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Tasmania from space. Tasmania (/ tæzˈmeɪniə /; palawa kani: lutruwita[14]) is an island state of Australia. [15] It is located 240 kilometres (150 miles) to the south of the Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the ...
In the 21st century, Hobart benefited as Tasmania's economy recovered from the 1990s recession, and the city's long-stagnant population growth began to reverse. [39] A period of significant growth has followed, including the redevelopment of the former Macquarie Point railyards, Parliament Square, and new hotel developments throughout the city ...
History of Tasmania. The history of Tasmania begins at the end of the Last Glacial Period (approximately 12,000 years ago) when it is believed that the island was joined to the Australian mainland. Little is known of the human history of the island until the British colonisation of Tasmania in the 19th century.
671.6 mm. 26.4 in. George Town (palawa kani: kinimathatakinta[3]) is a large town in north-east Tasmania, on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Tamar River. The Australian Bureau of Statistics records the George Town Municipal Area had a population of 6,764 as of 30 June 2016. It is the regional centre of the George Town Council local ...
This is a list of places in the Australian state of Tasmania by population. ... Population 2006 census [1] 2011 census [2] 2016 census [3] 2021 census [4] 1: Hobart ...
The beginning of population dynamics is widely regarded as the work of Malthus, formulated as the Malthusian growth model. According to Malthus, assuming that the conditions (the environment) remain constant (ceteris paribus), a population will grow (or decline) exponentially.
The number of interstate visitors to Tasmania increased by 3 per cent to 1.01 million (was 982,000). [10] To place this in context, the total estimated population in June 2016 of Tasmania was 519,128. [11] Which means more than double the states population are tourist visitors over a year period.
British colonisation of Tasmania. The British colonisation of Tasmania took place between 1803 and 1830. Known as Van Diemen's Land, the name changed to Tasmania, when the British government granted self-governance in 1856. [1] It was a colony from 1856 until 1901, at which time it joined five other colonies to form the Commonwealth of Australia.