Tasmania
Below are a select few facts and figures related to the Aussie island state of Tasmania.
These facts have been collated from various sources, and are only intended to be a broad overview of the state of Tasmania.
Below the facts grid, you will find links to the various sources we used to create this Tasmania facts page.
The areas we've selected for the property section are simply areas that have been prominent when we have searched for popular areas amongst British migrants in Tasmania.
If you are interested in making the move from the UK to Australia, hopefully, these facts will be of some use.
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State Facts
Governor
Barbara Baker
Capital
Hobart
Population
573,300
State Flag
State Weather
Spring
7.8 - 16.9°C
Summer
11.5 - 21°C
Autumn
8.9 - 17.3°C
Winter
5 - 12.3°C
Hours of Sunshine per Year
Hobart enjoys 2,391 hours of sunshine per year!
Property Market Information
Hobart
Median House Price:
$835,000
£408,166
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$520
£254
Property Market Information
Devonport
Median House Price:
$440,000
£215,081
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$410
£200
Property Market Information
Launceston
Median House Price:
$750,000
£366,616
Median Rental Price:
(per week)
$530
£259
Property Videos - Tasmania
About the Tasmania Data
The Data on this page is true to the best of our knowledge, last update 27th May 2024.
State Information
Governor Information and images originate from:
https://ewikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmania
Population information sourced from:
https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/national-state-and-territory-population/sep-2023
Population information last updated:
September 2023
Weather Information
Tasmania weather information, sourced from:
https://www.australia.com/en-gb/facts-and-planning/weather-in-australia/hobart-weather.html
Property Information
Property Information is sourced from:
https://www.realestate.com.au/
Average costs are based on the cost of a 3-bedroom house where that data is available. If no house price is available, a 3-bedroom unit is used.
Please remember these are not average values, they are median prices. That means it is the middle number in a set of given values.
The areas used are cited as popular areas for Brits on the website https://www.pomsinoz.com/
There was absolutely no scientific approach to the areas selected 🙃
Links to the house cost and rental values provided are below:
Hobart:
Devonport:
Launceston:
The exchange information is sourced from the Bank of Canada the exchange rate is only updated once per day so may differ from live exchange rates.
The information is only intended to be used for illustrative purposes, if you want more up-to-date information, try a service such as Google Finance
Images courtesy of –
- Wriekhathaar, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Penton, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
All images, some rights reserved.
