Tasmania is a land apart – a place of wild and beautiful landscapes, friendly welcoming people, a pleasant, temperate climate, wonderful wine and food and a relaxed island lifestyle.

Tasmania is Australia's only island state - a heart-shaped island of lush green valleys, uncrowded towns and villages and still undeveloped coastlines. It is one of the world's most mountainous islands and while Tasmania's peaks do not tower to great heights, they are unique in their serrated profile.

TAS at a glance

• Population: Over 490,000

• Capital city: Hobart

• Main language: English

• Average climate: Summer 8 – 25 degrees Celsius and Winter 3 – 15 degrees Celsius

What's It Like?

'Heaven on Earth' (according to Elle magazine's July 2007 Japanese edition). Tasmania's beautiful environment (much of it World Heritage listed) attracts migrants looking for quality of life in one of the last unspoilt corners of the globe.

Ranked third out of 115 destinations worldwide by National Geographic Traveller Magazine (2004), Tasmania has become a bit of a Mecca for tourists and migrants looking to escape from all the pitfalls and downsides of modern life. Tasmania may not suit people who want a big city lifestyle, but if you and your family want an escape from stress, overcrowding, pollution, traffic jams, unaffordable housing and grey skies, while still enjoying all the benefits of modern economy and society, then this might be just the place for you.

Relaxed island living

Tasmania is a nature lover's paradise and hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, rock climbing, surfing and diving are popular. Sports infrastructure is excellent and a wide variety of cultural activities (such as theatre, festivals and performances by the Tasmanian symphony orchestra), are on offer all year round.

Typically, people who place a high priority on their quality of life, or who want their kids to enjoy a safe, outdoors focused childhood migrate to Tasmania. The state also attracts people who like the idea of living in Australia, but don't enjoy extreme summer heat or severe water restrictions. Others come for quite specific reasons - to escape pollution, overcrowding or stress, to be able to go fishing every day or to buy the waterfront property or boat they could never afford back home.

City of festivals - Hobart

Australia's most distinctive city, Tasmania's capital – Hobart – combines heritage charm and cultural diversity in a setting of exceptional beauty. Hobart, the nation's second oldest city, combines a rich colonial past with contemporary art and culture; a place that has all the attractions of a state capital, wrapped up in a friendly, accessible, people-sized city.

Hobart is a city rich in maritime history and is shaped and defined by water, so we recommend that you take a harbour cruise past square-rigged yachts, or drive to the summit of Mount Wellington for a bird's eye view of the intricate pattern of islands and estuaries that reach out to the sea beyond.

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