Why "Nobody" Lives On Australia's Big Island State: Tasmania
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Tasmania is a fascinating, if not often overlooked, state of Australia. But while it's small compared to Australia itself, the island is actually quite large! All told, Tasmania is roughly the same size as the island country of Sri Lanka or the U.S. state of Florida. Despite this size, however, it remains Australia's least populated state and is often forgotten about, even for many Australians. So why don't more people live in Tasmania, Australia's big, empty island?
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I'm one of the 577000 people that live in Tasmania. It truly is a wonderful place to live, but don't tell everybody as we like it just as it is! Also,that was the most scabby wombat I have ever seen.
I read a book (later made into a movie) a kid from India 🇮🇳 who was adopted by a couple in Hobart.
@@LegalShield3000 The film was 'Lion' based on the book 'A Long Way Home' by Saroo Brierley. Amazing true story.
My thoughts exactly. Actually it was a longer-nosed wombat so probably not a Tasmanian one.
I'm amazed to hear there are 577,000 people in Tasmania, I would have guessed like 100,000.
Im one of the many thousands of Tasmanians born and bred that couldn't get out of there quick enough. I still have a sentimental attachment to the place but there is zero chance I would ever want to live there again.
Tasmania is actually more habitable than Mainland Australia, because it has a cooler wetter climate similar to the UK, even though it is mountainous it doesn’t have earthquakes because the mountains are so old they are eroding away, it somewhat has a similar landscape to parts of Canada, Scotland or New Zealand. Tasmania is an absolutely phenomenal place!
Maybe it was formed by a volcano which may be dormant but not for long. BOOM
Correct!
@@davidjackson7281 There is a Basaltic region in the north, but it hasn't been active for tens of millions of years. The reason why the mountains are worn down comes from that stability. Nothing within Australia is pushing new mountains up from underneath, while rain keeps washing away the mountains we do have, so they have gotten... small and blunt.
@@lostbutfreesoulThanks for the info. Now l can feel more at ease knowing so. Would love to visit Tasmania. The mountains sound like they are as old as America's Appalachians.
what does it mean cool? what are typical temps there in your summer and winter? does it snow in the cities ?
My wife and I came to Tasmania 18 years ago for a vacation and only left long enough to pack our lives up and move here. Never looked back.
Many people do that, it says a lot about a place.
Do you believe in thylacines?
@@hellovicki6779 And a lot move back. It's a fantastic place to take a holiday in, but the locals are incredibly parochial and narrow-minded and the winters are long and bleak.
I visited Tasmania once. There were more people in walking frames, wheelchairs and using walking sticks than walking upright. Not to mention the intellectual disabilities. I kid you not. I wish the department of statistics would do a study on the percentage per population of Tasmanians on welfare compared to the mainland states.
Let me guess - you're either wealthy, retired, or both wealthy and retired? There's a reason why most young people here move to the mainland as soon as they are able. There's no opportunities here. No jobs, no housing, we get paid half that of people on the mainland for doing the exact same job etc. This is a great state if you're wealthy and old, but not so much if you actually want to succeed in life and not die in poverty.
As an Australian and having visited the state of Tasmania (Tassie) several times I can say that Tassie is the undisputed jewel in our crown. It is an amazing place to visit, beautiful environment and has a fantastic local culture. If you ever visit Australia....it is a must visit.
I am American and have a friend who lived in Australia for years and when I told him one of my bucket list places to visit was Tasmania, he got a puzzled look on his face and simply said "but why"? Apparently the mainlanders view Tasmanians as backward and the island as a whole as boring with not much there. That's exactly why i want to go there, for the natural aspects, and the quaintness. I've been to enough big cities.
Yes, we have 2 heads and marry our cousins and are the butt of so many jokes. But honestly, I never want the secret of my home state to get out.
I've lived in nearly every Australian state and in my opinion, Tassie is by far the most beautiful and it has the friendliest people. It's a running joke in the other states about Tassie. Yes, it's a slower paced life with a small population but that's its charm. The secret is getting out though - many mainlanders have been coming over and buying up the cheaper property, prices have doubled in the last few years, making it harder for locals. Hoping this influx doesn't change Tasmania too much, it's perfect as is 😊 Definitely a great little island for a 2 week road roadtrip, come check it out!
U will not be dissappointed!
MATE-YOU WILL BE WECOMED !-WE LOVE AMERICANS !
You are on the right track,from an old Aussie.
I grew up in Tasmania in the 1960’s & 70’s, a high percentage of my peers left Tasmania, for mainland Australia, after completing our education to find work. Some returned to raise families many didn’t. Unemployment is still a major concern but it is a stunning Island with a lot to offer. Tasmania gets into your blood and the pull is strong. I love going home to visit family.
I moved to the mainland for work in 2010. My immediate family all live in Hobart and surrounds and I go back at least once a year to visit. So I know what you mean.
I left for better work opportunities, went home to have a family and educate my kids, then we all left for better opportunities on the mainland again. Two of my kids have since moved back, Tassie will always be home.
Me too!
The brain drain reversed a bit until covid hit now its as bad as ever. There are just no opportunites and those that can escape will.
It feels like home to me even though I've never been there (or to Australia).
I immigrated to Australia and lived in Tasmania for 2 years. I couldn't find a decent job so I moved to a larger city on the mainland. The weather is okay but the summer heat feels like radiation from a nuclear explosion. I met so many friendly, hospitable people there. People I met were very family orientated. The beaches are so beautiful and uncommercialized.
Yep the Sun packs a punch thanks to how clean the air is.
Oh no not this myth that Tasmania is hot... Cos of the ozone layer they say. That's a joke, I lived there and never had the chance to go for a swim it's so cold. Try Brisbane or Darwin or even Perth or Adelaide for real heat
It's not that cold. It just has proper seasons. It gets plenty hot in January and February@@MrPorkncheese
@@cavanray5327 Proper seasons without a summer. It rarely gets over 30 there
@@MrPorkncheese Tasmania does summer better then the rest of the country does winter. 25 degrees and clear skies is summer enough thankyou. Just because the mainland gets above 30 constantly doesn't mean that's the standard of summer everywhere.
