Shorewell Park, Tasmania

Shorewell Park is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Burnie in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-west of the town of Burnie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 2008 for the state suburb of Shorewell Park.^[1] It is a south western suburb of Burnie, Tasmania, which was established in the 1970s as a broadacre social housing area. The residential housing expanded in the 1980s and in 2012 the Tasmanian Government released a plan for the next 20 years.^[2]

Shorewell Park Burnie, Tasmania
Shorewell Park
Coordinates	41.069°S 145.879°E / -41.069; 145.879
Population	2,008 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	7320
Location	4 km (2 mi) SW of Burnie
LGA(s)	City of Burnie
Region	North-west and west
State electorate(s)	Braddon
Federal division(s)	Braddon
Suburbs around Shorewell Park: East Cam Park Grove Hillcrest East Cam Shorewell Park Acton Mooreville Mooreville Downlands

The Hilltop Plaza Shopping Centre provides essential services such as a supermarket, bottle shop, hairdressing salon and pharmacy.

The Burnie Community House provides locals with assistance, training and opportunities. It has a market garden as one of its projects.

History

Shorewell Park was gazetted as a locality in 1976. It had previously been named Cangort Park in 1974.^[3]

Geography

Cooee Creek forms the western boundary, and Shorewell Creek most of the eastern.^[4]

Road infrastructure

Route C110 (Mooreville Road) runs through from north to south.^[3][5]

Education

• Hellyer College
• TAFE Tasmania