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There are several different agencies and data sources that provide statistics on tourism in Australia and each help to build an overall picture of the performance of the sector.

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International arrivals to Australia

On a monthly basis the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publishes a monthly report on Overseas Arrivals . Tourism Australia uses this data source to report on international arrivals.

International visitors’ spend

On a quarterly basis Tourism Research Australia (TRA) conducts the International Visitor Survey (IVS) which samples 10,000 departing, short-term international travellers aged over 15 years. The contains around 100 questions and includes expenditure. Tourism Australia uses this data source to report on international visitor spend. Because the survey only covers travellers aged over 15 years Tourism Australia does not report on the IVS arrivals figures.

Economic importance of tourism in Australia

The National Tourism Satellite Account is published each year and provides measures of Tourism Gross Value Added, Tourism Gross Domestic Product, tourism employment and tourism trade. This enables government and industry to compare the value of tourism with other industries in the economy. The national TSA is compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) using an internationally accepted framework designed by the OECD and the UNWTO.

Australian State and Territory statistics

Australia’s State and Territory Organisations deliver state-specific statistical data and analysis to assist the tourism industry.

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  • Australian Capital Territory
  • South Australia
  • Western Australia
  • Northern Territory

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[In]Sight: Economic diversification and the competitiveness of regional Australia

  • Author: Regional Australia Institute
  • Country: Australia

[In]Sight is an online index and interactive map tracking the competitiveness of Australia’s 560 Local Government Areas (LGA) and 55 Regional Development Australia (RDA) regions, unlocking thousands of insights into regional Australia.     [In]Sight’s economic diversification indicator (within the Business Sophistic ....

A community built on the pond: Social cohesion, sport tourism and the World Pond Hockey Championships

  • Author: Awde, Cory
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: University of Ottawa (Canada)
  • Published Location: Canada
  • ISBN: 9780494464649
  • Country: Canada
  • State/Region: New Brunswick

Neoliberalism and globalization have contributed to an environment of economic uncertainty in rural Canada, raising concern for the social well-being of its residents. Despite immense challenges, many rural communities possess positive elements of social cohesion that can be used by the community in the pursuit of their communal objecti ....

A longitudinal study of the use of the web by regional tourism organisations

  • Author: Lois Burgess, Belinda Parrish, Joan Cooper and Carole Alcock

The information-intensive nature of the tourism and travel industry suggests an important role for Web technology in the promotion and marketing of tourist destinations. The rapid development of the Internet is also having profound impacts on the industry. In fact, travel and tourism has become the single largest category of products sold over th ....

A Profile of Cellar Door Personnel: An Exploratory Case Study Analysis of Two Australian Wine Regions

  • Author: Williams, Kim Marianne
  • Journal Name: Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism
  • Journal Number: 12.1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Published Location: United Kingdom
  • ISBN: 15332845
  • State/Region: Victoria, South Australia

This exploratory study investigated the profile of cellar door personnel working in two wine districts in Australia, the Yarra Valley, Victoria, and the McLaren Vale, South Australia. The project examined the demographic profile, employment relationships, career mobility, and the perceived skills and knowledge essential for cellar door or tasting ....

A rapid assessment of the effects of extreme weather on two Great Barrier Reef industries

  • Author: Margaret Gooch, Karen Vella, Nadine Marshall, Renae Tobin & Rachel Pears
  • Journal Name: Australian Planner
  • Journal Number: 50.3
  • ISBN: 0729-3682
  • State/Region: Queensland

In coastal areas, extreme weather events, such as floods and cyclones, can have debilitating effects on the social and economic viability of marine-based industries. In March 2011, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority implemented an Extreme Weather Response Program, following a period of intense flooding and cyclonic activity between Dece ....

ABS Tourism Statistics

  • Year: Various
  • Author: Australian Bureau of Statistics
  • State/Region: All

Includes data over various years on accomodation, domestic tourism, employment by industry, visitor expenditure, and visitors. Report Locationhttp://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/ViewContent?readform&view=ProductsbyTopic&Action=Expand&Num=3.16 ....

Advancing North Queensland: Investing in the future of the north

  • Publisher: Queensland Government
  • State/Region: North Queensland

Advancing North Queensland outlines the five priority areas that have been identified to accelerate the government's efforts to develop and diversify North Queensland's economy. These are road infrastructure, water security, research and innovation, tourism, trade and investment, and North Queensland stadium. Report LocationClick here to view ....

