About Tasmania
Australia's island state is overflowing with history and natural charm. At just 68,401 km², it is Australia's smallest state, but it packs a lot into a small state. Tasmania is home to the key cities of Hobart (the state's capital) and Launceston, the smaller but still significant localities of Burnie, Devonport and Ulverstone, and countless delightful regional centres and country towns.
The state provides a rich insight into its convict history through many excellent museums, features an outstanding arts scene spearheaded by the MONA gallery, and also offers world-class hiking with dense forests, pristine lakes and magnificent waterfalls.
The palawa and pakana people (Tasmanian Aboriginal community) are the traditional owners of the land we now know as Tasmania, which is known to them as lutruwita.
Local councils
Tasmania includes 29 municipalities: Break O'Day, Brighton, Burnie, Central Coast, Central Highlands, Circular Head, Clarence, Derwent Valley, Devenport, Dorset, Flinders, George Town, Glamorgan–Spring Bay, Glenorchy, Hobart, Huon Valley, Kentish, King Island, Kingborough, Latrobe, Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands, Sorell, Southern Midlands, Tasman, Waratah–Wynyard, West Coast and West Tamar.
Climate information
Tasmania is one of Australia's cooler states. The average maximum temperature in summer hovers at 17-23 °C, and in winter sits as low as 3-11 °C. The weather has been known to deteriorate suddenly, so visitors to Tasmania are advised to bring a spare pair of warm clothes, especially when bush walking.
Rainfall patterns vary across the island. Hobart receives just 626 mm annually on average, making it the driest capital city in Australia after Adelaide, while the rain forests of the west coast enjoy about 2,400 mm.
Population
The estimated population of Tasmania is reported as 524,170 as of 2020.
Education
Tasmania has a number of schools available for parents to choose from, including pre-schools, primary schools, secondary schools and special schools, both public and private.
Only one university, the University of Tasmania, operates on the island. It has campuses at Hobart, Burnie and Launceston. For those looking to pursue a vocational trade, there is also TasTAFE, with campuses at Alanvale, Inveresk and Launceston.
Employment and local businesses
Tasmania has a Gross State Product of $32.6 billion, and supports 215,294 jobs. The region's top five industries by number of people employed are healthcare & social assistance, retail, education & training, construction, and public administration & safety.
The two most significant contributors to the state's economy are export of processed metals and tourism, although agriculture and forestry are also notable sectors.
Housing
Tasmania's has a median house price of $405,000. Its two largest cities, Launceston and Hobart, have medians above that average; Launceston hovers slightly above at $514,000, and Hobart significantly above at $702,500.
Launceston's median weekly house rental (for a 3-bedroom home) was $400, while Hobart's was $530.
Events
Where: Between Launceston and Hobart, TAS
When: Annually, in January
What: Tasmania's iconic MONA gallery is at the back of this remarkable summer festival, which seeks to push the boundaries of how music and art can be experienced. MOFO describes itself as "a festival of the unexpected". It brings together the very best art and artists from across the globe to challenge and excite audiences — and with Brian Ritchie (of Violent Femmes fame) at the helm, the consensus in the Australian arts community is that the festival does just that, every year.
Where: Battery Point, TAS
When: Annually, in December
What: Tasmania's biggest food and wine festival has been running in conjunction with the Sydney to Hobart yacht race since 1988, giving crews a reason to stick around in the state's capital after they cross the finish line. The festival is now the largest of its kind in Australia, offering visitors amazing waterfront views, live performances and gourmet food and wine from across the state.
Where: Ranelagh, TAS
When: Annually, in July
What: This festival brings warmth and light to Tasmania's bitterly cold winters. Visitors are invited to unleash their wild sides and let themselves go through 'wassailing'. This centuries-old English tradition involves singing, shouting and banging on drums to ward off evil spirits from the local apple crop and ensure a bountiful harvest. However, if that isn't your cup of tea (or cider), there's a lot more on offer at the festival, including feasting, costumes, music and storytelling by the fire.
