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Tasmania offers an enviable lifestyle. It is the smallest Australian state, but it has all of the services and facilities needed to make it a safe and relaxing home.
Many Tasmanians enjoy the benefits of a city lifestyle, combined with easy access to beaches, rivers and lakes and national parks.
There are four major population centres - Hobart (the capital), Launceston, Burnie and Devonport.
Hobart's origins were on the waterfront in the early 1800s and this is still a city that loves the water. It offers the benefits of city living without the traffic jams, pollution, crime and overcrowding of larger cities. It only takes 20 minutes to drive from the city centre to airport and 15 minutes to drive to the rainforest trails of Mt Wellington. Hobart has Australia's oldest theatre, a world-class concert hall, cinemas, galleries and a thriving arts community.
Launceston, the state's second largest city, with its graceful Victorian architecture and green parks sits in land of the Tamar River. It is the gateway to Tasmania's premier wine growing region - the Tamar Valley.
Burnie, in the state's north-west, has population of 20,000. It supports a range of industries including premium dairy processors, mining equipment manufacturers, and paper and pulp industries.
Devonport on the mouth of the Mersey River is the gateway to Tasmania for tourists arriving by ship from Melbourne. It lies about 50 km east of Burnie.
Tasmania has a strong sporting tradition, with facilities to match, and a dynamic arts culture, extending from live theatre and music to movies and museums and commercial galleries.
The state has four distinct seasons, with long summer days, a sunny autumn, fresh spring and brisk winter. Tasmanians breathe the world's cleanest air and enjoy fresh water and wine and food that are acclaimed around the world.
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