Our Tasmania

Our Tasmania

Tasmania – a pristine island off Australia’s rugged southern coastline – is where you’ll breathe the world’s cleanest air, indulge in internationally-acclaimed food and wine, wander through spectacular natural wilderness and bask in a truly safe, clean, green and beautiful environment. It's a patch of undiscovered paradise teeming with lucrative first-world investment and lifestyle opportunities.

Tasmania - Quick Facts
Population: 515,000 people.

Location: A pristine island 40 degrees below the equator off Australia’s southern coast line.

Size: 68,300 square kilometres (similar to Sri Lanka or the Republic of Ireland).

Climate: Tasmania prides itself on having a mild maritime climate with four distinct seasons that is the envy of winemakers around the world. A bottle of internationally-acclaimed Tasmanian Pinot Noir can be enjoyed in front of an open fire during the winter months of June, July and August, while our pristine beaches are a delight for swimmers and holidaymakers from December to March. Average maximum daily summer temperatures are between 17 and 23 degrees Celsius and winter daily temperatures are between 3 and 11 degrees Celsius. Rainfall varies across Tasmania with heavily rain-forested areas on the West coast receiving an annual average of 2400mm and the capital Hobart averaging 626mm per year.

Airports: Tasmania has four major airports in Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie/Wynyard with direct flights daily to Melbourne (50 minutes), Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide. Direct flights from Hobart to China are expected to commence in the near future.

Shipping: The Spirit of Tasmania I and II ships traverse Bass Strait from Devonport in Tasmania to Melbourne every day for both passengers and freight. There are also numerous deep water ports around Tasmania for freight shipped daily around the world.

Road and rail: Tasmania is blessed with an abundance of well-maintained roads that criss-cross the State, the majority rated for heavy haulage. As no destination is more than two hours from the coast, Tasmania is easily and quickly navigated by road. A reliable and modern government-operated freight railway connects the state’s major production regions, cities and ports.

NBN: Tasmania was the first Australian state to receive the National Broadband Network. This provides high-speed fibre-optic internet connectivity to homes, schools and businesses and high-speed wireless hubs in rural and remote areas.

Mobile telephones: Tasmania’s major roads, all towns and most rural areas receive excellent mobile telephone coverage thanks to a statewide network of towers.

Safety: Tasmania enjoys strict gun laws, high quarantine hurdles and a temperate climate that ensures we are free from tropical pests and diseases. We are geotechnically and seismically stable (no earthquakes!) and are located out of the world's tsunami and hurricane zones and very far from conflict zones in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Our strong judicial system, professional civil police and a culture of strong governance and abiding the law results in a low crime rate and makes Tasmania a very safe place to live, work, invest, own property and conduct business.

Services: Tasmania is also blessed with a world-class university where many local, interstate and overseas students receive the best possible education. Our network of regional state and private schools ensure every child is able to access a wonderful start to life. Our private and public health system is modern, safe and world-class and our aged care system ensures enjoyable, safe and effective care for older members of our community.