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.

The Burnie Community House provides locals with assistance, training and opportunities.