Tasmania is Australia’s most heavily forested state. Half the island, covering 3.3 million hectares, is forest. Nearly 40% of Tasmania is protected in World Heritage wilderness areas, in national parks or in other reserves.

The north-west of Tasmania boasts what is officially the world’s cleanest air.

There are no coal-fired power stations in Tasmania. Energy is produced by renewable hydro-electric and wind generation. There is one power station fired by gas, which burns more cleanly than coal.

(Localised air pollution can occur in some areas of Tasmania during winter months, when many burn wood for heating. There is a particular problem in the Launceston district. Check local conditions if this is an important factor for you.)

Hobart has the lowest housing costs of any state capital in Australia. And outside Hobart it is cheaper still.

Tasmania has a cool temperate maritime climate with low humidity compared to the mainland.

World land surface temperatures for the period December 2006 to February 2007 were the hottest on record. Globally, the ten warmest years on record have all occured since 1995.

Tasmania’s cool climate is ideal in a warming world.

A CSIRO report shows that, up to 2040, Tasmania will be little affected by climate change. This is primarily because Tasmania is an island surrounded by water, which moderates the temperature.

With a population under half a million Tasmania is Australia’s least populated state. There is minimal traffic in Tasmania compared to the mainland of Australia. And people are friendly because they are less stressed.

Tasmania has the lowest crime rate of any state in Australia.

In Tasmania very little seems urgent. Migrants notice it. Getting things done takes time.

No place in Tasmania is more than 115 kilometres from the sea. It has a coastline of 5,400 kilometres – more than the NSW and Victoria coastlines combined. Tasmania has the highest per capita level of boat ownership of any state in Australia.

Over one-third of Tasmania is set aside as reserves and parks. Tasmania is a recreational paradise.

With fertile soil and pure rainfall from clean air, Tasmania has an amazing variety of the best in meat, seafood, dairy, fruit, wine and beer. Tasmania has the largest area under organic farming per head of population in Australia.

Stay healthy. Tasmania has the food for you.

The Tasmanian economy is growing and the lifestyle is constantly improving.

The changes are easily seen in the fact that excellent cafes, coffee shops, restaurants and food providers have sprung up in all the major cities. Tasmania is not what it used to be.

Tasmanians pay the lowest rate of state taxes in the nation. Unemployment is at record low levels.

Exports are up more than 31 percent in the past year. Construction in Tasmania is at record levels. Residential building approvals are up by more than 13 percent while, during the same period in the past twelve months, the national growth rate in building approvals has been less than one percent.

Retail trade in Tasmania has never been so high. The mining sector in Tasmania is booming. Domestic and overseas tourist numbers are increasing. And Tasmania can expect a boost when even a small percentage of the millions of baby-boomers, who are about to start retiring, choose to make their home on the island.

For enterprise, for employment, for study or for an active retirement, Tasmania has it all.