Shorewell Park, TAS

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

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Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Shorewell Park is more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 746, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Shorewell Park at a glance

Population (2021): 2,150
Median age: 40
Median weekly household income: $856
SEIFA score: 746
Coordinates: -41.0694, 145.8760

Shorewell Park demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Shorewell Park using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 24%, 58% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	408	19%
Youth (15–24)	294	14%
Young adults (25–44)	479	22%
Mid-life (45–64)	513	24%
Seniors (65+)	470	22%

Share of the 2,164 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	151	18%
Owned with a mortgage	173	21%
Rented	473	58%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	700	87%
Townhouses & semis	97	12%
Flats & apartments	10	1%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 807 occupied private dwellings in Shorewell Park.

Median weekly rent: $220
Median monthly mortgage: $1,074
Average household size: 2.3 people
Median weekly family income: $1,170
Median weekly personal income: $493

Community and culture

Born overseas: 143 (7%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 61 (3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 270 (13%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 454 (27%)
Labour-force participation: 42.8%
Unemployment rate: 11.9%
Employed full-time: 314
Employed part-time: 278

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Shorewell Park

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Shorewell Park is January (average daytime high around 16°C) and the coolest is August (around 6.7°C). The area receives roughly 1046 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	16°C	8.2°C	72 mm
Feb	15.1°C	7.9°C	59 mm
Mar	13.6°C	7.1°C	78 mm
Apr	11.2°C	5.1°C	69 mm
May	8.7°C	3.4°C	113 mm
Jun	7.1°C	2.2°C	110 mm
Jul	6.3°C	1.6°C	132 mm
Aug	6.7°C	0.9°C	97 mm
Sep	8.1°C	1.8°C	80 mm
Oct	10°C	3°C	104 mm
Nov	11.9°C	4.8°C	60 mm
Dec	13.9°C	6.3°C	72 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Shorewell Park

Where is Shorewell Park?

Shorewell Park is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.

What is the population of Shorewell Park?

At the 2021 Census, Shorewell Park had a population of about 2,150.

Is Shorewell Park an advantaged area?

Shorewell Park has an ABS SEIFA score of 746, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 1 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 1% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Shorewell Park?

Shorewell Park has average daytime highs of about 10.7°C and overnight lows of about 4.4°C, with roughly 1,046 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).