My family (wife, 2 kids and I) moved to Tasmania in 2011 from Western Australia and it was the best decision we ever made. I went from a 3 hour daily commute across the scorched landscape of Perth to a 30 minute commute from the beautiful Huon Valley to Hobart. The small population here means everything is accessible and comfortable. We we warned about the “harsh” weather before coming but you adjust to the occasional -3c days in Winter and on some days you can spend the morning at the beach and the afternoon in the snow with only an hour between them. I now work outside only a few minutes from home and wear shorts all year round when working. This place is paradise. I couldn’t help but laugh when you identified Devonport and Burnie as the northern towns and not Launceston because the folks in Launceston are a little sensitive about not being the centre of the world. 😂
Yes, it's lovely, the Huon Valley is stunning. I stayed in WA though, Tassie's infrastructure has a long way to go to catch up. I wouldn't blame Perth for your 3 hour commute. I'm 35kms from Perth in a rural location, takes me 45 mins to get to the city. New schools, hospitals and other facilities are the result of WA's booming economy, so Tassie will remain a holiday destination for us.
@@GreenDistantStar Perth is a dead dry place
@@ryanh438 good, stay away. while we all live the dream.
@@GreenDistantStar Keep living yoyur dream and wish you lived in Sydney. The most peaceful place
@@ryanh438 Sydney has devolved into a traffic-plagued shit-hole. Enjoy your 3 hour daily commute, dog-box living, crowded beaches and toll-roads forever.
Plot twist: Tasmania is empty because it's haunted by the Tasmanian devil.
Yes...devils.
He puts the Tas in Tasmania Down in Tasmania Come to Tasmania We mean YOU!
The Tasmanian Devil will eat anything! Especially Rabbits!😂
Sarcophilis Satanicus.
SARCOPHILUS SATANICUS!
Im Tasmanian, my family were early settlers and I have a farm built in 1856 in the south. The stories go deep and i know so much history that many dont. But being so isolated i got curious with life, im currently writing from Thailand after travelling 31 countries in 7 years. Very few places are more beautiful than Tasmania, and it'll be sought after in years to come. Due to over 20% of it being protected by world heritage im so grateful for our farm. Something we will never sell. Truly grateful.
His cows get loose and run right through the fast food parking lots And Daddy gets calls from the mini-malls When they're downwind from his hogs When his tractor backs up traffic, the reception ain't too warm…
Farm built in 1856, and family being early settlers they must have been involved in the “Black War” Since you “ know so much history” tell us more about your family’s involvement in the genocide of the indigenous peoples and how they came about “owning” part of this beautiful land that you will now “never sell” Will make interesting reading.
@@akirapillay9633 we've had the farm 80 years.
@@akirapillay9633I was waiting for some bullshit like this to appear under this comment. Sit down. How disgusting of you to chase hatred. This person isn't responsible and no one alive was harmed. Probably white yourself 🤣
@@brendand1937 2023 - 1856 does not equate to 80 years.
Aussie here, The wife and I just visited Tassie for the first time this year (in winter), and we were so smitten that before our current holiday even wrapped up, we had already locked in another one for next year. Absolutely fell in love with the place.
I lived in Tassie for 12 years, and loved the place. The people are friendly, the air is clean, and housing is more affordable (though still expensive) than on the mainland. I lived in Launceston in the north, which has retained many of it's beautiful old buildings. The winters are relatively cold, but it's a fair trade-off for avoiding the blistering heat of the mainland summers. I hope to return one day, when circumstances permit.
Fun fact: The island state of Tasmania shares a land border with Victoria. Not many Australians know about this. The two states share the shortest land border in the country on Boundary Islet, located in the Bass Strait.
Yep waiting for the day this wins a pub quiz for me
185 ft.
@@stevewiles7132 85 meters or around 280 feet
so I can walk there on low tide ?🤣
As an Aussie, I had some idea, but did not know this. Yes, Trivia here we come ;-) Type in Google Maps, Victoria, then zoom to -39.198459027278716, 147.02158165875082 and you'll see the boundary. 😎
Hi Geoff, I live in Hobart. Please don’t tell too many people about this wonderful place. Hobart has an alpine area, surf beaches, a world famous art gallery, a wine region, amazing trekking, sailing, ocean canoeing, a casino, breweries, trout fishing, fantastic mountain bike trails all within 15 minutes drive from the CBD. Wallabies, platypus and other wild animals live in and around Hobart. It hosts one of the toughest half marathons in the world, going from sea level to 1270 m and the people are super friendly. It is Australia’s base for Antartica research and has the largest number per head of population of scientists of any Australian city. I haven’t even started on the rest of Tasmania. I’m very happy to keep it this way.
Hey Jim, don't be such an isolationist. I am glad to hear that Tasmanians are "super friendly" because, There are millions upon millions of us Africans, Asians and Arabs that are just waiting to move there, given the chance- we will bring our cultures and religions with us to transform your island forever, its called cultural enrichment. You will thank us for it in the future, if not..... you are a racist and you will be reeducated. But, I would like to see the wineries, Casino and breweries gone, because those things are Haram. Hopefully we will see you soon, so that we can all enjoy Tasmania together :)
@@user-wb1nz6fq2i I wouldn’t worry about that, there is a fantastic international vibe in Hobart now. Some of our closest friends are from Nepal, China, India, Korea. We have a university that attracts many international students and we have resettled many refuges from Africa. Hobart has a great food scene with great fresh produce and international cuisine The CSIRO and Antartica research organisations also attract scientists from around the world.
@@user-wb1nz6fq2i: I have no trouble with multicultural enrichment, but please leave the "haram" alone. Denying others their pleasures, simply because you deny said pleasures from yourself, will not win you any friends, nor will you be welcomed in any place. Learn to enjoy the world.