Additional Information
Tasmania Schools
- Government Schools
- Independent Schools
Combined
- Bothwell District High School BOTHWELL TAS 7030
- Campania District School CAMPANIA TAS 7026
- Campbell Town District High School CAMPBELL TOWN TAS 7210
- Cape Barren Island School CAPE BARREN ISLAND TAS 7257
- Cressy District High School CRESSY TAS 7302
- Dover District School DOVER TAS 7117
- Flinders Island District High School WHITEMARK TAS 7255
- Glenora District School GLENORA TAS 7140
- King Island District High School CURRIE TAS 7256
- Lilydale District School LILYDALE TAS 7268
- Mountain Heights School QUEENSTOWN TAS 7467
- Oatlands District High School OATLANDS TAS 7120
- Penguin District School PENGUIN TAS 7316
- Port Dalrymple School GEORGE TOWN TAS 7253
- Rosebery District High School ROSEBERY TAS 7470
- Sheffield School SHEFFIELD TAS 7306
- Sorell School SORELL TAS 7172
- St Helens District High School ST HELENS TAS 7216
- St Marys District School ST MARYS TAS 7215
- Tasman District School NUBEENA TAS 7184
- Tasmanian eSchool DERWENT PARK TAS 7009
- Triabunna District School TRIABUNNA TAS 7190
- Winnaleah District High School WINNALEAH TAS 7265
- Woodbridge School WOODBRIDGE TAS 7162
- Yolla District School YOLLA TAS 7325
Primary
- Albuera Street Primary School BATTERY POINT TAS 7004
- Andrews Creek Primary School WESLEY VALE TAS 7307
- Austins Ferry Primary School CLAREMONT TAS 7011
- Avoca Primary School AVOCA TAS 7213
- Bagdad Primary School BAGDAD TAS 7030
- Beaconsfield Primary School BEACONSFIELD TAS 7270
- Bellerive Primary School BELLERIVE TAS 7018
- Bicheno Primary School BICHENO TAS 7215
- Blackmans Bay Primary School BLACKMANS BAY TAS 7052
- Boat Harbour Primary School BOAT HARBOUR TAS 7321
- Bowen Road Primary School MOONAH TAS 7009
- Bracknell Primary School BRACKNELL TAS 7302
- Bridport Primary School BRIDPORT TAS 7262
- Brighton Primary School BRIGHTON TAS 7030
- Bruny Island District School ALONNAH TAS 7150
- Burnie Primary School PARK GROVE TAS 7320
- Cambridge Primary School CAMBRIDGE TAS 7170
- Campbell Street Primary School NORTH HOBART TAS 7000
- Clarendon Vale Primary School CLARENDON VALE TAS 7019
- Collinsvale Primary School COLLINSVALE TAS 7012
- Cooee Primary School COOEE TAS 7320
- Cygnet Primary School CYGNET TAS 7112
- Deloraine Primary School DELORAINE TAS 7304
- Devonport Primary School DEVONPORT TAS 7310
- Dodges Ferry Primary School DODGES FERRY TAS 7173
- Dunalley Primary School DUNALLEY TAS 7177
- East Devonport Primary School EAST DEVONPORT TAS 7310
- East Launceston Primary School EAST LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
- East Tamar Primary School MAYFIELD TAS 7248
- East Ulverstone Primary School ULVERSTONE TAS 7315
- Edith Creek Primary School EDITH CREEK TAS 7330
- Evandale Primary School EVANDALE TAS 7212
- Exeter Primary School EXETER TAS 7275
- Fairview Primary School NEW NORFOLK TAS 7140
- Forest Primary School FOREST TAS 7330
- Forth Primary School FORTH TAS 7310
- Franklin Primary School FRANKLIN TAS 7113
- Geeveston Primary School GEEVESTON TAS 7116
- Glen Dhu Primary School SOUTH LAUNCESTON TAS 7249
- Glen Huon Primary School GLEN HUON TAS 7109
- Glenorchy Primary School GLENORCHY TAS 7010
- Goodwood Primary School MOONAH TAS 7009
- Goulburn Street Primary School WEST HOBART TAS 7000
- Hagley Farm Primary School HAGLEY TAS 7292
- Havenview Primary School HAVENVIEW TAS 7320
- Hillcrest Primary School DEVONPORT TAS 7310
- Howrah Primary School HOWRAH TAS 7018
- Huonville Primary School HUONVILLE TAS 7109
- Illawarra Primary School BLACKMANS BAY TAS 7052
- Invermay Primary School INVERMAY TAS 7248
- JRLF - East Derwent Primary School BRIDGEWATER TAS 7030
- JRLF - Gagebrook Primary School GAGEBROOK TAS 7030
- JRLF - Herdsmans Cove Primary School HERDSMANS COVE TAS 7030
- Kempton Primary School KEMPTON TAS 7030
