In a series of in-depth interviews with The Tasmania Project team, Tasmanians aged 30 and under have cited employment as a reason to leave Tasmania, and security during the pandemic as a reason to stay. Many are unsure if they will remain in Tasmania in the long-term. You can read the full report here.

The University of Tasmania, through the Institute for Social Change, has been a research partner on the Tasmanian Government’s Anticipatory Care project. The project has seen four communities around Tasmania try out new ways of delivering anticipatory care. The four communities are Ulverstone, Flinders Island, Northern suburbs of Launceston, and Clarence. The research component of […]

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

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What is important for young Tasmanians? What are they concerned about? What do they see as a ‘good life’? This report explores these questions by drawing on data collected by the Institute for Social Change to inform the Premier’s Economic and Social Recovery Advisory Council (full report available here) and as part of the Young People’s Voices […]

In November 2020, the Institute for Social Change (ISC) was commissioned by the secretariat to the Premier’s Economic and Social Recovery Advisory Council (PESRAC) to carry out research to help inform COVID-19 recovery strategies. The research comprised an online survey and a series of in-depth interviews and was organised around the idea of ‘What makes a good […]

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

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The December 2020 Tasmanian Demographic Analysis SnapShot provides an overview of natural population change—the difference between births and deaths—for Tasmania with national comparisons for the 2019 calendar year. The snapshot draws on the latest births, deaths and life expectancy data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from September 2020. Prepared by Jacqueline De […]

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A new survey from The Tasmania Project is asking young Tasmanians aged from nine to seventeen years and their parents to have a say in Tasmania’s future and recovery from COVID-19. The research will assist in informing the State Government’s response to the pandemic, through the Premier’s Economic and Social Recovery Advisory Council. The survey is […]

In September/October, The Tasmania Project conducted a targeted survey, exploring Tasmanian attitudes towards border restrictions and COVID-safe measures, and attitudes to and experiences of seasonal farm work in Tasmania. To view the full report please follow the link.