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Lawson property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Lawson, ACT (1,473 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Lawson

Lawson is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential86.4% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL

Other13.6% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: SUBURBAN

School catchments in Lawson

Lawson can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Crime near Lawson

Lawson sits in the ACT police jurisdiction, which recorded 11,701 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.

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1,449
Break-ins
920
Vehicle theft
6,227
Other theft
2,482
Assault
428
Sexual offences
182
Robbery
6
Other against the person
7
Homicide

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,701 total. Figures are for the whole ACT police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Who lives in Lawson

At the 2021 Census, 49.9% of Lawson’s 2,739 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese21.1%
English18.3%
Australian17.5%
Indian9.3%
Irish5.8%
Scottish5.1%

Top countries of birth

China13.8%
India8%
Nepal2.9%
Vietnam2%
Pakistan1.8%
South Korea1.6%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Lawson address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.