“Moving to Tassie” – a brief examination of internal migration to Tasmania

In the year to March 2019, Tasmania’s population showed an increase of 1.2%, driven mostly through interstate migration gains. During the 12 months, around 14,000 people moved interstate to Tasmania while around 12,000 left the State. The population increase however is tempered by the continued loss of younger people (especially 15-24 year olds). In addition to this, there is a tendency for older people to migrate into Tasmania leaving some concerns for Local Government Areas (LGAs) regarding the age profile of their population and the lasting impact of these migratory movements on issues like housing markets. Nevertheless, the data is also clear that one of the largest groups entering Tasmania from 2012 has been those between the ages of 25-29 (1,607 on average per annum). In addition to this, there is a larger number of younger children now entering the state that corresponds to migration rates of people moving in between ages 25-44 years.