Wow 😳, if I hadn't wanted to visit, I would with that brilliant endorsement 😅👍, can't see a show like this on Adelaide, My home, as it's very sleepy here and everyone wants to visit every other state to holiday 😅
We dont care about haram bullshit here, assimilate or you will have a bad time.@@user-wb1nz6fq2i
Retired U.S. Navy. Whenever I am asked what was my most favorite place to visit...it was the port calls in Hobart, Tasmania! I visited Tasmania twice on two separate ships. I loved the ruggedness of the island, the history, surrounded by the ocean, the weather, and most importantly the people!! They are absolutely wonderful! I have even entertained the thought of retiring there, unfortunately the family has a way of pulling you back in...
I had a chance to hike the overland track in Tasmania, it was a treat. I was so impressed at how much work was done on the trails, there were long sections of boardwalk to avoid muddy stretches. People were friendly and it was a life memory.
It's quite something to stand on a beach on Tasmania's west coast. Did it at dusk in February, decades ago. The waves were roaring so loudly we could hardly hear each other speak; the waves seemed about 20ft high, the sky and sea were inky grey. It's amazing to stand there with your arms out, knowing that the wind is blasting at you from right around the planet! All the boats coming to Australia from England would head south after the Cape of Good Hope in order to hitch a fast ride on the "Roaring Forties". They could make fast time there, as long as they did not smash on to rocks along the coast of Australia, which some did.
Tasmania's West Coast is that of very few places left that look like the Earth before the human race started to walk on two legs. Could only imagine what did you feel being there
@@ofacid3439 In winter, the waves can be over 20 metres, throwing up huge trees high up on the beach. Mini tornadoes that split huge trees up the middle. Wild as, in winter..
@@jaysmith3361 Stunning. I mean it's virtually untouched yet it's not some dull polar vastness or a generic sticky jungle but a lush forest on a rugged coast at the very edge of the world
I've also done this as the sun was setting. On the bluff above the a long beach in either direction of me and not another person in sight, with the wind roaring and blowing back my hair is incredibly spiritual. Then going down to swim as the only person on the beach was amazing.
@@ofacid3439 Bucket list for sure.
I’m . a Tasmanian. I can assure that the vast majority of us like our State just the way it is.
Prove it, i don't see a second head or a "removal scar".. You just moved there from the mainland... right? 🤣
@@fluffybunnyslippers2505 wrong. I was born at Beaconsfield Hospital in 1963. I lived in Launceston during the wonderful late 1960s. Launceston was like a little London at that time. It was swinging. The Beatles were at there best. It was what can be accurately described as Utopia.
Only thing that's bad is it's the most expensive state in austrailia!
That stupid statment is getting VERY old. You are just upset that Tassy won't let you in.@@fluffybunnyslippers2505
Good video.....what about the tyranny in Tasmania? Have you got rid of the scum globalist puppet politicians?
I visited Tasmania during my first trip across Australia and it was absolutely stunning, and the people who live there are incredibly kind! I went to Devenport, Launceston and Hobart! Winter was rolling in during my time there and I experienced snow which is something I never thought I’d come across in Australia! The cities are beautiful and the wildlife, forests and mountains are stunning. If I could live anywhere in the world, I’d most likely choose Tasmania!
Wild life! Yep! For all my glowing words elsewhere here, that reminded me of another aspect of Tasmania. It's the road kill capital of the world. Many European visitors are 'blown away' by the carnage on the roads.
My wife and I vacationed in Tasmania when I was stationed in the outback with the US Air Force. We loved it!!! We stayed 9 nights…3 in one place, 3 in another, and the last 3 in Hobart. We had great food and the people were awesome! Most of our American friends went to New Zealand…we picked Tasmania. The Bass Straight was a little rough on the way down…but still fun! Highly recommend a vaca in Tasmania!!!!!!!!!!!
Tasmania has had a long history of Hydro Electric power, and has produced renewable energy to power the island for well over fifty years. Whilst there are wind farms there with plans to build more, you’ve missed the story that the island already has a long history of 100% renewable energy production.
I am disappointed the King Island wind farm did not go ahead.
Tasmania has had hydro-electricity since 1895 lol
For some reason, a lot of the people in power hate Hydro-Electric Dams….I live in the Pacific Northwest in the US and they have been tearing them all down for the past decade…🤷🏼
@@aaronbriscoe2908 ecoterrorists are in control there. they favor animals over humans. they fail to realize that humans are animals too.
Well, time to move there Redshift6! GO!
I've been to the Tasmanian capital of Hobart once. Despite being the second smallest capital city, it still felt vibrant and full of life. There was a charm about it that made me feel welcomed and the view of the snow capped peak of Mt Wellington in the background was amazing. I visited in late July which was the middle of Winter. Didn't feel terribly cold which either meant I was there during a warm spell or the weather isn't as dire as we are led to believe. Driving up to the Peak of Mt Wellington got cold with snow fall around the area which was just gorgeous. Hobart is honestly such a lovely city and the geographical location makes the scenery around the city amazing. I would love to visit Tasmania proper rather than just flying to the capital too however. Even though the island has no road connections, it is serviced by the Spirit of Tasmania which is a ferry service that runs both day and night trips from Geelong, Vic to Devonport, Tas. It takes around 12 hours to make the trip by boat which carries people, cars and trucks. So it is possible to technically drive between Tasmania and the mainland. Because of the ferry service it is not unusual to see cars with Tasmanian registration plates driving about on the mainland. I am more surprised when I see a Western Australian or Northern Territory registration plate on the local roads as THEY came from far and beyond - And I live in South Australia which is in the middle of all the mainland states and territories so you would expect to see a mix of interstate registered cars!
As a Hobartian, I can attest that the weather is not nearly as bad as most mainlanders think. I've lived in Canberra and that is much, much colder.
Thank you for your great comments on Hobart! You were definitely here during an unseasonably warm July. I think it was one of the warmest on record. Spring has been cooler than winter this year. Enjoy your next visit, there’s a lot to see & enjoy here!
@@carokat1111 Having lived in both, I too can confirm this!
Hobart sounds like a wonderful place to visit. I'm way up in the United States so I may never venture that far unfortunately. But sounds similar in some ways to the way it is here. I live near Canada and go there quite a bit, and I would describe the smaller city of Halifax, Nova Scotia as being much more charming and enjoyable to visit than the bustle of Toronto, which population wise is probably much more comparable to Sydney.
