GROWTH: The Liberals want to boost Tasmania's population to 650,000 by 2050, but the Housing Industry Association's Stuart Clues, inset, wants a higher target.
TASMANIA should think even bigger and aim for a population of one million by the year 2050, a leading business figure says.
Housing Industry Association executive director Stuart Clues believes work must immediately begin to attract more innovative investors and willing workers so Tasmania doesn't end up as "a retirement village or a caravan park".
He said Tasmania was becoming "stagnant" due to a lack of vision and investment.
But he has confidence the state can become an economic hub and a more attractive place to live, work and raise families.
Mr Clues supports the Liberals' plan to bolster the population to 650,000 by 2050, but wants a higher target.
"All credit to the Liberal Party for raising the debate, but I think we should be even bolder and have one million people on the island by 2050," he said.
"But it's not just a matter of getting people here, we need the right people.
"We don't want to end up a retirement village or a caravan park for grey nomads or welfare recipients."
He said a decent planning system with less red tape and a better tax regime could help attract investors.
More projects like MONA and a Mt Wellington cable car were needed to enliven the state and transform Hobart, Launceston and Burnie into "prosperous, vibrant centres".
"Tasmania is a beautiful island blessed with an amazing abundance of resources ... we could become the economic hub of Australia," Mr Clues said.
Under a plan by Liberal Leader Will Hodgman which will be outlined when Parliament resumes this week the state's population would be bolstered by 138,000 by 2050.
Debate about population growth has raged in Tasmania for decades, but it's the first time the Liberals have committed to a firm target.
The state has the slowest population growth in the nation and the fastest ageing population.
The Property Council of Tasmania yesterday applauded the new target, with executive director Mary Massina welcoming a "mature discussion" between politicians and the public to help the state move forward.
Meanwhile Tasmanian Labor Party president Rebecca White said the Liberals were merely "trumpeting feel-good policies trying to convince Tasmanians that they care" while offering no support to Tasmanians who needed it most.
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