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Tasmania


Not to be confused with Tanzania.
"Tassie" redirects here. For people with this surname, see Tassie (surname).
For other uses, see Tasmania (disambiguation).

Tasmania
lutruwita (Palawa kani)[1]
State
Flag of Tasmania
Flag
Official seal of Tasmania
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
  • Tassie
  • The Apple Isle
  • The Holiday Isle
Motto: 
Ubertas et Fidelitas (Latin)
(English: Fertility and Faithfulness)
Tasmania in Australia.svg
Location of Tasmania in Australia
Coordinates: 42°S 147°E / 42°S 147°E / -42; 147Coordinates: 42°S 147°E / 42°S 147°E / -42; 147
CountryAustralia
Before federationColony of Tasmania
Federation1 January 1901
Named forAbel Tasman
Capital
and largest city
Hobart
42°52′50″S 147°19′30″E / 42.88056°S 147.32500°E / -42.88056; 147.32500
Administration29 local government areas
Demonym(s)
  • Tasmanian
  • Taswegian (colloquial)[2]
  • Vandemonian (humorous)[3]
Government
• Monarch
Charles III
• Governor
Barbara Baker
• Premier
Jeremy Rockliff (Liberal)
LegislatureParliament of Tasmania
• Upper house
Legislative Council
• Lower house
House of Assembly
JudiciarySupreme Court of Tasmania
Parliament of Australia
• Senate
12 senators (of 76)
• House of Representatives
5 seats (of 151)
Area
• Total
90,758 km2 (35,042 sq mi) (7th)
• Land
68,401 km2 (26,410 sq mi)
• Water
22,357 km2 (8,632 sq mi)
Highest elevation
(Mount Ossa)
1,617 m (5,305 ft)
Population
• March 2022 estimate
Increase 571,165[4] (6th)
• Density
8.3/km2 (21.5/sq mi) (4th)
GSP2020 estimate
• Total
Increase AU$32.102 billion[5] (8th)
• Per capita
Increase AU$59,779 (7th)
Gini (2016)44.8[6]
medium · 3rd
HDI (2021)Increase 0.921[7]
very high · 8th
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+11:00 (AEDT)
Postal abbreviation
TAS
ISO 3166 codeAU-TAS
Symbols
BirdYellow wattlebird (unofficial)
(Anthochaera paradoxa)[9]
FlowerTasmanian blue gum
(Eucalyptus globulus)[10]
MammalTasmanian devil
(Sarcophilus harrisii)[8]
PlantLeatherwood (unofficial)
(Eucryphia lucida)[11]
Colour(s)Bottle Green (PMS 342), Yellow (PMS 114), & Maroon (PMS 194)[12]
     
MineralCrocoite
(PbCrO4)[13]
Websitetas.gov.au
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, separated from it by the Bass Strait, with the archipelago containing the southernmost point of the country. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 1000 islands.[16] It is Australia's least populous state, with 569,825 residents as of December 2021. The state capital and largest city is Hobart, with around 40 percent of the population living in the Greater Hobart area.[17]

Tasmania's main island was inhabited by Aboriginal peoples for up to 40,000 years before British colonization.[18] It is thought that Aboriginal Tasmanians became separated from the mainland Aboriginal groups about 11,700 years ago, after rising sea levels formed Bass Strait.[19] The island was permanently settled by Europeans in 1803 as a penal settlement of the British Empire to prevent claims to the land by the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.[20] The Aboriginal population is estimated to have been between 3,000 and 7,000 at the time of British settlement, but was almost wiped out within 30 years during a period of conflicts with settlers known as the "Black War" and the spread of infectious diseases. The conflict, which peaked between 1825 and 1831 and led to more than three years of martial law, cost the lives of almost 1,100 Aboriginal people and settlers.

Under British rule the island was initially part of the Colony of New South Wales but became a separate colony under the name Van Diemen's Land (named after Anthony van Diemen) in 1825.[21] Approximately 80,000 convicts were sent to Van Diemen's Land before this practice, known as transportation, ceased in 1853.[22] In 1855 the present Constitution of Tasmania was enacted, and the following year the colony formally changed its name to Tasmania. In 1901 it became a state of Australia through the process of the federation of Australia.

Today, Tasmania has the second smallest economy of the Australian states and territories, which is significantly formed of tourism, agriculture and aquaculture, education and healthcare.[23] Tasmania is a significant agricultural exporter, as well as a significant destination for eco-tourism. About 42 percent of its land area, including national parks and World Heritage Sites (21%) is protected in some form of reserve.[24] The first environmental political party in the world was founded in Tasmania.[25]

  1. ^ "Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre – Official Aboriginal and Dual Names of places". Tacinc.com.au. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Taswegian". Lexico OED. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Vandemonian". Lexico OED. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ "National, state and territory population – March 2021". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 26 September 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ^ "5220.0 – Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2019–20". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. ^ "6524.0.55.002 – Estimates of Personal Income for Small Areas, 2011–2016". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Government. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Sub-national HDI". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Proclamation of Tasmanian Devil as Tasmania's Animal Emblem" (PDF). www.parliament.tas.gov.au. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Tasmanian State Emblems". parliament.tas.gov.au. Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Proclamation of Tasmanian floral emblem". Tasmanian Government Gazette. www.parliament.tas.gov.au. 27 November 1962. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  11. ^ Gray, Alan M. "Eucryphia lucida – Leatherwood". Australian Native Plants Society. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Sporting colours". Department of Premier and Cabinet. Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Proclamation of Tasmanian mineral emblem". Tasmanian Government Gazette. www.parliament.tas.gov.au. 4 December 2000. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre – Official Aboriginal and Dual Names of places". tacinc.com.au. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Tasmania". Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Islands". Geoscience Australia. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  17. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2016–17: Main Features". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Aboriginal Life Pre-Invasion". www.utas.edu.au. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Separation of Tasmania". Canberra: National Museum Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  20. ^ Frank Bolt, The Founding of Hobart 1803–1804, ISBN 0-9757166-0-3
  21. ^ "Van Diemens Land". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  22. ^ "Convicts and the British colonies in Australia". Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  23. ^ "Estimated full time employment | Tasmania | economy.id". economy.id.com.au. State Growth Tasmania.
  24. ^ "Complete National Parks and Reserves Listings". Parks and Wildlife Service. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  25. ^ Howes, Michael. "United Tasmania Group (UTG)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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