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.