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Mawson Lakes is a suburb and new residential development in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, with the first land being released in 1998. Named in honor of Sir Douglas Mawson, it has a census area population of 10,872 people. Mawson Lakes 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. According to the 2006 Census the population of the Mawson Lakes census area was 5,246 people. Approximately 50.5% of the population were male, 62.6% are Australian born, over 83.1% of residents are Australian citizens and only 0.3% were native born indigenous people. Mawson Lakes has an educated population with over 45% of the population holding a degree, diploma or vocational qualification. This level of education attainment is reflected in the suburb's employment patterns: the most popular industries for employment were Manufacturing (16.9%), Retail Trades (11.9%) and Public Service (10.3%), while the unemployment rate is approx. 2.9%. The median weekly household income is A$1,433 or more per week, compared with $924 in Adelaide overall. 22.3% of the population identify themselves as Catholic, while a slightly higher 24.2% identify with no religion at all