- Kingston Primary School KINGSTON TAS 7050
- Lansdowne Crescent Primary School WEST HOBART TAS 7000
- Latrobe Primary School LATROBE TAS 7307
- Lauderdale Primary School LAUDERDALE TAS 7021
- Lenah Valley Primary School LENAH VALLEY TAS 7008
- Lindisfarne North Primary School GEILSTON BAY TAS 7015
- Lindisfarne Primary School LINDISFARNE TAS 7015
- Longford Primary School LONGFORD TAS 7301
- Margate Primary School MARGATE TAS 7054
- Miandetta Primary School MIANDETTA TAS 7310
- Mole Creek Primary School MOLE CREEK TAS 7304
- Molesworth Primary School MOLESWORTH TAS 7140
- Montagu Bay Primary School MONTAGU BAY TAS 7018
- Montello Primary School MONTELLO TAS 7320
- Moonah Primary School DERWENT PARK TAS 7009
- Mount Nelson Primary School MOUNT NELSON TAS 7007
- Mount Stuart Primary School MOUNT STUART TAS 7000
- Mowbray Heights Primary School MOWBRAY TAS 7248
- Natone Primary School NATONE TAS 7321
- New Norfolk Primary School NEW NORFOLK TAS 7140
- New Town Primary School NEW TOWN TAS 7008
- Nixon Street Primary School DEVONPORT TAS 7310
- Norwood Primary School NORWOOD TAS 7250
- Orford Primary School ORFORD TAS 7190
- Ouse District School OUSE TAS 7140
- Perth Primary School PERTH TAS 7300
- Port Sorell Primary School PORT SORELL TAS 7307
- Princes Street Primary School SANDY BAY TAS 7005
- Punchbowl Primary School NEWSTEAD TAS 7250
- Ravenswood Heights Primary School RAVENSWOOD TAS 7250
- Redpa Primary School REDPA TAS 7330
- Riana Primary School RIANA TAS 7316
- Richmond Primary School RICHMOND TAS 7025
- Ridgley Primary School RIDGLEY TAS 7321
- Ringarooma Primary School RINGAROOMA TAS 7263
- Risdon Vale Primary School RISDON VALE TAS 7016
- Riverside Primary School RIVERSIDE TAS 7250
- Rokeby Primary School ROKEBY TAS 7019
- Romaine Park Primary School ROMAINE TAS 7320
- Rosetta Primary School ROSETTA TAS 7010
- Sandy Bay Infant School SANDY BAY TAS 7005
- Sassafras Primary School SASSAFRAS TAS 7307
- Scottsdale Primary School SCOTTSDALE TAS 7260
- Smithton Primary School SMITHTON TAS 7330
- Snug Primary School SNUG TAS 7054
- Somerset Primary School SOMERSET TAS 7322
- South Arm Primary School SOUTH ARM TAS 7022
- South George Town Primary School GEORGE TOWN TAS 7253
- South Hobart Primary School SOUTH HOBART TAS 7004
- Sprent Primary School SPRENT TAS 7315
- Spreyton Primary School SPREYTON TAS 7310
- Springfield Gardens Primary School WEST MOONAH TAS 7009
- St Leonards Primary School ST LEONARDS TAS 7250
- Stanley Primary School STANLEY TAS 7331
- Strahan Primary School STRAHAN TAS 7468
- Summerdale Primary School SUMMERHILL TAS 7250
- Swansea Primary School SWANSEA TAS 7190
- Table Cape Primary School WYNYARD TAS 7325
- Taroona Primary School TAROONA TAS 7053
- Trevallyn Primary School TREVALLYN TAS 7250
- Ulverstone Primary School ULVERSTONE TAS 7315
- Waimea Heights Primary School SANDY BAY TAS 7005
- Warrane Primary School WARRANE TAS 7018
- Waverley Primary School WAVERLEY TAS 7250
- West Launceston Primary School WEST LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
- West Ulverstone Primary School WEST ULVERSTONE TAS 7315
- Westbury Primary School WESTBURY TAS 7303
- Westerway Primary School WESTERWAY TAS 7140
- Wilmot Primary School WILMOT TAS 7310
- Windermere Primary School CLAREMONT TAS 7011
- Youngtown Primary School YOUNGTOWN TAS 7249
- Zeehan Primary School ZEEHAN TAS 7469
Secondary
- Bayview Secondary College ROKEBY TAS 7019
- Brooks High School ROCHERLEA TAS 7248
- Burnie High School COOEE TAS 7320
- Claremont College CLAREMONT TAS 7011
- Clarence High School BELLERIVE TAS 7018
- Cosgrove High School GLENORCHY TAS 7010
- Deloraine High School DELORAINE TAS 7304
- Devonport High School DEVONPORT TAS 7310
- Don College DEVONPORT TAS 7310
- Elizabeth College NORTH HOBART TAS 7000
- Exeter High School EXETER TAS 7275
- Hellyer College BURNIE TAS 7320
