Tasmanian Demographic Analysis SnapShot – December 2019 Prepared by Dr Lisa Denny, Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania To see all of the graphs, tables and footnotes associated with this SnapShot, please download a PDF version (220KB). The December 2019 Tasmanian Demographic Analysis SnapShot provides an overview of natural population change […]

The University of Tasmania’s Housing and Community Research Unit (HACRU) has prepared a Tasmanian housing update to inform the community and policy makers about the ongoing shortage of affordable housing in the State. Read the full report (PDF 830KB). There continues to be an acute shortage of affordable housing across Tasmania, particularly in Greater Hobart. […]

Prepared by Dr Lisa Denny Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania This inaugural Tasmanian Demographic Analysis SnapShot provides an overview of quarterly statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from the perspective of the state of Tasmania. The ABS’ Australian Demographic Statistics publication dated 19 September 2019 is a quarterly […]

An international housing expert is in Hobart today to urge policy makers to invest more in housing for the sake of the economy and public health. David E. Jacobs (pictured left with UTAS professor Keith Jacobs) is chief scientist with the National Center for Healthy Housing in the United States and the director of the World […]

  Tasmania is experiencing its strongest rate of population growth in almost a decade, but the situation differs substantially for the State’s 29 Local Government Areas (LGAs), the latest report released today by the University of Tasmania’s Institute for the Study of Social Change reveals. The report Insight Nine: Regional population trends in Tasmania: issues […]

The rapid growth of short-stay accommodation has been a win for travellers, property owners and investors in Tasmania, but has contributed to the State’s significant housing challenges, the latest report released today by the University of Tasmania’s Institute for the Study of Social Change has revealed. The report Insight Eight: Regulating Short-Stay Accommodation in Tasmania, […]

Treating social housing as a form of essential infrastructure is the focus of a joint research paper released last week, featuring the University of Tasmania’s award-winning researcher Kathleen Flanagan. Dr Flanagan last week received the Federal Minister’s Award for Early Career Housing Researcher at the Australasian Housing Researchers Conference in Adelaide, where she provided an […]

Better knowledge of who is moving to Tasmania, and why, may help ensure the state continues to appeal to younger cohorts, demographer Lisa Denny says. Dr Denny, a research fellow with the University of Tasmania’s Institute for the Study of Social Change, says although there are positive signs about increased arrivals and retention of younger […]

A new research group at the University of Tasmania is working with the state’s power companies, government and private enterprise to position Tasmania at the forefront of energy innovation. Future Energy brings together expertise from across the University’s disciplines of business, economics, engineering, ICT, social science, geography, marine science, architecture, planning, and the humanities to […]

The Institute for the Study of Social Change (ISC) is seeking expressions of interest for a casual Research Assistant who will be involved in a major project entitled “Anticipatory Care: An action learning project with Tasmanian communities of place and culture”.  This project is a collaboration between the ISC and the Tasmanian Department of Health, the Sax […]