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, […]

It has been nearly 12 months since our supermarket shelves have returned to normal and panic buying has become a thing of the past. Unfortunately, The Tasmania Project’s latest survey in May 2021 indicates that food insecurity continues to affect close to 1 in 5 Tasmanian respondents to the survey. Is this the new normal […]

This report includes data from The Tasmania Project Wellbeing Survey commissioned by the secretariat to the Premier’s Economic and Social Recovery Advisory Council (PESRAC) to support the Council formulate its final recommendations. These were released on 16 March 2021. It highlights key findings which show important differences in health and wellbeing, income and work, and […]

The May 2021 Tasmanian Demographic Analysis SnapShot provides an overview of interstate and overseas migration to and from Tasmania for the year ended 30 June 2020, based on analysis of data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in April 2021. Prepared by Jacqueline De Vries, Data Analyst, University of Tasmania To read the […]

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The April 2021 Tasmanian Demographic Analysis SnapShot provides an overview of estimated resident population (ERP) regional population change in Tasmania for the year ending 30 June 2020, based on analysis of data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in March 2021. Prepared by Jacqueline De Vries, Data Analyst, University of Tasmania To read […]

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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 […]