If a nation has a high dependency rate, it means that the nation has a large number of children, whose families must provide for them. But this isn't a complete answer really - it isn't only children who are dependent, but also the elderly, the sick, and people with disabilities. Report.
Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Tasmania. 1  Sunrise: 06:44AM. 2  Sunset: 05:39PM. 3  Day length: 10h 55m.  Solar noon: 12: 1 12PM. The current local time in Tasmania is 12 minutes ahead of apparent solar time.
Tasmania is an exception in that the school year is split into three terms. The first is the longest and includes an extended Easter holiday. The terms are separated by a holiday lasting two weeks with the Christmas/Summer holidays between the end of a school year and the start of another lasting six to eight weeks.