Tell me about Tasmania... why do I feel so drawn to it at the moment?

[Arimeh]

I don't know the answers to your questions cos its been a LONG time since I moved to Queensland from Tassie (moved in 91)

But god I wish every day I could move back

[DaintreeDream]

And your trying to get me to move the the sunshine coast...

[feeb]

I have been 2 times on holiday to Tassie and loved it!! Peaceful, pretty, friendly etc!! (oh and cadbury factory Lol)

I have a friend who moved melb to darwin and now in tassie and loves it!!!

Good luck

[Visitor8]

Hey! I live in Tassie, moved here from Adelaide in 99 and I love it here It's soooo pretty, so layed back and more peaceful.

The people are pretty friendly here I have found Everyone knows everyone lol

Jobs are a little lower paying here than on the mainland. It isn't hard to get a job though if you have the right qualifications.

Rentals are on the rise but they are STILL cheaper then everywhere else. Depending on where you want to live you can get a nice 3br house very close to the beach, 20 minutes from the city for about $300 a week.

Good and bad places... well I would stick to Hobart or Launceston. Hobart is better though lol

Launceston has some great +'s like city park and the monkeys, the gorge and Trevallyn dam are stunning! They have a great museum and lots of the footy is up there. And the big day out etc.
Hobart has Mt Wellington, ZooDoo/Richmond, LOTS of beaches to choose from and very close to the beach. We have cadburys (though they stopped the tours BOO HOO).

There is so many great things about Tassie! I do love it here. I love the lifestyle. I love the people. I love the fresh air. I HATE the hills haha

[Astrid]

I spent most of my childhood in Tassie, left when I was 18 and went back just before I turned 20. Met DH and we left when I was 24 (I think). I lived in Launceston, but did spend some time working in Hobart.

I would choose the northern end of Tas, as basically it means you can go to most parts of the state without to much hassle (the boat is only about an hour from Launceston). Launceston to Hobart is now less than 2 hours, so not bad if you want to do a day trip for shopping etc. We looked at moving back, we were sticking north, somewhere along the Tamar river. Still kicking ourselves for not going back and buying the dream property before the prices went up (I sill mourn the loss of that property ) I do think the cost of housing there is way to high now, that was a major factor (along with a couple of others) with us deciding against there.

The main thing to consider there is that it costs you to get out of the state and you need to prearrange it. I admit we got used to over here just being able to jump in the car and go with just petrol to pay. Tassie takes some planning. That is one of the reasons that we decided not to go back.

Can't really comment on jobs, depends on what you do. Look up the Tas Gov website and see what it says about industries etc. Look up the job listing online if you can just to get an idea. If it is still like it what when I left, it can be a bit of who you know rather than what you know.

I do miss the place at times. Go on a holiday and see what it is like for yourself.