@@knocknapeasta Yes, I still remember the bitterly cold Canberra winters I spent there during many school holidays as a kid over 40 years ago! I live in Hobart now and our weather is nothing compared to Canberra and the Southern Highlands area of NSW!
Can i just compliment you for the quality of your educational content and also for making videos that say all the relevant information without making 50 minutes long videos which is a trend we see more and more on youtube keep on the great work thanks 🙏😊
Im born and raised in Tassie (64 years).Just to give a perspective Holland is 2/3 the size of Tassie with 17 million people ,we have low crime and no wars as there are no neighbours to fight with , if you like out door activities its a great place , I have driven around ,bush walked ,kayaked ,sailed ,dived and motorbiked all over Tassie and still haven't seen it all ,once talked to a mainlander (what we call people from the big island to the north) who on her first visit done 3 weeks travelling around and said she needed to come back for another 3 weeks as there was so much to see here .Also the island is diverse the west coast is different to the east coast and the central highland are different again ie weather ,scenery and vegetation, also weather is not extreme here it can get a bit cold over winter ,I live in Burnie and only see snow here once in 30 years and summers aren't scorching hot like on north island , we could probably do with a population growth to help support more diverse industries here , but like most tasmania's we dont want to many people here as its pretty good the way it is
you should do this series but the opposite, why do so many people live in a region, for example java, the mountains in colombia, nigerian coast, etc
Fertile soil, river delta or volcanic
@@1wun1 those arent the only reasons
I like this subject idea. I don't know why so many people live in places that are so inhospitable to living. Like a lack of a source of fresh water and rain. A lack of food resources, etc. yet people still choose to live there in huge numbers.. like Vegas and any other region in the world that is densely populated but relies on water sources from different areas....
Like Bangladesh. So packed full of people. I would venture to say it is Overpopulated.
More people anywhere means couples are more active between the sheets and don't practice family planning. Just sayin...😊😊😊
Half of Tasmania is surprisingly dry due to the rain shadow caused by the mountains of the west coast.
The central area to the east of the western tiers is the cold arid zone. you drive through it going from Launceston to Hobart and surrounds the town of Ross. What the Scotts that settled the area discovered is that this climate caused the Merino sheep to produce finer micron wool which has been further enhanced by breeding and a thriving trade in wool back to Britain from here and elsewhere in Australia put a lot of their kindred Scots out of work as the Weaving Barons of central and Northern England wanted the finer wool and not the traditional course Scottish wool. Tassie is a beautiful place with such a diverse geography and I would live there in a heartbeat if I could. Please don't overpopulate it and destroy it's character. Interesting fact, Hobart and Launceston are the second and third oldest settlements in Australia. Both are older than Melbourne and all the other capitals except Sydney.
@@frasercrone3838 Videos made by non-Australians who will probably never visit the place are not helping to keep Tassie the secret it has been. It'll be overun & ruined in no time. I lived there for 14 years. Not for the faint hearted.
@@frasercrone3838 Also, it has stark dead trees sillouetted against looming skies, while gorse flowers on stark hillsides under looming skies...
We are on the West Coast and it is anything but dry. Moved here from Sydney nearly 21 years ago
@@jenniferpalmer2337 I said rain shadow caused by the west coast… the west coast gets utterly deluged
We moved to Tasmania from the mainland last year, and we love this place. There are a lot of infrastructure that is disappointing ie, a lot of ambulances but not enough paramedics, plus our politicians here are way out of touch with the needs of the very people they swore to serve. Our current ‘idiot’ premier, would rather build a footy stadium near our capital city of Hobart, in stead of investing that money in to improving our infrastructure. If we knew all of this, then maybe we would of waited a few more years to retire here.
G'day, mate. Excellent video like all the others. Thanks for the fascinating content. One quick side note: It would be helpful to add metric in addition to Imperial for your global audience. Thanks, mate! 😊
I'm Indonesian, I visited Tasmania back in December 2017. I really love the atmosphere and landscape! People are nice as well! I'm going to visit New Zealand next month, I can't wait to see their fellow Anglo brothers across the ditch!
Queensland is more interesting in Australia.
Tasmania is the Aldi version of NZ
@@seamusobrien2675 Why?
How did a demonic mythical entity from East Africa get to Tasmania? Ans: Same way as everyone else, on the Able Tasman @@robertwatson9940
@@robertwatson9940 Nah sorry I'm not interested in hot desert areas, save for Arizona and Nevada. I've enough of heat in this country, it'd be refreshing to enjoy faux Europe just next to our doorstep.
Watching this video from Hobart, Tasmania. This place has its flaws but it’s home and I bloody love it.
Greatest State in Australia. Hobart is the best city in Australia. Melbourne boy here. Now living in Central Vic.
Bro, are u real people?? does Australia really exist? we are told there is no Australia, but a path that leads to the Atlantida@@davidbrayshaw3529
@@tig79rover91 I wouldn't really call it a "path", as such. More like a couple of stepping stones. Just go South Sou East from China through South East Asia, and we're the last stepping stones. Tasmania's the little one at the bottom. Just watch where you put your foot down because of snakes and stuff. And don't go in the water.
wow! mate, have u been there?@@davidbrayshaw3529
Thanks for the vid Geoffrey
G'day, another Tasmanian here, I'd love to see another video on this, preferably you guys visiting and seeing it in person, finally someone who did their homework and got it mostly right, congrats. :D
People are moving to Tasmania. House prices went through the roof during covid. Working remotely let many people shift from the big cities on the mainland. Before that I know alternative types who bought land, one couple bought a small farm with dams to live a self-sufficiency lifestyle, another bought a forest block to build a retirement home. Both with an eye to avoiding global warming on the mainland. Both south of Hobart.
I think the problem is more the age of the population than the size of it. The people moving in are all older, while a lot of the young people born there move to the mainland. It's gradually turning into a nursing home.
Global Warming is a hoax. And, Tasmania is on the same planet/globe as mainland Australia.