An analysis of amenity-led rural economic development in northeast region: A spatial simultaneous equations approach

  • Author: Kahsai, Mulugeta Saare
  • Publisher: West Virginia University
  • Published Location: United States -- West Virginia
  • ISBN: 9781109440652
  • Country: United States

In a matter of just a few decades, the economic landscape of rural America has changed in fundamental ways. Industries onceconsidered the backbone of rural economies have been  transformed by globalization and marketing. Others, such as tourism and amenity-based economies or the service sector, have emerged to replace the traditional na ....

Application of resiliency theory and adaptive cycles as a framework for evaluating change in amenity-transition communities

  • Author: Hoffmann, Scott L.
  • Publisher: Utah State University
  • Published Location: United States -- Utah
  • ISBN: 9780549797005

In recent decades, many rural, natural resource-dependent communities have experienced ubiquitous and oftentimes substantial economic decline due to downturns in their commodity-oriented industries. In spite of this, communities with access to varying forms of natural capital have experienced an upsurge in activities such as recreation, ....

Benefits and costs of tourism for remote communities: case study for the Carpentaria Shire in north-west Queensland

  • Author: Greiner R (CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Davies Laboratory Townsville) > Mayocchi C (CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Davies Laboratory Townsville); Larson S (CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Davies Laboratory Townsville); Stoeckl N (James Cook University, Town
  • Publisher: CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
  • ISBN: 192094902X

This report summarises the results of a research project that studied the relationship between tourism and Carpentaria Shire Qld, as a host region and a host community. Tourism has become a significant industry in Carpentaria Shire since sealed roads ensured easy access by travellers. The regional community is small and tourism has ....

Change through tourism: Resident perceptions of tourism development

  • Author: Doh, Minsun
  • Publisher: Texas A&M University
  • Published Location: United States -- Texas
  • ISBN: 9780549415374
  • State/Region: Texas

Many view tourism as a tool for community development. Especially in the rural areas experiencing economic hardships, tourism often is considered an instrument for revitalization of a local economy helping to improve quality of life and protect natural and cultural resources. However, many researchers have raised concerns about an over ....

Comparing resident attitudes toward tourism: Community-based cases from Arctic Canada

  • Author: Stewart, Emma J.
  • Publisher: University of Calgary (Canada)
  • ISBN: 9780494512142
  • State/Region: Arctic Canada

This research examines attitudes toward local tourism development held by a sample of stakeholders and residents in three Arctic Canadian communities: Churchill, Northern Manitoba, Cambridge Bay and Pond Inlet, both in Nunavut. This research is premised on the idea that complex phenomena such as tourism are best understood through the l ....

Consequences of tourism-based growth on rural communities' quality of life: A comparative study of Liberia and La Fortuna, Costa Rica

  • Author: Matarrita Cascante, David
  • Publisher: The Pennsylvania State University
  • Published Location: United States -- Pennsylvania
  • ISBN: 9780549906001
  • Country: Costa Rica

Tourism has become a source of income generation for many rural communities seeking ways to improve their livelihoods. This is particularly the case of amenity-rich areas which attract tourists because of their natural endowments. Often tourism-based growth is reflected in economic and infrastructural improvements. Nevertheless, such gr ....

Contribution of Indigenous Culture to Tourism Development – A Case in Central Australia

  • Author: Gerritsen, Rolf; Zeng, Benxiang; Stoeckl, Natalie
  • Journal Name: International Journal of Culture and Tourism Research
  • Journal Number: Vol. 3, No. 1
  • State/Region: Central Australia

Tourism is a major contributor to Australia's economy.  Tourists and ther expenditure, from the provision of infrastructure, direct and indirect employment, and opportunities for cultual exchange impact upon many aspects of Australian life. Even a modest increase in the gorwth of tourism could see potentially significant benefits accrue in r ....

Creative destruction and rural tourism planning: The case of Creemore, Ontario

  • Author: Vanderwerf, Julie L.
  • Publisher: University of Waterloo (Canada)
  • ISBN: 9780494438497
  • State/Region: Ontario

This study assesses the relationship between planning and creative destruction in the village of Creemore, Ontario. The study has four objectives. The first is to describe the evolution of tourism in Creemore by tracking change in three variables: investment, visitor numbers and resident attitudes. Second, is to describe past and presen ....

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Overseas arrivals and departures, australia.

In December 2023:

  • Short-term visitor arrivals: 876,860 – an annual increase of 227,890 trips
  • Short-term resident returns: 739,600 – an annual increase of 209,630 trips
  • Total arrivals: 1,704,730 – an annual increase of 444,180 
  • Total departures: 2,027,740 – an annual increase of 512,450

Transport: Census

  • The average number of motor vehicles per household is 1.8.

673,969 households don’t have a motor vehicle, primarily amongst lone households.

