Information about Tasmania: Tasmania is an island state of Australia which is located 240 km (150 mi) to the south of the Australian mainland. Only separated by Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania. It is also the 26th-largest island in the world. The state has a population of about 540,000 people as of March 2020 . The capital and the largest city is Hobart, which has around 40 percent of the population living in the Greater Hobart area. Read More...