The Tasmania Project Report 23 reported that attending arts and cultural events was extremely common prior to the pandemic: more than 80% of respondents to The Tasmania Project’s second general survey (TTP2) had attended art exhibitions/galleries, museums, cultural festivals, performing arts, and the cinema in the year prior to the pandemic. The arts, entertainment and […]

As the time for opening borders approaches, The Tasmania Project’s fifth general survey (TTP5) asked Tasmanian residents about their experiences of the second year of COVID-19, and their current attitudes to borders, restrictions and vaccination. We also track changing attitudes across the pandemic. Read the full report here.

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health restrictions temporarily disrupted food supply chains in Australia and changed the way people shopped for food, highlighting issues with the resilience of Tasmania’s food system. The Tasmania Project’s Food Survey was conducted in May 2020, shortly after Tasmania’s initial lockdown. Our results indicate multiple opportunities to increase resilience […]

The October 2021 Tasmanian Demographic Analysis SnapShot provides an overview of Australian demographic statistics for the year ending 31 March 2021, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in September 2021, from the perspective of the state of Tasmania. Prepared by Jacqueline De Vries, Data Analyst, University of Tasmania To read the full report […]

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The September 2021 Tasmanian Demographic Analysis SnapShot provides an overview of estimated resident population (ERP) regional population by age and sex in Tasmania as at 30 June 2020, based on analysis of data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in August 2021. Prepared by Jacqueline De Vries, Data Analyst, University of Tasmania To […]

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The Fourth General Survey of The Tasmania Project (TTP4) asked a series of questions about residents’ connections to their home state. Why do they stay here or why did they move here? Which areas do they want to visit and why? And what impact has COVID-19 had on their travel behaviours and attitudes? Read the […]

The Institute for Social Change invites applications from high-quality candidates to undertake a PhD project developing an innovative place-based index that will help communities and their decision makers understand ‘What makes a good life’.   You can read about the project and how to apply here.

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The July 2021 Tasmanian Demographic Analysis SnapShot provides an overview of Australian demographic statistics for the year ending 31 December 2020, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in June 2021, from the perspective of the state of Tasmania. Prepared by Jacqueline De Vries, Data Analyst, University of Tasmania To read the full report […]

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Findings from the Fourth General Survey of The Tasmania Project (TTP4) show almost one half of all respondents do not always follow the physical distancing rules, which is the lowest level since the start of The Tasmania Project. This suggests people are far less likely (more than twice) to always follow the physical distancing rules […]

Findings from the Fourth General Survey of The Tasmania Project (TTP4) show that almost 9% of respondents are choosing not to be vaccinated, with another 10% saying they do not yet know if they will be vaccinated or not. More than 4 out of 5 respondents (n=1176) either have been vaccinated or intend to be vaccinated, […]