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Lawson ACT 2617

1,473 addresses · 21 streets

Canberra Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Lawson · 7 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Lawson is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 2,739 people, with a median age of 28. The typical household earns around $2,492 a week, with median rent near $548 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 53% of households own their home and 47% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,739Population
28Median age
$2,492Median household income / wk
$548Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 11.4 km south-east · Light rail stop: Swinden Street, 4.4 km south-east · Bus interchange: Belconnen Community Bus Station, 2.2 km south-west · Airport: Canberra Airport, 12.7 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 6.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Lawson

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Lawson ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202117.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 81.3%

Population by age in Lawson
Population by age, Lawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4158
5-14198
15-1989
20-24485
25-341,036
35-44438
45-54176
55-6491
65-7452
75-8412
85+4
Dwelling types in Lawson
Dwelling types, Lawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House194
Townhouse623
Apartment170
Other0
Households by weekly income in Lawson
Households by weekly income, Lawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$65039
$650-1,499133
$1,500-2,999368
$3,000+365
Top ancestries in Lawson
Top ancestries, Lawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Other614
Chinese579
English502
Australian478
Indian254
Ancestry NS207
Housing tenure in Lawson
Housing tenure, Lawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned78
Mortgage442
Rented453
Other0
Cars per household in Lawson
Cars per household, Lawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
031
1362
2413
3120
4+50
Commute to work in Lawson
Commute to work, Lawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,368
Train0
Bus92
Tram/ferry3
Walked22
Bicycle19
Home155
Top countries of birth in Lawson
Top countries of birth, Lawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
China379
India219
Nepal80
Vietnam55
Pakistan48
South Korea45
Languages used at home in Lawson
Languages used at home, Lawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin422
Vietnamese84
Cantonese81
Nepali79
Hindi75
Urdu55

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

689,595 bird observations recorded near Lawson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Lawson

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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