. The Park is located adjacent to the Mawson Lakes project, which is a joint venture between the Land Management Corporation and Delfin Lend Lease. Demographics According to the 2016 Census, the population of the Mawson Lakes census area was 13,297 people. Approximately 50.4% of the population were male, with 49.6% identifying as female. 55.5% are Australian born, over 83.1% of residents are Australian citizens and only 0.7% were native born indigenous people. Mawson Lakes has a fully educated population of around 30.6%, with that amount of people holding a(n) (Advanced)Diploma or Year 12 diploma. 18.3% of the population identify themselves as Catholic, while an almost doubled 33.0% identify with no religion at all. Transport Mawson Lakes is connected to the major Adelaide thoroughfares of Main North Road, Salisbury Highway and Port Wakefield Road. Adelaide's city centre can typically be reached by car in 30 minutes. Although there are good connections to Adelaide's public transport network, only 3.9% take the bus to work, while a smaller 3.6% of people use the train. Bus routes connect Mawson Lakes to the Central business district as well as Salisbury, Elizabeth and Modbury. Mawson Interchange, built in 2005, is located on the Gawler railway line. Services are high frequency, with 15-minute services to the