- Hobart College MOUNT NELSON TAS 7007
- Huonville High School HUONVILLE TAS 7109
- JRLF - Senior School BRIDGEWATER TAS 7030
- Kings Meadows High School KINGS MEADOWS TAS 7249
- Kingston High School KINGSTON TAS 7050
- Latrobe High School LATROBE TAS 7307
- Launceston Big Picture School INVERMAY TAS 7248
- Launceston College LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
- Montrose Bay High School ROSETTA TAS 7010
- New Norfolk High School NEW NORFOLK TAS 7140
- New Town High School NEW TOWN TAS 7008
- Newstead College NEWSTEAD TAS 7250
- Ogilvie High School NEW TOWN TAS 7008
- Parklands High School ROMAINE TAS 7320
- Prospect High School PROSPECT TAS 7250
- Queechy High School NORWOOD TAS 7250
- Reece High School DEVONPORT TAS 7310
- Riverside High School RIVERSIDE TAS 7250
- Rose Bay High School ROSE BAY TAS 7015
- Rosny College ROSNY PARK TAS 7018
- Scottsdale High School SCOTTSDALE TAS 7260
- Smithton High School SMITHTON TAS 7330
- Taroona High School TAROONA TAS 7053
- Ulverstone Secondary College ULVERSTONE TAS 7315
- Wynyard High School WYNYARD TAS 7325
Special
- Ashley School DELORAINE TAS 7304
- Northern Support School RAVENSWOOD TAS 7250
- School of Special Education North West ACTON TAS 7320
- Southern Support School HOWRAH TAS 7018
Combined
- Australian Christian College Tasmania - Burnie Campus SOMERSET TAS 7322
- Australian Christian College Tasmania - Hobart Campus GEILSTON BAY TAS 7015
- Australian Christian College Tasmania - Launceston Campus NEWNHAM TAS 7248
- Capstone College POATINA TAS 7302
- Circular Head Christian School SMITHTON TAS 7330
- Dominic College GLENORCHY TAS 7010
- Eastside Lutheran College WARRANE TAS 7018
- Emmanuel Christian School ROKEBY TAS 7019
- Fahan School SANDY BAY TAS 7005
- Geneva Christian College LATROBE TAS 7307
- Hilliard Christian School WEST MOONAH TAS 7009
- John Calvin School LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
- Lambert School NORTH HOBART TAS 7002
- Launceston Christian School RIVERSIDE TAS 7250
- Mount Carmel College SANDY BAY TAS 7005
- Newstead Christian School NEWSTEAD TAS 7250
- North West Christian School PENGUIN TAS 7316
- OneSchool Global - Hobart Campus CLAREMONT TAS 7011
- Oakwood School - Devonport Campus EAST DEVONPORT TAS 7310
- OneSchool Global - Launceston Campus KINGS MEADOWS TAS 7249
- Sacred Heart College NEW TOWN TAS 7008
- Scotch Oakburn College NEWSTEAD TAS 7250
- Scotch Oakburn College - Valley Campus FINGAL TAS 7214
- Southern Christian College KINGSTON TAS 7050
- St Aloysius Catholic College HUNTINGFIELD TAS 7055
- St Aloysius Catholic College - Kingston Beach Campus KINGSTON BEACH TAS 7050
- St James Catholic College CYGNET TAS 7112
- St Mary's College HOBART TAS 7000
- St Michael's Collegiate School HOBART TAS 7000
- St Michael's Collegiate School - Middle School Campus HOBART TAS 7000
- St Michael's Collegiate School - Sports Campus TOLMANS HILL TAS 7007
- St Virgil's College AUSTINS FERRY TAS 7011
- Star of the Sea Catholic College GEORGE TOWN TAS 7253
- Tarremah Steiner School HUNTINGFIELD TAS 7055
- The Friends' School NORTH HOBART TAS 7000
- The Friends' School - Argyle Street Campus NORTH HOBART TAS 7000
- The Hutchins School SANDY BAY TAS 7005
Primary
- Calvin Christian School KINGSTON TAS 7050
- Channel Christian School MARGATE TAS 7054
- Corpus Christi Catholic School BELLERIVE TAS 7018
- Devonport Christian School DON TAS 7310
- Holy Rosary Catholic School CLAREMONT TAS 7011
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School LENAH VALLEY TAS 7008
- John Paul II Catholic School CLARENDON VALE TAS 7019
- Larmenier Catholic School ST LEONARDS TAS 7250
- Launceston Church Grammar School - Junior Campus EAST LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
- Leighland Christian School - Burnie Campus WIVENHOE TAS 7320
- Northern Christian School BRIDGEWATER TAS 7030