91 per cent of households (91.3 per cent) reported having at least one vehicle and more than half (55.1 per cent) reported having two or more vehicles.

Cars continued to be the most popular mode of transport to get to work in every state and territory. 52.7 per cent (6,347,498 people) of the Australian workforce drove to work by car only, compared to 61.5 per cent (6,574,571 people) in 2016. 

Using trains as the sole mode of transport to get to work decreased from 488,012 in 2016 to 170,326 in 2021. 

2.5 per cent of people (306,045) walked to work. Northern Territory had the highest proportion of people who walked to work at 7.6 per cent (8,115 people).

Of the 12 million people employed on Census day, 2.5 million people (21.0 per cent) worked from home, compared to 500,000 (4.7 per cent) in 2016. 1.4 million people (11.8 per cent) didn’t go to work on Census day, compared to 1 million people (9.4 per cent) in 2016.

Overseas Travel Statistics, Provisional

Provisional estimates of overseas trips in June 2021 show:

  • A total of 103,500 arrivals
  • 40,500 Australian citizens arrivals (39%), 9,100 permanent visa holders (9%), 43,800 New Zealand citizens (42%) and 10,900 temporary visa holders (11%)
  • A total of 99,500 departures

Motor Vehicle Census, Australia

  • There were 20.1 million registered motor vehicles as at 31 January 2021.
  • The national fleet increased by 1.7% from 2020 to 2021.
  • Toyota topped the list of passenger vehicles for the 16th consecutive year with 3.0 million registrations.
  • Diesel vehicles increased to 26.4% of the national fleet, up from 20.9% in 2016.

Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia

  • 19,768,518 estimated number of vehicles
  • 238,499 million kilometres travelled, an average of 12.1 thousand kilometres per vehicle
  • 33,019 megalitres of fuel consumed
  • 223,949 million tonne-kilometres of freight moved

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Research and insights

Explore a range of research to understand the trends and issues impacting the sector to enable better data-led decision-making.

Combined domestic and international visitation statistics, forecasts and information on key attractions and experiences.

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The latest International Visitor Survey results for Victoria by spend, visitors and nights.

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The value of tourism’s contribution to Victoria’s economy, tourism business counts, investment, and accommodation data.

Additional research including Aboriginal tourism, accessible tourism and cycle tourism.

Total tourism spend

The latest spend data for the year ending September 2023 (released December 2023) shows:

  • spend in Victoria was $36.9 billion in the year ending September 2023
  • spend increased 39% compared to the year ending September 2022
  • total tourism spend was 17% above the pre-pandemic result (year ending September 2019).

Total tourism visitors

The latest visitation data for the year ending September 2023 (released December 2023) shows:

  • 90.3 million total visitors to/within Victoria
  • visitors to/within Victoria increased 20% compared to the year ending September 2022
  • total visitors returned to 93% of the pre-pandemic result (year ending September 2019).

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Regional Visitor Strategy

South australian regional visitor strategy 2025.

South Australia’s tourism regions have a bold plan to grow the state’s regional visitor expenditure to $4.0 Billion by 2025.

The South Australian Regional Visitor Strategy 2025 (released March 2021) outlines priority action areas set by the state’s 11 tourism regions after extensive consultation involving more than 800 stakeholders.

As the industry navigates through the challenges of a global pandemic, the strategy sets an ambitious target to keep the regional tourism momentum going and keep the industry strong for the more than 24,000 South Australians it employs.

The 2025 RVS builds on the success of the 2020 strategy (the first of its kind), which saw the then regional tourism target of $3.55 billion by December 2020 met and exceeded more than one year early.

Initiated by regional tourism organisations through the Regional Tourism Chairs Forum and led by Helen Edwards as Chair of the Regional Visitor Strategy steering committee, the strategy is a collaboration involving stakeholders from tourism operators to Local Government Association of South Australia, Regional Development Australia South Australia, Tourism Industry Council SA, and the South Australian Tourism Commission. It is a strategy developed by the regions, for the regions. 

The 2025 RVS outlines eight strategic pillars that apply across regions, critical to the success of SA’s visitor economy. Each of the 11 tourism regions has a set of regional response priorities which serve as an action plan for the RVS steering committee to work with regional tourism organisations, local councils and key stakeholders to drive outcomes.  

View the South Australian Regional Visitor Strategy 2025 . 

Latest progress snapshots of the SA Regional Visitor Strategy 2025 (released May 2023):

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UNWTO Tourism Recovery Tracker

Global and regional tourism performance

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The UNWTO Tourism Data Dashboard – provides statistics and insights on key indicators for inbound and outbound tourism at the global, regional and national levels. Data covers tourist arrivals, tourism receipts, tourism share of exports and contribution to GDP, source markets, seasonality, domestic tourism and data on accommodation and employment.