Chinese probably hurd house was cheap there. And decided to change that by buing up properly like they been doing on the mainland
Housing got expensive when interest rates were low and superannuation became mandatory in the 90's. For many mainlanders Tasmania was a cheap place for investment properties in beach suburbs
@@adrienneclarke3953 - Industry superannuation had no effect on housing, because it diverted income into long-term saving. Maybe SMSFs because they're the people who could rapidly exploit the system and then bid up prices. The fundamentals are the capital gains / negative gearing system which turned housing into a casino and did not deliver the supply promised.
I love hearing about Australia from an American perspective. I live in Cairns in the far north of Queensland. Northern tropical Australia is another anomaly with far less people than it should have given its abundant rainfall and proximity to Asia. Like Tasmania, the Northern half of Australia is often forgotten by those in Canberra.
I heard cairns had flood issues
Also isn't the north coast of the country hit by a lot of cyclones? Not that it stops people in America, Florida has the most hurricanes and still has a huge population.
@@digitalfootballer9032 you forgot to mention Japan, Korea, China, the Philippines and many others while you were so busy bashing America for living within their country.
Northern Queensland is stunning, but if you work outside with a physical job it’s horrendous with the heat and humidity
My in laws live in cairns and while I’m blown away by its sheer beauty, I keep saying “it looks like Jurassic park, where’s the clever girl hiding” but honestly I suffer in the humidity, it reminds me of southern china, I can’t do it, and my in laws are tough Aussies who don’t like air con but fresh air, so I really suffer lol it was only 28 degrees but the humidity man, us southern states don’t vibe with that humidity, we like our dry air 😂
Another great video mate! Would you consider doing one on the island of Corsica and/or Sardinia?
I very much enjoyed my visit to Tasmania. It was a bit like entering a time warp, but in a good way. The pace was slower and the people friendly. The flora, fauna, and scenery were fantastic. I'm from the Pacific Northwest so the climate was reminiscent of home. I was introduced to my favorite wine in the whole world there - Stefano Lubiana Pinot Noir. Visiting the cellar door was an experience to remember. I decided if I ever wanted to enter the witness protection program, Bruny Island would be the place where no one would ever find me. It's an island off the coast of an island, off the coast of an island.
Love tassie. Best place to live. The issue Tasmania faces is it only operates of 40% of the land whilst 60% is locked up in national parks and reserves, and yes this is a good thing to some degree, however it gets 70% of its money from federal government. So we get 30% from 40% of the land. The other problem is we need a railway system to connect the noth of the state to the south like a bullet train system so the state can pool it's infrastructures together and have specialist at hospitals instead of having to fly to the mainland. We have so much potential and beauty in Tasmania that if we become like the mainland we lose what makes us unique.
I visited Tasmania in November 2019. It is very beautiful. Awesome beaches, cliffs, waterfalls, temperate rainforests, snowy mountains, and unique wildlife. The Tasmanians are very nice. I highly recommend visiting Tasmania if you can!
When I moved to Australia, I lived in Sunnyside Tasmania for a year. There's not much in Tasmania, I moved so that I could find work and have a life outside of hiking and chopping wood.
Great video! So interesting! You got a new sub👍
It seems inaccurate when discussing Tasmania achieving 100 percent renewable electricity generation to show pictures of wind turbines. The far larger contribution that those westerly winds make to renewable energy is to bring the rain, and perhaps snow, that enable hydropower to generate over eighty percent of the states electricity.
My prime reason for moving to Tasmania 15 years ago from NSW was to escape suburban overcrowding and highrise apartment living. Landing in Hobart and being driven around the same I thought I stepped through a time tunnel 25 years into the past I was delighted. After 8 years of living on the outskirts of Hobart and being time to retire we purchased property in the far NW of Tasmania just about as far NW as you could go and never looked back. Yes, winters are cold and wet, summer however is pleasant and mild, and it took us three winters to acclimatize to the weather. One 🤣 at mainlanders arriving to live on this island paradise, spend one winter here and scurry back to their mainland warm nests. We care not why our population is so small, we want to keep it that way.
I've known Tas destroy marriages. Some people fall in love with the place, and won't (or can't) leave. Others rush back to the Mainland after one wet, cold, windy winter. It's an island, and islanders have a different relationship to the land.
I live in rural Wales, U.K and mainland Australia has never seemed attractive to me. Tasmania seems like paradise, and coming from coastal Wales I'm used to wind and rain.
What you forget is mainland Australia doesn't want more boat people coming 🤪
@@JaneNewAuthorand your sisters 🤪
@@Deb.-.What a disgusting perspective. People become locals over time. People assimilate to the regions they move to.
Firstly let me say that I have just by chance discovered your site. When I saw it I thought let's watch it and see how much misinformation on Australia the world is being fed this time. I was delighted to see it was an accurate and highly informative video. Thankyou Geoff. I have now suscribed. Secondly as a Sydneysider so living on the mainland let me say that mainlanders are usually enticed by the chance of the more isolated and quieter lifestyle there but as is usually the case, work opportunities and social connections elsewhere usually stops most people from actually making the move. But "Tassie" is a truly beautiful and friendly place. I have visited quite a few times and look forward to taking my car again on the overnight ferry next year and spending some unhurried time there.
Hi Geoff! There are many of us that watch your channel that use the metric system. I'm sure people would love it if you used both!! Great video about Tasmania and why "nobody" lives there! Keep up the good work!!!👍
Tasmania is beautiful. I have taken the Spirt of Tasmania there and flown from Melbourne. I love it there. I can't wait to go back.
I would like to point out that UTAS - the University of Tasmania is highly regarded around the world and attracts students to study here, with campuses across the state, this also helps boost our economy in indirect ways. Tasmania is also one of the key launching points for researchers whose expertise lies in Antarctica also. We also have the highest quality produce, clean air and water than most of the mainland cant boast about. There’s a fair bit going on in our little island.
It blows me away that UTAS is considered good, They have been in decline for a decade. Maybe its just the marine and environmental studies that are decent quality.
