TAS · Burnie Council
Shorewell Park, TAS, 7320
Current weather
12.9°CMainly clear
87% humidity · 19.5 km/h wind · 12.9° / 10.6° today · 7.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#34 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Shorewell Park is a smaller suburban community in the Burnie area, home to around 2,150 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $310, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Metro Tasmania stops, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,150
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $856
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 73 of 885
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,074
- Employment rate
- 37.7%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 80 / 97 / 10
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (latest monthly release)
- $310
- Rental bonds lodged (latest monthly release)
- 10
Median weekly rent from Tasmanian rental data where available.
Data sources & freshness
- Tasmanian rental bond lodgements — Department of Justice (Tasmania) · Period: latest monthly release · Updated on site · Monthly XLSX release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 938
- Hellyer CollegeSecondary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
21 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stop 10, Mooreville Rd (Hellyer College)
- Stop 10, Moorville Rd (Hellyer College)
- Stop 20, Wright St opp.Lorymer Pl
- Stop 21, No.27 Kentish Dr
- Woniora Rd near Stammers Pl
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
32 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- Bbq
- Bench
- Bicycle Parking
- Hellyer College Stop 10 InBus stop
Mooreville Road, Shorewell Park
- Hellyer College Stop 10 OutBus stop
Mooreville Road, Shorewell Park
- Kentish Dr / Townsend PlBus stop
12 Kentish Drive, Shorewell Park
- Kentish Dr / Wright Stop 21Bus stop
27 Kentish Drive, Shorewell Park
- Mooreville Rd Stop 12 InBus stop
Mooreville Road, Shorewell Park
- Mooreville Rd Stop 12 OutBus stop
45 Mooreville Road, Shorewell Park
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
8 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Garner Crescent ParkPark
- Malonga / Woniora Road ParkPark
- Mylan Crescent ParkPark
- Rouse Place ParkPark
- Shorewell ParkPark
- Viney Street ParkPark
- Wiseman Street ParkPark
- Woniora Road ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Pharmacy Onepharmacy
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- House83 MOOREVILLE RD, SHOREWELL PARK, 7320Permanently Registered
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via state planning hazard mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 21
- Parks (OSM)
- 8
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 67.1/100
- Cohort rank
- #34 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Househeritage83 MOOREVILLE RD, SHOREWELL PARK, 7320Permanently Registered
- Pharmacy Onehealthpharmacy
- Garner Crescent Parkgovernmentpark
- Malonga / Woniora Road Parkgovernmentpark
- Mylan Crescent Parkgovernmentpark
- Rouse Place Parkgovernmentpark
- Shorewell Parkgovernmentpark
- Viney Street Parkgovernmentpark
- Wiseman Street Parkgovernmentpark
- Woniora Road Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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