Mawson Lakes, SA 5095
City Of Salisbury, South Australia
Good to Know
Mawson Lakes, SA 5095 is a tightly-held house market in the City of Salisbury area, currently positioned as a long-hold capital growth submarket. Located about 12 km north of Adelaide CBD, Mawson Lakes is home to roughly 13,794 residents across 6,023 dwellings and shows a low vacancy rate of 0.64%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Mawson Lakes is exhibiting a supply-constrained, high-demand dynamic. Stock on Market sits at 0.21% and Inventory at 0.69 months — well below the ~3-month balanced-market threshold — driving +8.6% YoY price growth and +6.4% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Strong price growth (+8.6% over 1 year) slightly outpaces rent growth (+6.4%), while gross yield sits at 3.41% and median rent is $662 pw. Those readings, combined with an opportune vacancy of 0.64%, very low Stock on Market (0.21%) and tight Inventory (0.69 months), signal continued upward pressure on both capital values and rents in Mawson Lakes.
See the broader positioning on the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap for how Mawson Lakes fits into current momentum patterns.
Who lives in Mawson Lakes — and why it matters for investors
Mawson Lakes scores an IRSAD of 1032, above the recommended threshold, indicating relative socioeconomic advantage that supports long-cycle stability. The renter/owner split is 39.0% (neutral) and the units/houses mix is 30.0% (neutral), both suggesting balanced tenure and product risk rather than extreme volatility. For more on why socioeconomic bands matter, see the IRSAD Crossover study.
Why suburb-level data matters for Mawson Lakes
Council-level averages can obscure pockets like Mawson Lakes. Decisions should be grounded in the suburb's own metrics: a typical house price of $1,010,379, gross yield of 3.41%, Stock on Market 0.21%, Inventory 0.69 months and a median days on market of 34 days. Those local figures tell a different operational story than broader aggregates, so use suburb-level evidence when sizing risk and timing decisions. Read more in our LGA vs Suburb research.
For a downloadable briefing, view the full Mawson Lakes data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 66
The HtAG RCS™ score of 66 bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into a single composite to help match market traits to strategy. Examining the sub-score breakdown helps you decide if Mawson Lakes suits a growth, balanced or income-focused plan; learn more about how the RCS™ is built.
To explore the full sub-score set and scenario filters, open Mawson Lakes in HtAG Copilot.
Forward signals to watch
vacancy rate — currently 0.64%: sustained sub-1% vacancy typically leads to stronger rental growth and tighter tenant competition over the next 12–24 months, supporting yield security and rent-driven returns.
building approvals ratio — currently 0.03%: a very low approvals ratio signals minimal new housing pipeline locally, so supply-side relief is unlikely in the near term and price/rent pressure can persist.
Adelaide cycle phase: if the broader Adelaide cycle shifts from expansion to slowdown, local momentum in Mawson Lakes would likely moderate — conversely, a continued city expansion would amplify current suburb-level gains.
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RCS Breakdown
Mawson Lakes's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Mawson Lakes's headline values — $1,010K to buy and $661PW to rent, a 3.4% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 102.18% and rents 74.47% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$1,010K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$661PW today, with rent growth at (+6.41% YoY) compared to price growth (+8.64%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Mawson Lakes in its cycle - and is the 3.4% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Mawson Lakes's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Mawson Lakes carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Mawson Lakes's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Mawson Lakes can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Mawson Lakes genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Mawson Lakes prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Mawson Lakes - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Mawson Lakes looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Mawson Lakes's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Mawson Lakes has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Mawson Lakes shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Mawson Lakes has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
The total adult population (15 years or older) of Mawson Lakes 5095 SA is 11,220, with a median age of 33. Of those, 47.24% are married, 10.26% are divorced or separated, 39.75% are single and 2.80% are widowed.
The average household size is 2.6 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $8,880. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $1,659 which is 18.68% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)