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School DEVONPORT TAS 7310
- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School DELORAINE TAS 7304
- Patersonia LEGANA TAS 7277
- Peregrine NICHOLLS RIVULET TAS 7112
- Sacred Heart Catholic School ULVERSTONE TAS 7315
- Sacred Heart Catholic School GEEVESTON TAS 7116
- Sacred Heart Catholic School LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
- Scotch Oakburn College - Elphin Campus LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
- St Anthony's Catholic School RIVERSIDE TAS 7250
- St Brigid's Catholic School NEW NORFOLK TAS 7140
- St Brigid's Catholic School WYNYARD TAS 7325
- St Cuthbert's Catholic School LINDISFARNE TAS 7015
- St Finn Barr's Catholic Primary School INVERMAY TAS 7248
- St John's Catholic School RICHMOND TAS 7025
- St Joseph's Catholic School ROSEBERY TAS 7470
- St Joseph's Catholic School QUEENSTOWN TAS 7467
- St Michael's Collegiate School - Junior School Campus HOBART TAS 7004
- St Patrick's Catholic School LATROBE TAS 7307
- St Paul's Catholic School BRIDGEWATER TAS 7030
- St Peter Chanel Catholic School SMITHTON TAS 7330
- St Therese's Catholic School MOONAH TAS 7009
- St Thomas More's Catholic School NEWSTEAD TAS 7250
- St Virgil's College - St Virgil's Junior School HOBART TAS 7000
- Stella Maris Catholic School BURNIE TAS 7320
- Tamar Valley Steiner School LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
- The Cottage School BELLERIVE TAS 7018
- The Launceston Preparatory School LAUNCESTON TAS 7250
Secondary
- Ballarat Clarendon College - King Island Campus GRASSY TAS 7256
- Calvin Christian School - Secondary Campus KINGSTON TAS 7050
- Guilford Young College GLENORCHY TAS 7010
- Guilford Young College - Hobart Campus HOBART TAS 7000
- Indie School - Devonport DEVONPORT TAS 7310
- Indie School - Glenorchy GLENORCHY TAS 7010
- Launceston Church Grammar School MOWBRAY TAS 7248
- Leighland Christian School ULVERSTONE TAS 7315
- MacKillop Catholic College MORNINGTON TAS 7018
- Marist Regional College BURNIE TAS 7320
- St Brendan-Shaw College DEVONPORT TAS 7310
- St Francis Flexible Learning Centre CHIGWELL TAS 7011
- St Patrick's College PROSPECT VALE TAS 7250
- St Patrick's College - Croagh Patrick Centre PROSPECT TAS 7250
Special
- Giant Steps Tasmania DELORAINE TAS 7304
Tasmania Housing
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Houses in Tasmania
The price of a house in Tasmania ranges from around $77,000 to $7,900,000.
A typical house in has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & parking for 3 cars.
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Apartments in Tasmania
The price of a apartment in Tasmania ranges from around $111,000 to $1,600,000.
A typical apartment in has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom & parking for 2 cars.
Tasmania Census Information
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Dwelling Type
What types of residential properties are available in Tasmania?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Tenure Type
Which residential properties in Tasmania are owned, mortgaged or rented out?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Change in Residence
Did people in Tasmania change address in the last year?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Working Population
What age groups are most strongly represented in Tasmania?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Top 5 Industries
What industries do people in Tasmania work in?
- Health care and social assistance
- Retail trade
- Education and training
- Public administration and safety
- Accommodation and food services
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP -
Family Size
How many people live in a household in Tasmania?
Source: ABS 2016 Census GCP
Properties in Tasmania
- For Sale
- For Rent