Description
Mawson Lakes is a residential suburb in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, Australia.
Mawson Lakesis 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 65 hectare 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.
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Population: 10001-100000
Time zone: UTC +10:30
Area: 6.162 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 19 m
Population number: 13,297
Local Government Area: City of Salisbury