The number of people leaving Tasmania for better opportunities continues to grow after 10 years of Liberal government.
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows nearly 16,000 people left the state in the year to the end of September 2023.
Tasmania now has the lowest population growth in the country – more than eight times lower than the national average.
The latest figures back in research by workforce demographer Dr Lisa Denny which cited a lack of secure, full time and well paid jobs as the key reason behind people’s decisions to leave Tasmania.
Dr Denny warned that if these patterns of departure 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