Suburb in Burnie

Shorewell Park, TAS

Shorewell Park had a population of 2,150 at the 2021 Census (+7.1% since 2016). Median age 40.7. Median weekly household income $843. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Shorewell Park at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Tasmania.

In West and North West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Shorewell Park's population grew by 7.1% to 2,150, slower than Tasmania as a whole (+9.3%). With a median age of 40.7, it is younger than the TAS average (41.8). Children under 10 make up 12.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.9%.

59.5% of households rent, a larger share than the TAS average of 26.9%. 19.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.2% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 815 households.

The median household earns $843 a week, below the TAS average of $1,358. Renters pay a median $219 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,071 a month.

7.2% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the TAS average of 16.3%. 3.1% use a language other than English at home. 59.8% report no religion, higher than the TAS average (53.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Shorewell Park beside TAS and Australia.

MeasureShorewell ParkTASAustralia
Population2,150557,57025,422,828
Growth since 2016+7.1%+9.3%+8.6%
Median age40.741.838.2
Households815218,4109,275,123
Flats and apartments1.2%5.3%14.3%
Renting59.5%26.9%31.1%
Owned outright19.0%37.7%31.4%
Median household income a week$843$1,358$1,747
Median rent a week$219$291$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,071$1,328$1,866
Born overseas7.2%16.3%29.3%
Other language at home3.1%9.2%23.6%
No religion59.8%53.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+7.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,0322011
  2. 2,0082016
  3. 2,1502021

Age

Median age 40.7, against 41.8 for Tasmania.

Shorewell Park Tasmania
Share of people by age, Shorewell Park and Tasmania
0–912.3%
10–1914.4%
20–2913.4%
30–399.1%
40–4912.3%
50–5911.9%
60–6910.2%
70–798.5%
80+8.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Shorewell Park at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian52.6%
  2. English44.5%
  3. Australian Aboriginal12.1%
  4. Irish9.5%
  5. Scottish8.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin0.6%
  2. Punjabi0.5%
  3. Thai0.3%
  4. Filipino0.3%
  5. Nepali0.3%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.1%
  2. New Zealand0.8%
  3. the Philippines0.5%
  4. Scotland0.5%
  5. India0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Shorewell Park

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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