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Mawson ACT 2607

2,088 addresses · 35 streets

Bean Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Mawson · 10 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Mawson is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 3,440 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,204 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

3,440Population
38Median age
$2,204Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mawson statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mawson itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 6.7 km north-east · Bus interchange: Tuggeranong Bus Interchange, 6.5 km south-west · Airport: Canberra Airport, 10.9 km north-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: 9.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Mawson

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

Tree cover measures, Mawson ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202143.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 4% · Labour-force participation 66.4%

Population by age in Mawson
Population by age, Mawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4178
5-14432
15-19160
20-24179
25-34571
35-44515
45-54395
55-64396
65-74294
75-84243
85+75
Dwelling types in Mawson
Dwelling types, Mawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House745
Townhouse361
Apartment268
Other0
Households by weekly income in Mawson
Households by weekly income, Mawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650151
$650-1,499272
$1,500-2,999435
$3,000+461
Top ancestries in Mawson
Top ancestries, Mawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
English967
Australian905
Other811
Irish440
Scottish345
Indian189
Housing tenure in Mawson
Housing tenure, Mawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned447
Mortgage416
Rented491
Other12
Cars per household in Mawson
Cars per household, Mawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
087
1603
2494
3107
4+68
Commute to work in Mawson
Commute to work, Mawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,230
Train0
Bus93
Tram/ferry0
Walked36
Bicycle26
Home164
Top countries of birth in Mawson
Top countries of birth, Mawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
India162
Nepal146
England93
Philippines74
China57
New Zealand31
Languages used at home in Mawson
Languages used at home, Mawson ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Nepali150
Mandarin106
Punjabi69
Filipino41
Malayalam35
Urdu34

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

617,844 bird observations recorded near Mawson — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Mawson

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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