International Visitor Survey monthly snapshot

Tourism Research Australia’s monthly snapshots estimate tourism activity.

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International tourism november 2023.

Tourism Research Australia's (TRA's) monthly snapshots estimate tourism activity in the related month. We also produce quarterly and annual international tourism results .

attach_money Spend in Australia

$2.4 billion | 104% of pre-COVID levels

person Number of trips

627,000 | 81% of pre-COVID levels

brightness_2 Nights spent in Australia

22.9 million | 113% of pre-COVID levels

Notes on the data

  • This report compares the month of November 2023 with the pre-pandemic month of November 2019.
  • international connections and stopovers (including airfares)
  • other pre-travel or post-travel spend in the source market or elsewhere outside Australia. For example, luggage, visas, duty-free retail and ground transport.
  • Unless stated otherwise, spend is reported as spend in Australia. This standard is developed using the United Nations Statistics Commission's International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008 . This defines inbound expenditure as only expenditure in the economy of reference.

Key results

International visitor spend and nights spent in Australia exceeded pre-COVID levels by 4% and 13% respectively. Trips to Australia were 81% of pre-COVID levels. The November 2023 results show international visitors: 

  • spent $2.4 billion during their trips
  • took 627,000 international trips to Australia
  • had 22.9 million nights away.

Top 4 reasons for travel

The top 4 main reasons for travel to Australia in the month of November 2023:

  • This was 71% of pre-COVID levels. 
  • Spend was $891 million, 95% of pre-COVID levels.
  • This was 97% of pre-COVID levels. 
  • Spend was $390 million, 109% of pre-COVID levels.
  • This was 66% of pre-COVID levels. 
  • Spend was $207 million, 101% of pre-COVID levels.
  • This was 165% of pre-COVID levels. 
  • Spend was $269 million, 199% of pre-COVID levels.

Top 5 international visitor markets 

Australia’s top 5 international markets in the month of November 2023: 

  • This was 96% of pre-COVID levels.  
  • Spend was $208 million, 143% of pre-COVID levels.  
  • This was 81% of pre-COVID levels.  
  • Spend was $185 million, 104% of pre-COVID levels. 
  • This was 84% of pre-COVID levels.  
  • Spend was $244 million, 173% of pre-COVID levels. 
  • This was 45% of pre-COVID levels.  
  • Spend was $297 million, 57% of pre-COVID levels.  
  • This was 101% of pre-COVID levels.  
  • Spend was $103 million, 100% of pre-COVID levels. 

Regional and capital city visitors and spend 

In November 2023, international visitors made 584,000 trips to Australia’s capital cities. 

  • Spend was $2.0 billion, 103% of pre-COVID levels. 

In November 2023, international visitors made 181,000 trips to Australia’s regional areas. 

  • This was 67% of pre-COVID levels.  
  • Spend was $429 million, 108% of pre-COVID levels.  

Total spend 

Total spend in November 2023 was $3.9 billion. This was 106% of pre-COVID levels.  

Total spend includes purchases made overseas such as:  

  • international connections and stopovers (including airfares)  
  • other pre-travel or post-travel spend in the source market or elsewhere outside Australia. For example, luggage, visas, duty-free retail and ground transport. 

Data tables

International Visitor Survey results for November 2023 compared to November 2019

  • Explore data from our international and national visitor surveys using TRA Online. Find out more on our  Services  page.
  • Read the  International Visitor Survey methodology .
  • Find previous reports on our  Data and research  page.

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  1. Data and research

    The Regional Tourism Satellite Accounts present annual data for Australia's tourism regions. Read more arrow_forward. International Visitor Survey (IVS) monthly snapshot May 2023 ... Access to real time tourism statistics using Tourism Research Australia's International Visitor Survey and National Visitor Survey data.

  2. Tourism Statistics

    Explore tourism statistics, including International Visitor Arrivals and International Visitor Spend and links to State and Territory organisations. Learn more today. ... Tourism Australia produces a range of industry, media and special interest newsletters. Keep up to date and subscribe to the newsletters you would like to receive via email.

  3. Australian National Accounts: Tourism Satellite Account

    The contribution of tourism to the Australian economy has been measured using the demand generated by visitors and the supply of tourism products by domestic producers. The diagram below provides a graphical depiction of the flow of tourism consumption through the Australian economy in 2022-23.