I'm a UTAS graduate, both my sons are UTAS graduates, and they have done well out of it. But we all know UTAS under the current Vice Chancellor Rufus Black is facing more questions than he has answers.
UTAS have carried out research into Tassies origins, very interesting their geology dept. carried out some research to prove it was originally part ot the north coast of America sandwiched between what we know as The Arctic and North West America. I had an American passenger in my Cab from Hobart Airport who told me how much like Montana Tassie is. Check it out very interesting Nothing todo with Australia🤥
Tasmania is awesome but I can’t believe no one has mentioned the quirky like Binalong Bay with all the houses with their own “Bin….” name, or how Tassie is the largest producer of the Poppy cultivars responsible for Thebaine (or OxyContin, 85%) and Oripavine (an opioid, 100%) of the global supply plus 25% of the global opium and codeine production and medicinal cannabis is grown in southern Tassie. In terms of global healthcare pain relief that tiny state produces over half of the raw materials required. What about the monkeys in the park in Launceston or Australia’s most loveable criminal (after Ned Kelly), Chopper Read lived there for years. The Cat and Fiddle Arcade in Hobart with the cat and fiddle clock which plays the nursery rhyme … Pink Eye Potatoes which you literally can’t buy anywhere else in the country EVER! Huon Pine, everything Huon Pine especially at Salamanca Market in Hobart. The Black Heart Sassafras from Tassie is the best but the only other place that grows it is South Australia anyway. 😁 My wedding was the first one held in the conservatory at the Hobart Royal Botanic gardens after its anniversary overhaul (60th I think) in 1999. Such a beautiful place to live and raise a family, it’s rich in history and while it can be as dangerous as anywhere else (I was assaulted by 4 people and left bleeding in the street after they were frightened off by a little old lady who called them cowards before calling the police for me) I found there are more friendly and kind people there than anywhere else in the country. They just believe in each other more.
Chopper Read ‘loveable’? Charismatic maybe, but far from loveable.
thank you for spreading information on our wonderful island
My main connection to Tasmania is Marcus House. But I saw a video of a couple of guys riding dirt bikes through the hills and mountains of Tasmania, and it reminded me so much of my teen years in Idaho that I had to put Taz on my bucket list.
I am Indonesian lived in Malaysia for 4 years , Thailand for 4 years and Victoria for 14 years. I have been to Tasmania many times and if i could i would move there, in a heartbeat. Perhaps one day. The whole Tasmania is so beautiful 😍
Indeed, it is mostly for economic and historical factors Tasmania has low population, if it was just for isolation. New Zealand is even more isolated, but has a robust economy and it's a powerhouse for its region
agree, economics....unless you're either forced by immigration law, your work or cashed up green changers for going to TAS
However isn't it just the north island of New Zealand with all the population and the south island much less because of the harsher climate and terrain? I would argue the underdevelopment of these areas actually makes them superior. Man hasn't ruined as much of the natural environment in these places.
@digitalfootballer9032 For someone like me who originally grew up in Tasmania, I've always thought that it's geographically and temperately similar to NZ's North Island, but culturally (lifestyle) more similar to NZ's South Island. Having never visited New Zealand of course, it's just my observation.
I rest my case, it's Tasmanians. Maybe we should have a breeding programme with the Kiwi's to see if a wider gene pool will help....
This video piqued my curiosity to learn more about Tasmania! I was left with many questions, and would like to see more! A lot of repeat info and repeat pics (scenes) in the video left me a little frustrated and by the end I felt somewhat disappointed that it seemed abbreviated. But then, the video did its job- left one interested and wanting more!
For me i was raised in Melbourne now in Sydney, been to Tassie many times since young and i love it, it reminds me a lot of New Zealand more so than it does of mainland Australia
@ 4:59 Florida is more than 2 times larger than Tasmania. I'm not sure where you got that stat from, but Tasmania is closer to the size of West Virginia.
Filthy American non metric units probably.
I think he was using the 68,401km^2 for tasmania vs the 65758 miles^2 for florida and forgot about units
For a good comparison, Tasmania is roughly the same size as Ireland.
Tasmania will exist in a hundred years whereas Florida will be part of the Atlantic Ocean.
quite right geoff made a big mistake there. I think the confusion arises because florida's area is usually stated in square miles and tassie area is written in square kilometers
Before watching the video I'll say that I always wondered why the low population for Tasmania, as for climate the southeastern portion of Australia is densely populated, and the island for its latitude could provide a even more temperate and even colder climate, suitable for the Scottish immigrants when Australia was being colonized.
It's decided balmy compared to Scotland which lies at 55 - 60 degrees north, while we are only 40 degrees south. I remember freezing in Scotland, and I MUCH prefer Tasmania.
There are a lot of Scots-inspired place and street names here - Perth, Ross, Campbell Street, Argyle Street. One of the Highland regiments spent a lot of time here in the early days of colonisation. Victorian era British considered the Tasmanian climate amongst the healthiest in the world.
0:36 That man-bun makes me think two things: That you might be a character from Crash Bandicoot, and that I wish I could be too.
Hey mate..I appreciate your interest in our beautiful island,certainly learned some things about Tassie I didn’t know…we do have interesting and ancient forests and geography
Lived in Sydney, NSW until I couldn't stand the heat anymore. - 35-40C. Have been in Tassie since 2009 and love its temperate zone which suits me perfectly.
which part are you living in?
I'm a climate refugee from Sydney as well.
You'll barely get 1% of days in Sydney that are 35°C and over.
I am from Sri Lanka and went to Tasmania for vacation.. What an Amazing Place... You feel the comfort of Fresh Air No sooner you come out of the Hobbart Air Port..
Does Sri Lanka stink like India?
I think Australian's really appreciate you calling them "NOBODY".
Anyone who hasn't been to Tassie..................................... should! It's a beautiful place. It's a bit cold for me in winter, but I am used to Perth/prefer the heat. But living in a cold place is one thing, but for a visit, is fine. I have been to Tassie over a dozen times with either work or holidays, and always loved it.
