Explore Lawson, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lawson, ACT map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lawson, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Australian Capital Territory or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Lawson and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lawson.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Lawson |
| Territory | Australian Capital Territory (ACT) |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -35.2256 |
| Longitude | 149.08749 |
| Population | 146 |
| Density | 47.6 /km² |
| Area | 3.1 km² |
| Elevation | 605 m |
| Postcode | 2617 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Canberra | 7 km north-northwest |
Lawson is a locality in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 146. The locality covers an area of 3.1 km², giving a population density of about 47.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 605 m above sea level. It lies approximately 7 km north-northwest of Canberra. Lawson is located at 35.2256°S, 149.0875°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2617.
Lawson sits in a fold of the land, where the earth rises in gentle swells towards the distant, hazy blue of the Brindabella Ranges. It lies 79.1 km south-west of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 227°T), and is situated 6.3 km south-south-west of Ngunnawal. The air here carries a crispness, a clean scent of eucalypt and damp soil, especially noticeable in the early morning when the sun, still low, casts long, attenuated shadows across the paddocks. The sky stretches a vast, unbroken canvas, often a startling cerulean, its colour deepening to an indigo bruise as dusk approaches, painting the western horizon in strokes of fiery orange and soft rose. Here, the landscape feels unhurried, a place where the wide-open spaces dictate a slower cadence, the quiet punctuated only by the rustle of wind through the gum trees or the distant bleating of sheep.
This stretch of country, where Lawson now resides, has a history etched into its very contours, a story of pastoral ambition and quiet resilience. Once part of vast sheep runs, its economy still retains a strong connection to the land, with grazing properties dotting the surrounding hills, their fences tracing neat lines across the undulating terrain. The local shops hum with a steady, unpretentious activity, serving a community that values its independence and the enduring character of its rural roots. The nearby Ginninderra Creek, a ribbon of silver threading through the landscape, has long been a life source, its banks a tranquil counterpoint to the broader sweep of the country, offering a place for quiet reflection and an appreciation for the enduring, subtle beauty of this corner of the ACT.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Lawson, Australian Capital Territory. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Lawson.
Detailed location data for Lawson includes the postcode (2617), telephone area code (02), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Lawson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |