Research Statistics
Basic Facts on Hobart and Tasmania
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| Geography |
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| Land
area |
67,800km2 |
| Coastline |
3,200km |
| Distance
Across Bass Strait |
240km |
| Latitude
of Hobart |
42.5
degrees South |
| Highest
Mountain |
Mt Ossa
1617m |
| Largest
Lake |
Lake
Gordon 280km2 |
| Longest
River |
South
Esk 214 km |
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| Climate |
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| Temperate
maritime |
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| Hobart
Daily Average Winter Temperature |
12 degrees
C |
| Hobart
Daily Average Summer Temperature |
21.5
degrees C |
| Hours
of Sunshine |
5.9 |
| Average
Rainfall |
626mm |
| Wind
Average |
11.3
km/h |
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| Tourism |
|
| Vistitors
to Tasmania |
510,710
per annum |
| Visitor
Expenditure |
$614
million |
| Number
Of Jobs Attributed to Tourism |
18,300 |
| Contribution
To State GDP |
7.1% |
| Proportion
of International Visitors |
2% |
| International
Visitors Country of Origin |
8.4%
from Europe and North America |
| Interstate
Visitors State Of Origin |
37.4%
from Victoria |
| Average
Daily Expenditure For Visitors |
$131.10
per day |
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| Population |
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| Tasmania
Population 1999 |
473,000 |
| Tasmania
Population Growth Rate 1999 |
0.3% |
| Greater
Hobart Population |
189,944 |
| Hobart
Population Growth Rate 1999 |
0.4% |
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Images courtesy of www.portarthur-region.com.au
Statistics courtesy of Australian
Bureau of Statistics
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