Think you under sold the ruggedness of the west coast and central areas. Nearly half the island in uninhabitable unless you’re nomadic. Getting roads in there is nigh on impossible and with no roads: no population. Thanks to this the island’s inhabitable area is a lot less than its actual size.
One very famous person who has left Tasmania is Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, R.E. (born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson) who was born in Hobart and met Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark in a bar at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. They were married in 2004 in Copenhagen.
Great post !!
When I went to visit AUS, I also spent a week exploring Tasmania, it was gorgeous. If I could afford to move from the states and retire there, I would in a heartbeat.
Geoff, I came across your videos several months back. I truly enjoy watching them. You make geography interesting, educational and fun! Great job!
I'm in the wheat belt north of Adelaide (about 800km/500mi NW of Melbourne) and Tasmania's climate is a big attractor for me; you can only deal with Australian mainland summers for so long before it gets to you, especially if you're like me and wearing shorts in 10C weather is no big deal. Go hibernate down in Tasmania between December and May while everyone on the mainland cooks
great vid ,fascinating ,thanks
you are very lucky . i very rarely subscribe . but i like your site and content , SUBSCRIBED . lol
I'd like to see an episode similar to this that explains why so many more people live on New Zealand's North Island than South Island.
Yeah, good point. I would like to know too given that earthquakes happen in Auckland
The weather.
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I'm a North Islander and this is a easy question to answer. The majority of the South Island's land area is either mountainous and/or National Parks and therefore not suitable for urban development. Secondly, the climate. The South Island is a lot colder and wetter than the North Island. Thirdly, economic opportunities. There are far more job opportunities in the North Island. It's not uncommon to find North Islanders who've never been to the South Island.
He showed you that the south island of NZ lines up exactly with Tasmania. There is your answer.
Great! i want to visit Tasmania now.... been listening to your podcasts as well, great companion content to this channel ! keep up the good work!
That was rather well done. Thank you.
IF only people realised, Tasmania would actually be the safest place on earth in the event of nuclear war! 1. Radiation from A Nuclear Blast area is deadly if you are within around 350 kilometres! 2. Even if they nuke Melbourne, the bottom of Tasmania is too far away from Melbourne! And Tassy is 1800 kilometres away from any bases that might be nuked in Antarctica! …. Add to this Tasmania is surrounded by mountains of extremely high Cliffs! ⛰️⛰️⛰️ So in the event that Nukes hit the West Coast of the US and set off enormous earthquakes and send massive tidal waves that hit the east coast of Australia, then Tasmania is well protected against that too!
I really enjoy this channel. Explanations are clear, topics are interesting, length matches my attention span. Keep up the great work.
Also no air pollution. The prevailing winds produce the cleanest air on earth.
I had the chance of doing business with the Hydro Electric Commission of Tasmania 25 years ago. I was surprised to find out that Tasmania has had a very advanced hydro generating station network and excellent Hydrological engineers. I was really impressed.
I’m a Mainlander who moved to Hobart 10 years ago. Before that, I’d never even considered visiting Tasmania. It’s very much an afterthought to mainland Australians, if they give it any thought at all. It’s a much quieter and slower paced life here, which I like, but which may not suit many people. There aren’t many employment opportunities here, which will continue to hinder any population growth. Immigration- wise we get a lot of people especially from India and Pakistan coming here because although Hobart is a capital city, because of our low population, Hobart is considered a “regional” area for immigration purposes, which gives people an advantage if they move here instead of large population centres like Sydney or Melbourne. Unfortunately, there aren’t many economic opportunities for people immigrating here. If there was more development here, I think more people would come, but as it’s an island and separated from the rest of Australia, I don’t see that happening any time soon. It is isolated and we kinda like it that way.
I moved to Tasmania about 11 years ago after spending 40 years on the mainland (Sydney and Newcastle). Absolutely love it here. One of the more interesting things about Tasmania is that we have a huge amount of roadkill. Every single day I drive in my car I will see a dead animal on the side of the road. Sad, but it actually means that there is a huge amount of animals living here. Wallabies and echidnas are common on my front lawn.
Am I right in thinking there are less snakes and spiders, if any, than mainland Australia? That sounds a big plus to me.
@@therespectedlex9794 I was wondering that also.
@JohnDoe-cf8jz Actually there are three venmous snakes, the tiger, copperhead and white lipped. There are also several venemous spiders, but most (of the worst) cause pain and sickness, not death.
@@therespectedlex9794 Thanks for the update. I'm not a fan of really hot places or where much of the flora and fauna seem to want to kill people. Maybe I'll get to visit Tasmania some day, seems a nice place.
@@JohnDoe-cf8jz No probs, happy travels.
It may be a bit of a stretch, but i would like to see why most Zambians cities live in a vertical line in the center of the country
My guess on that one is, like Egypt, most every city is along a river. Can't grow food in the desert.
It's the ley~lines. Like, I dunno, druids or witch~doctors or some sh1+...
@@James-xf4pcdeserts make the best places to grow food. Egypts population in the nile is the desert.
@@richiehoyt8487Exactly
The railroad.
Tasmania with its small population population is shackled to the past by 29 local councils. Whilst government has tried repeatedly to consolidate these councils there has been little success. Consequently the quality of local government management can leave a lot to be desired, particularly when managers in my council at least last a only a few years. Whilst it is a stunningly beautiful place if you dont live in one of the two major cities the current date is 27th December 1950! Which is sad. I see at times projects that that would employ the young unfortunately cancelled simply because people do not want change. Tasmania sometimes is its own worst enemy.
I got so lucky to visit Tasmania many years ago with work. Unfortunately I landed there sick with a fever so I spent the first three days in bed. After that I got to wander for 3 days and met some lovely people. Australia and New Zealand have to me in my top 3 favorite places around the world mainly due to people being so laid back and accepting. Now I’m in my 60’s and I’d love to go back to visit but I don’t see it happening.
Honestly visiting Tasmania was one of my favorite parts of visiting Australia.. but I'd move near Sydney or Brisbane first because I couldn't stand the weather in Tasmania year round. It was an amazing place to visit though.
