Who lives in Mawson Lakes

In the park this week I met Jennifer Guo and her son Leo (9) who have come to live in Australia from Shanghai in China, the largest city by population in the world where 23 million people live in one city!

C ompare this to South Australia where the State’s population is 1.6 million. Adelaide’s population is 1.2 million. Australia’s entire population is 22.7 million. After living most of her life in high-rise apartments, Jennifer said she really appreciates and values the spaciousness and peacefulness of Mawson Lakes. “I would like to buy a house here,” she said.

When you look around Mawson Lakes who do you see? Where do people come from and what age groups predominate? This issue of Living examines the statistics of Mawson Lakes by age distribution.

The 2011 Census gives us a precise profile of the composition of the suburb. Of the 12,000 residents in ML, half were born overseas. Our highest age group is 20 to 30 year olds. Where do you fit into the age distribution? Take a look on page 22.

You only need visit a park, as I do every day with Nigella, to see the reality of these statistics.

Mawson Lakes Living is an independently owned community magazine and website for people who live, work, study and play in Mawson Lakes. Advertising is open to any organisation with products, services or events relevant to the people of Mawson Lakes.

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Cover photo by Janet Coelho. See story page 4.

At the slippery-dip I meet people from all over the world; just this week from Africa, Sweden, Malaysia, Iran, UK and China. Some of them are pictured in the magazine. Many are young families who have made South Australia their home, others are here temporarily to study. No matter where we come from, we must all work to keep our country and our suburb safe, clean, green, friendly and beautiful. To this end, you may be interested to read the government’s Seven Strategic Priorities for SA. Take a look at the message from the Premier on page 6.

Linda Vining Editor

2012 SA Community Achievement Award

Mawson Lakes Living has been nominated for a Community Achievement Award for the significant contribution it is making to a local community in SA through information, sponsorships and community engagement. Many thanks to all the people who supported the nomination. Results in November.

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Public art that enriches our community

Every part of Mawson Lakes tells a story about our community’s history, values and culture, and everywhere we go we are fortunate to have quality public art that reflects who we are, where we have come from and what we value.

Artwork may be a picturesque pool with reclining wooden seats in Mobara Park that says our community values nature and spaces for quiet reflection; or it may be a more formal modern sculpture such as the work ‘Ascension’ rising from the lake that celebrates our cultural community; or a mural such as the one at Mawson Lakes School that portrays life in Dry Creek.

Each month Living will put the spotlight on a different outdoor artwork in our everyday environment so you know where to find it, who did it and what it stands for.