There has been a surge in Tasmanians leaving over the last 10 years in search of more meaningful opportunities and rewarding life experiences.
A new report from workforce demographer Dr Lisa Denny found that to the year ended June 2023, 15,222 people left Tasmania to live interstate, an increase of 24 per cent since 2013.
Her research cites a lack of jobs which are secure, full-time and well paid as the key reasons underpinning people’s decisions to leave Tasmania.
She warns that if these patterns of departures continue, Tasmania’s population growth rate will slow further and the population will age at a faster rate, resulting in increased pressure on public services.
After 10 years of Liberal Government, Tasmania is heading in the wrong direction, with a planeload of young people leaving the state every week.
If the Liberals haven’t fixed it in 10 years, we cannot risk giving them 14 years.
It’s time for the Liberals to go and for Tasmania to have a better future under a Rebecca White Labor Government.
Shane Broad
Shadow Treasurer