Sydney? Not if my life depended on it! Over populated, over priced and full of people who don't want to be there, unless they own a $15 m. house overlooking the harbour and can walk to work. Brisbane is a different kettle of fish. Melbourne's good if you can afford to live fairly close to the city and close to public transport, but the suburbs are a dump.
@@davidbrayshaw3529Sounds like you just hate the country, you should try another one.
@@ElusiveTy Australia has some great places to live, I live in one. But it is also home to some of the greatest 5h!tholes on Earth. Well, maybe not that bad, but there are plenty of places that you don't need to visit here, let alone live in.
Great Video! Love to learn about fascinating geography with your videos!
I visited Tasmania from NZL and it felt very similar to NZL. A little warmer. Hobart felt like Dunedin meets Sydney. Great place.
I’m Tasmanian (moved to Melbourne). There’s no housing or any career opportunities, lack of public transportation, and the whole state feels like it has small town syndrome. As much as it is refreshing to go home every now and then, it’s not accessible enough to live and you’re forced to live in a specific way.
I might have one reason why 'Nobody' lives in Tasmania. I live in Canada, and we have signs in rural areas describing the fire risk. You drive by and it says the that the fire risk in the area is Low, Medium, High or Extreme. So, you know whether starting an outdoor fire is a good idea or not, or even allowed. Well, I visited Tasmania a few years ago, and they have the same kind of signs, However, their signs have a level beyond Extreme - Catastrophic. They also have wildfire evacuation sites - places to evacuate to when the wildfires really get out of control. We don't have those. Apparently eucalyptus trees burn really, really, really well.
They can sort of explode. The high temperatures of an adjacent bushfire can ignite the oil and fumes in them and they just burst into flame.
Those fire signs stating 'Catastrophic' are used in the entire country. As you can appreciate, that's a rare event. Evacuation sites are simply designated areas like a football field or stadium where people can congregate during natural disasters. I'm 60 and thankfully never had to use anything like that and nor have I experienced bush fire.
Love visiting Tassie…..reminds me of Scotland but with Gum trees….stunning scenery, wonderful people…..and incredible flora and fauna….can’t wait to visit again from my own tiny island of Jersey….
Funny how we islanders all get about the place. Im originally from ireland, and migrated to Tassie in 1999, i also visited Jersey for a long weekend, circa 1994/95 , i loved the zoo! I had the nicest devonshire tea i ever had in the cafe there😂!
@@lilliankeane5731Devonshire tea?where can I.get this?
@@deepb249 Hi , Devonshire tea is a common term for , a simple cake known as a scone, sliced in two and served with jam and cream.
@@lilliankeane5731 lots of sugar then?
@@deepb249 no, not necessarily my friend, as there is not much sugar in the scone, and the jam can be replaced with fresh fruit or berries of your choice. ♥️.
1. Cost of living is on par with a big city like Melbourne & Canberra 2. Average wages are ridiculously low at $18-$24. 3. Basic education and career opportunities. 4. Most of the Island is steep rocky mountains and national parks. 5. It's either too cold or too windy to do anything.
And no decent railway.
I have 12 convict ancestors, most of whom were sent to Van Diemens Land My first relative in Australia arrived in 1788 as part of the first fleet. My first relatives in Tasmania came after Norfolk Island was shutdown. I left Tasmania in 2008 but decided to return permanently in 2016. Your information is good, however what you say about Tasmania’s renewable energy is primarily through hydro electricity which accounts for 80% of our electricity. Tasmania exports power to the mainland through the Bass Link Cable.
Melbourne and Hobart being 370 miles apart isn’t too crazy. In Denver, the nearest comparable size city is Albuquerque which is 340 miles away.
Gotta remember that's an interstate highway corridor tho, not a boat ride over a very windy strait.
One day when Melbourne reaches over 8 million people and an undersea high speed rail network is established between Victoria and Tasmania, things will change in a major way.
@@MarcoCholo-iz9js is that being discussed?
@@E4439Qv5 no because there has never been a high speed rail link at those ocean depths before or for that distance and Melbourne isn't edging on 8 million at the moment. But by the 2050s that might become a totally different proposition.
@@MarcoCholo-iz9js In the meantime you could catch a ride on one of the pigs that fly back and forth over the Bass Strait . It’d be quicker !
Tas is a beautiful state . As said rough landscape and very green. After spending days in crowded Melbourne this was a treat Although it might need a higher population, I hope itnstays a little as it is Had a great time there
Most people don't know that Hobart has fewer wet days annually than Sydney.
Can someone explain to Geoff what "nobody" means. He doesn't seem to have a clue.
Needs to get rid of that stupid man bun. Hard to take seriously.
Good video, really enjoyed it. I'm from the US and would love to visit sometime. You guys seem like really cool people and I'm glad and grateful to count you as friends.
Come on down! We moved from Detroit to Australia as a family back in the 70's. I had severe culture shock to start with, but things are much more up to date now. There is still a lot that's very different, of course, and that's what I love.
It was a culture shock back in the 70's even for mainland Aussies, when my parents moved us here from Melbourne in 72. Tassie has come a long way since those days, not quite the backwater it used to be.@@Tamaresque
I’m from the UK. My partner has family there and I worked and lived there for 6 months this year. Tassie feels like a second home and paradise.
It is a paradise, mostly because of the people there.
my great grandparents were from Tasmania but moved to of all places Timaru in the South Island of NZ in the early 1900's, i would love to visit one day
I went to Hobart twice in the USN in the 90's. Love it there. Great memories
Thank you for posting Jeff that was very interesting.
Major benefit of Tasmania is that we do not have the same level of madness incumbent on the mainland.
One of my distant relatives on my family tree was transported to Tasmania from his village of Great Linford in Buckinghamshire for supposedly stealing a lamb and a loaf of bread (the local wealthy family wanted to steal the land he farmed so set him up), seems to have done alright for himself and has a road named after him (Mapley Rd, Lachlan, Tasmania)
Tasmania is similar to the Pacific North West USA albeit climate difference. Im from Melbourne, I never thought much of Tasmania. When i visited, I was genuinely impressed with the scenary and vibrancy of the towns.
Is it similar to California climate?