Downlands vs Shorewell Park

Downlands is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 40 in Shorewell Park. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Downlands, most households own their home. In Shorewell Park, most households rent. Houses cost more in Downlands: a median of $530,000, against $452,000 in Shorewell Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Shorewell Park tends to suit renters and people living alone.

Downlands is a very small, rural community of 237 people with significantly higher household incomes ($75,816 vs $44,512) and higher median house prices ($535,000 vs $452,000), though rental costs are also steeper at $315 weekly. Shorewell Park is a larger suburb of 2,150 residents with better walkability (65 vs 46) and a slightly older population, making it more suitable for those seeking suburban amenities and services. Both areas are equally remote from the CBD and carry no measurable bushfire, crime, or flood risk.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Downlands

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 51%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
  • But Shorewell Park has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Downlands leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 29%)
  • Shorewell Park has cheaper houses ($452,000 vs $530,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Shorewell Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (59% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $315/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Shorewell Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 46/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Shorewell Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 46/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Shorewell Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.1% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Downlands and Shorewell Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Downlands Shorewell Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Downlands Shorewell Park
Walkability 46 / 65
Downlands — Walkability: 46/100 Shorewell Park — Walkability: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Downlands — Low fire risk: 100/100 Shorewell Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Shorewell Park has more residents (2,150 vs 237); Downlands has higher household incomes ($75,816 vs $44,512).

Downlands Shorewell Park
Population 237 2,150
+807% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.2% +7.1%
Median age 36 40
Median household income $75,816/yr
+41% vs other
 $44,512/yr
Median weekly rent $315/wk
+30% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Downlands Shorewell Park
0-4 8.0% / 6.5%
Downlands — 0-4: 8.0% Shorewell Park — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 13.9% / 12.5%
Downlands — 5-14: 13.9% Shorewell Park — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 5.9% / 7.7%
Downlands — 15-19: 5.9% Shorewell Park — 15-19: 7.7%
20-24 7.2% / 6.0%
Downlands — 20-24: 7.2% Shorewell Park — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 13.9% / 12.1%
Downlands — 25-34: 13.9% Shorewell Park — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 15.2% / 10.1%
Downlands — 35-44: 15.2% Shorewell Park — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 12.2% / 13.2%
Downlands — 45-54: 12.2% Shorewell Park — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 11.8% / 10.7%
Downlands — 55-64: 11.8% Shorewell Park — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 12.2% / 9.8%
Downlands — 65-74: 12.2% Shorewell Park — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 6.3% / 6.7%
Downlands — 75-84: 6.3% Shorewell Park — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / 5.3%
Downlands — 85+: not among its largest Shorewell Park — 85+: 5.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Downlands 30.5% lone person
Downlands — Lone Person: 30.5% Downlands — Couple Families: 44.1% Downlands — One Parent Families: 18.6% Downlands — Group Household: 6.8% Downlands — Other Families: 0.0%
Shorewell Park 44.2% lone person
Shorewell Park — Lone Person: 44.2% Shorewell Park — Couple Families: 23.8% Shorewell Park — One Parent Families: 27.5% Shorewell Park — Group Household: 3.7% Shorewell Park — Other Families: 0.8%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Downlands 28.2% renting
Downlands — Owned Outright: 36.5% Downlands — Mortgage: 35.3% Downlands — Renting: 28.2%
Shorewell Park 59.3% renting
Shorewell Park — Owned Outright: 18.9% Shorewell Park — Mortgage: 21.7% Shorewell Park — Renting: 59.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Downlands 100.0% houses
Downlands — Houses: 100.0% Downlands — Townhouses: 0.0% Downlands — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Shorewell Park 85.9% houses
Shorewell Park — Houses: 85.9% Shorewell Park — Townhouses: 11.9% Shorewell Park — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Downlands Shorewell Park
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 14.0%
Downlands — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Shorewell Park — Certificate III & IV: 14.0%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 3.3%
Downlands — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Shorewell Park — Bachelor Degree: 3.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 3.4%
Downlands — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Shorewell Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Downlands — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Shorewell Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Downlands — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Shorewell Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Property market

Downlands Shorewell Park
Median house price $530,000 $452,000
Median unit price — $425,000
Median land price — $120,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 29 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Shorewell Park has more rural and farming land (32% vs 0%).

Downlands Shorewell Park
Residential 70% 42%
Rural and farming 0% 32%
Parks and recreation 17% 21%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 5%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Downlands Shorewell Park
New dwellings approved 90
across Burnie
same for both
Approvals change year on year +1200%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Downlands Shorewell Park
Houses — 4.7%
$440/wk on $489K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Downlands Shorewell Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of TAS Higher than 13% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of TAS Higher than 95% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of TAS
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of TAS Higher than 88% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 76% of TAS

Liveability

Shorewell Park is more walkable (65 vs 46).

Downlands Shorewell Park
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Downlands Shorewell Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Downlands Shorewell Park
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Downlands

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Shorewell Park

  • Hellyer College Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Downlands Shorewell Park
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 8
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Downlands Shorewell Park
Walkability score 46/100 65/100
Distance to Hobart 329.1 km 329.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 230 min 231 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 61/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 2.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 18.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7320
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7320
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Downlands Shorewell Park
Car (driver) 96.5% / 81.4%
Downlands — Car (driver): 96.5% Shorewell Park — Car (driver): 81.4%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 11.6%
Downlands — Car (passenger): 3.5% Shorewell Park — Car (passenger): 11.6%
Worked from Home — / 3.8%
Downlands — Worked from Home: not among its largest Shorewell Park — Worked from Home: 3.8%
Walked Only — / 1.7%
Downlands — Walked Only: not among its largest Shorewell Park — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bus — / 1.5%
Downlands — Bus: not among its largest Shorewell Park — Bus: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (96.5%).

Setting

Downlands Shorewell Park
Elevation 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.1 km
3.2 km to a named beach
 2.9 km
3.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Downlands Shorewell Park
Connectivity score 66/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 39%
128 premises
 53%
1,182 premises

Climate

Downlands Shorewell Park
Annual rainfall 929 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Downlands Shorewell Park
Average residential rate $2,050/yr
same for both
Council Burnie
same for both

Federal electorate

Downlands Shorewell Park
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Downlands Shorewell Park
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Downlands

Large Blocks Parks River

Shorewell Park

Affordable Coastal Large Blocks Parks Quiet

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