Shorewell Park vs Mooreville

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Shorewell Park, most households rent. In Mooreville, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mooreville: a median of $750,000, against $452,000 in Shorewell Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Shorewell Park tends to suit renters, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mooreville suits couples.

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

Mooreville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 51%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% 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

  • Shorewell Park has cheaper houses ($452,000 vs $750,000)
  • Mooreville leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 29%)

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 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $300/wk)
  • But Mooreville leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Shorewell Park

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (231 min vs 237 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (329.8 km vs 333.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Shorewell Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 4%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Mooreville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (24.8% vs 7.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Shorewell Park Mooreville
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.

Shorewell Park Mooreville
Walkability 65 / 0
Shorewell Park — Walkability: 65/100 Mooreville — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Shorewell Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mooreville — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Shorewell Park has more residents (2,150 vs 378); Mooreville has higher household incomes ($96,772 vs $44,512).

Shorewell Park Mooreville
Population 2,150
+82% vs other
 378
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.1% +24.8%
Median age 40 41
Median household income $44,512/yr $96,772/yr
+117% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $300/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Shorewell Park Mooreville
0-4 6.5% / 5.6%
Shorewell Park — 0-4: 6.5% Mooreville — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 12.5% / 13.8%
Shorewell Park — 5-14: 12.5% Mooreville — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 7.7% / 6.3%
Shorewell Park — 15-19: 7.7% Mooreville — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 6.0% / 6.1%
Shorewell Park — 20-24: 6.0% Mooreville — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 12.1% / 11.6%
Shorewell Park — 25-34: 12.1% Mooreville — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 10.1% / 9.5%
Shorewell Park — 35-44: 10.1% Mooreville — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 13.2% / 16.4%
Shorewell Park — 45-54: 13.2% Mooreville — 45-54: 16.4%
55-64 10.7% / 16.4%
Shorewell Park — 55-64: 10.7% Mooreville — 55-64: 16.4%
65-74 9.8% / 9.0%
Shorewell Park — 65-74: 9.8% Mooreville — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 6.7% / 4.5%
Shorewell Park — 75-84: 6.7% Mooreville — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 5.3% / 0.8%
Shorewell Park — 85+: 5.3% Mooreville — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Shorewell Park 23.8% couple families
Shorewell Park — Couple Families: 23.8% Shorewell Park — Lone Person: 44.2% Shorewell Park — One Parent Families: 27.5% Shorewell Park — Group Household: 3.7% Shorewell Park — Other Families: 0.8%
Mooreville 64.7% couple families
Mooreville — Couple Families: 64.7% Mooreville — Lone Person: 25.9% Mooreville — One Parent Families: 5.9% Mooreville — Group Household: 3.5% Mooreville — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Shorewell Park 59.3% renting
Shorewell Park — Owned Outright: 18.9% Shorewell Park — Mortgage: 21.7% Shorewell Park — Renting: 59.3%
Mooreville 12.9% renting
Mooreville — Owned Outright: 38.6% Mooreville — Mortgage: 48.5% Mooreville — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Shorewell Park Mooreville
Certificate III & IV 14.0% / 21.2%
Shorewell Park — Certificate III & IV: 14.0% Mooreville — Certificate III & IV: 21.2%
Bachelor Degree 3.3% / 7.9%
Shorewell Park — Bachelor Degree: 3.3% Mooreville — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.4% / 4.0%
Shorewell Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.4% Mooreville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 2.4%
Shorewell Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Mooreville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 1.3%
Shorewell Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Mooreville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Shorewell Park Mooreville
England 2.0% / 2.4%
Shorewell Park — England: 2.0% Mooreville — England: 2.4%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.8%
Shorewell Park — New Zealand: 0.7% Mooreville — New Zealand: 0.8%
Japan — / 0.8%
Shorewell Park — Japan: not among its largest Mooreville — Japan: 0.8%
Philippines 0.4% / —
Shorewell Park — Philippines: 0.4% Mooreville — Philippines: not among its largest
Scotland 0.4% / —
Shorewell Park — Scotland: 0.4% Mooreville — Scotland: not among its largest
India 0.3% / —
Shorewell Park — India: 0.3% Mooreville — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Shorewell Park 85.9% houses
Shorewell Park — Houses: 85.9% Shorewell Park — Townhouses: 11.9% Shorewell Park — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Mooreville 96.3% houses
Mooreville — Houses: 96.3% Mooreville — Townhouses: 0.0% Mooreville — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Shorewell Park Mooreville
Median house price $452,000 $750,000
Median unit price $425,000 —
Median land price $120,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 29 days
from 9 sales
 38 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Mooreville has more rural and farming land (89% vs 32%).

Shorewell Park Mooreville
Rural and farming 32% 89%
Residential 42% 2%
Parks and recreation 21% 0%
Environmental 0% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 3%
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

Shorewell Park Mooreville
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.

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

Ranking within TAS

Shorewell Park Mooreville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of TAS Higher than 88% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 95% of TAS Higher than 39% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of TAS Higher than 44% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of TAS Higher than 78% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 76% of TAS —

Liveability

Shorewell Park is more walkable (65 vs 0).

Shorewell Park Mooreville
Grade C —
Score 48/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Shorewell Park Mooreville
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 7
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Shorewell Park

  • Hellyer College Government · Secondary

Schools in Mooreville

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Mooreville sits further from the CBD (333.1 km vs 329.8 km).

Shorewell Park Mooreville
Walkability score 65/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 329.8 km 333.1 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 231 min 237 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7320
 0.4%
postcode 7321
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 19
postcode 7320
 26
postcode 7321

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.

Shorewell Park Mooreville
Car (driver) 81.4% / 88.6%
Shorewell Park — Car (driver): 81.4% Mooreville — Car (driver): 88.6%
Car (passenger) 11.6% / 7.2%
Shorewell Park — Car (passenger): 11.6% Mooreville — Car (passenger): 7.2%
Worked from Home 3.8% / 4.2%
Shorewell Park — Worked from Home: 3.8% Mooreville — Worked from Home: 4.2%
Walked Only 1.7% / —
Shorewell Park — Walked Only: 1.7% Mooreville — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bus 1.5% / —
Shorewell Park — Bus: 1.5% Mooreville — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.6%).

Setting

Shorewell Park Mooreville
Elevation 132 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 216 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.9 km
3.3 km to a named beach
 5.8 km

NBN connectivity

Shorewell Park Mooreville
Connectivity score 74/100 55/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
1,182 premises
 35%
210 premises

Climate

Shorewell Park Mooreville
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Shorewell Park

Affordable Coastal Large Blocks Parks Quiet

Mooreville

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