Mawson Lakes at a glance
Planned and built in 13 years
Delfin partnered with the state government and the City of Salisbury in 1998, and Lendlease handed the finished suburb to the council in 2011.
Every kind of home
Housing is detached, semi-detached and terraced. The Peninsula is mostly two-storey lakefront homes, and Mawson Central is almost all apartments. In 2021, 14.9% of occupied homes were flats and 17.9% townhouses or semis.
Young, and plenty renting
The median age was 33 in 2021, and 38.6% of occupied homes were rented. The suburb grew up beside a university campus and Technology Park, established in 1982 as Australia's first science park.
Lilac pipes in the ground
Mawson Lakes has a second, recycled water supply in lilac pipes. Anyone trenching for outdoor power or a garden light should know there are two water mains, not one.
The jobs that come up in Mawson Lakes
Car charging in Mawson Central. In an apartment block, the charger is the easy bit. You'll need the strata corporation's approval, and someone has to work out whether the building's supply can handle several chargers at once. Since 11 September 2026 SA Power Networks doesn't need to approve a home charger that isn't vehicle to grid (V2G) capable, though the installer still issues an eCoC.
Two-storey homes. Running a new circuit to an upstairs room or a balcony means finding a path through finished walls and ceilings. Electricians who do a lot of renovation work in two-storey houses tend to make a neater job of it.
Rentals. When a tenant reports a fault, the landlord arranges the electrician. A tingle from a tap or appliance goes to SA Power Networks on 13 13 66 first.
Before you say yes to an EV charger quote in an apartment
- Have you checked the building's main supply, or only my unit's board?
- Will the charger be metered to my unit, or to common property?
- Can the cable route be shared if other owners want chargers later?
- What does the strata corporation need from you before work starts?
- Is this charger V2G capable, and if so, have you applied to SA Power Networks?
Where we'd start in a Mawson Lakes apartment
We'd raise EV charging at the next strata meeting before buying a charger. Owners who plan the car park's supply together end up with a tidier, safer setup than a scatter of individual cables, and nobody gets told later that the building has run out of capacity.
Want a specialist to sort it?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match the licence-checked local electrician who does this kind of work, and they call you. No ring-around, and your number goes to them alone.