  4. Tourism Regions

    TR design criteria. Tourism Regions have been created using Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2s) to enable the release of ABS data on areas that, as closely as possible, approximate those provided. For ASGS Edition 3, 76 Tourism Regions have been defined. Tourism Regions do not cross State or Territory borders. The ACT has only one Tourism Region ...

  5. Understanding Tourism Statistics

    The national TSA is compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) using an internationally accepted framework designed by the OECD and the UNWTO. Australian State and Territory statistics. Australia's State and Territory Organisations deliver state-specific statistical data and analysis to assist the tourism industry. New South Wales

  6. Australia

    Leading tourism regions in Australia FY 2020, by number of international visitors. In financial year 2020, Sydney was the most popular tourist region with around 2.8 million international visitors ...

  7. Travel and tourism industry in Australia

    Overview; Editor's Picks; Statistics; For many years, Australia's travel and tourism industry was one of the country's largest industries, with tourism sector GDP accounting for at least a ...

  8. Australia

    Tourism 2020 set the ambitious target of doubling overnight visitor spend to between AUD 115 billion and AUD 140 billion by 2020. Thanks to strong co-operation between industry and all levels of government, overnight visitor spend reached AUD 122.1 billion in 2018-19, and is on track to achieve AUD 134 billion by the end of 2020.

  9. Australia: tourism expenditure by capital cities and regions

    Breakdown of tourism spend in Australia 2019, by capital cities and regional areas. Published by Statista Research Department , Jan 3, 2023. In Australia in 2019, 68 percent of travel expenditure ...

  10. Visitor Economy Facts and Figures

    Tourism plays a significant part in Australia's regional economies, often accounting for a greater share of GDP and employment than in capital cities. ... Access to real time tourism statistics using Tourism Research Australia's International Visitor Survey and National Visitor Survey data.

  11. Tourism

    Tourism is a major contributor to Australia's economy. Tourists and ther expenditure, from the provision of infrastructure, direct and indirect employment, and opportunities for cultual exchange impact upon many aspects of Australian life.

  12. PDF Regional Tourism Statistics in Australia

    5. Assess the feasibility of a consistent national approach to regional tourism statistics. The paper includes information presented at the Regional Tourism Statistics Workshop held in Sydney in September 1998. It is intended to provide a foundation for future discussion about ways to improve the collection of regional tourism statistics in ...

  13. Tourism and transport

    Cars continued to be the most popular mode of transport to get to work in every state and territory. 52.7 per cent (6,347,498 people) of the Australian workforce drove to work by car only, compared to 61.5 per cent (6,574,571 people) in 2016. Using trains as the sole mode of transport to get to work decreased from 488,012 in 2016 to 170,326 in ...

  14. Research and insights

    Total tourism spend. The latest spend data for the year ending September 2023 (released December 2023) shows: spend in Victoria was $36.9 billion in the year ending September 2023. spend increased 39% compared to the year ending September 2022. total tourism spend was 17% above the pre-pandemic result (year ending September 2019).

  15. Tourism Statistics

    Tourism Statistics. Get the latest and most up-to-date tourism statistics for all the countries and regions around the world. Data on inbound, domestic and outbound tourism is available, as well as on tourism industries, employment and complementary indicators. All statistical tables available are displayed and can be accessed individually ...

  16. Regional Visitor Strategy

    South Australia's tourism regions have a bold plan to grow the state's regional visitor expenditure to $4.0 Billion by 2025. The South Australian Regional Visitor Strategy 2025 (released March 2021) outlines priority action areas set by the state's 11 tourism regions after extensive consultation involving more than 800 stakeholders.

  17. State of the Industry 2021

    2021 value. Change 2021 on 2019 (pre-pandemic) Change 2021 on 2020. Total visitor spend. Combined value of total international visitor and total domestic visitor spend (in Australia only, excluding international students staying more than 12 months) $138.5 billion. $80.4 billion. -42% down. 14% up.

  18. Australia: tourism GDP 2023

    Direct tourism gross domestic product in Australia from financial year 2006 to 2023 (in billion Australian dollars) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, December 6, 2023. [Online].

  19. Global and regional tourism performance

    The UNWTO Tourism Data Dashboard - provides statistics and insights on key indicators for inbound and outbound tourism at the global, regional and national levels. Data covers tourist arrivals, tourism receipts, tourism share of exports and contribution to GDP, source markets, seasonality, domestic tourism and data on accommodation and employment.

  20. International monthly snapshot

    This standard is developed using the United Nations Statistics Commission's International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008. This defines inbound expenditure as only expenditure in the economy of reference. Key results. International visitor spend and nights spent in Australia exceeded pre-COVID levels by 4% and 13% respectively.