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.

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

This Brief from the Institute for Social Change (ISC) examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Tasmanian population. The full report can be accessed here.

The October 2020 Tasmanian Demographic Analysis SnapShot provides an overview of Australian demographic statistics for the year ending March 2020, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in September 2020, from the perspective of the state of Tasmania. This issue has been supplemented with monthly ABS visitor arrival data applying to the March 2020 […]

The Tasmania Project has published 39 reports, spanning a range of topics from compliance and restrictions, to food access and supply, wellbeing, housing, and work. The reports also explore the experiences of particular groups within the community including individuals with a disability and older people. A document containing all 39 reports can be accessed here.

In our third general survey (TTP3), The Tasmania Project continued to explore Tasmanians’ experiences with and attitudes to COVID-19 restrictions and measures, activities and behaviours, wellbeing and concerns, food access and supply, housing, work and employment, and financial wellbeing. With border restrictions firmly in place, we also took the opportunity to hear the thoughts of […]

Findings from The Tasmania Project show that, in general, Tasmanians are supportive of the restrictions that have been put in place in response to the pandemic and are continuing to comply with these measures. To view the full report please follow the link.

Even as the supermarket shelves return to normal and panic buying becomes a thing of the past, rates of food insecurity reported by Tasmanians have not greatly improved since earlier in the pandemic. In our latest survey of 1,133 Tasmanians, we found an alarming number (close to 1 in 5) have run out of food […]

The Tasmania Project has found that retired Key findings Tasmanians are more likely to be home owners and be more financially secure than other Tasmanians. To view the full report please follow the link.

The September 2020 Tasmanian Demographic Analysis SnapShot provides an overview of estimated resident population (ERP) regional population by age and sex in Tasmania as at 30 June 2019, based on analysis of data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in August 2020. Prepared by Jacqueline De Vries, Data Analyst, University of Tasmania To […]