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ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 FROM THE INTERNATIONAL VISITOR SURVEY
INTERNATIONAL VISITOR TRIPS - ANNUAL
Table 1a INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE - ORIGINAL DATA
Table 1b INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE - AVERAGES
Table 1c INTERNATIONAL VISITORS BY FIRST/RETURN VISIT, COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE AND MAIN PURPOSE - ANNUAL ESTIMATES
Table 2a INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE BY MAIN REASON FOR VISITING AUSTRALIA - ORIGINAL DATA
Table 2b INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE BY MAIN REASON FOR VISITING AUSTRALIA - AVERAGES
Table 3a INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY STATE/TERRITORY VISITED - ALL ACCOMMODATION
Table 3b INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY STATE/TERRITORY VISITED - COMMERCIAL ACCOMMODATION ONLY
Table 3c INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY STATE/TERRITORY VISITED - BACKPACKERS ONLY
Table 4 INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY STATE/TERRITORY VISITED AND REASON FOR VISIT
Table 5a TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE BY ITEM OF EXPENDITURE FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS - TOP 5 COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE - TOTAL EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES
Table 5b TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE BY ITEM OF EXPENDITURE FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS - TOP 5 COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE - AVERAGE EXPENDITURE
Table 6a TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE BY ITEM OF EXPENDITURE FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS BY PURPOSE FOR VISITING AUSTRALIA - TOTAL EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES
Table 6b TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE BY ITEM OF EXPENDITURE FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS BY PURPOSE FOR VISITING AUSTRALIA - AVERAGE EXPENDITURE
Table 7 TOTAL EXPENDITURE BY ITEM, FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS - BACKPACKERS AND NON-BACKPACKERS
Table 8 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR NIGHTS BY TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION USED
Table 9a INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE FOR TOP 50 REGIONS - ALL VISITORS
Table 9b INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY TOP 30 REGIONS - BACKPACKERS ONLY
Table 10a INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY CAPITAL/REGIONAL - ALL VISITORS
Table 10b INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY CAPITAL/REGIONAL - BACKPACKERS ONLY
Reference Page

Table 1a

1A INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE a
VISITORS ('000) VISITOR NIGHTS ('000) TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE ($M)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018
New Zealand 1 257 12 895 2 565
Japan 419 10 472 1 826
Hong Kong 276 6 811 1 288
Singapore 381 5 709 1 462
Malaysia 357 8 835 1 336
Indonesia 184 5 730 805
Taiwan 187 9 409 1 005
Thailand 91 4 262 462
Korea 278 11 040 1 622
China* 1 316 57 432 11 517
India 325 18 749 1 597
Other Asia 375 18 891 1 787
United States of America 737 13 052 3 655
Canada 164 4 530 829
United Kingdom 699 22 443 3 487
Germany 200 8 870 1 192
Scandinavia 108 3 833 630
France 130 6 631 816
Italy 73 4 106 498
Netherlands 56 2 182 346
Switzerland 54 1 611 377
Other Europe 244 10 109 1 371
Other countries 539 22 531 2 712
Total 8 450 270 133 43 185
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
New Zealand 1 276 12 977 2 592
Japan 455 10 892 2 101
Hong Kong 284 5 983 1 373
Singapore 417 5 663 1 528
Malaysia 344 7 292 1 273
Indonesia 195 5 636 819
Taiwan 179 9 851 991
Thailand 93 4 367 472
Korea 250 10 230 1 491
China* 1 331 58 395 12 296
India 364 22 253 1 786
Other Asia 424 22 225 2 092
United States of America 771 13 168 4 026
Canada 181 4 912 905
United Kingdom 670 20 788 3 318
Germany 197 7 769 1 172
Scandinavia 105 3 992 670
France 137 6 707 802
Italy 74 3 873 508
Netherlands 59 2 269 341
Switzerland 53 1 668 391
Other Europe 262 11 717 1 563
Other countries 540 23 163 2 696
Total 8 662 275 790 45 207
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
* includes mainland China
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 1b

1B INTERNATIONAL VISITORS BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE a
MEDIAN NIGHTS STAYED AVERAGE NIGHTS STAYED AVERAGE TRIP EXPENDITURE AVERAGE EXPENDITURE PER NIGHT
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018
New Zealand 6 10 2,040 199
Japan 5 25 4,361 174
Hong Kong 8 25 4,662 189
Singapore 7 15 3,837 256
Malaysia 8 25 3,739 151
Indonesia 9 31 4,384 140
Taiwan 9 50 5,386 107
Thailand 12 47 5,077 108
Korea 6 40 5,830 147
China* 11 44 8,752 201
India 27 58 4,921 85
Other Asia 21 50 4,763 95
United States of America 10 18 4,961 280
Canada 15 28 5,045 183
United Kingdom 17 32 4,986 155
Germany 20 44 5,962 134
Scandinavia 18 36 5,848 164
France 20 51 6,291 123
Italy 21 56 6,800 121
Netherlands 22 39 6,193 159
Switzerland 21 30 7,022 234
Other Europe 19 41 5,622 136
Other countries 15 42 5,029 120
Total 10 32 5,111 160
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
New Zealand 6 10 2,032 200
Japan 5 24 4,614 193
Hong Kong 8 21 4,834 229
Singapore 7 14 3,665 270
Malaysia 7 21 3,699 175
Indonesia 9 29 4,198 145
Taiwan 9 55 5,547 101
Thailand 13 47 5,065 108
Korea 7 41 5,959 146
China* 11 44 9,235 211
India 30 61 4,908 80
Other Asia 19 52 4,937 94
United States of America 9 17 5,219 306
Canada 14 27 5,001 184
United Kingdom 18 31 4,956 160
Germany 20 39 5,943 151
Scandinavia 16 38 6,385 168
France 20 49 5,858 120
Italy 18 53 6,896 131
Netherlands 20 38 5,743 150
Switzerland 20 32 7,389 234
Other Europe 20 45 5,958 133
Other countries 15 43 4,992 116
Total 10 32 5,219 164
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
* includes mainland China
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 1c

1C INTERNATIONAL VISITORS BY FIRST/RETURN VISIT, COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE AND MAIN PURPOSE a
VISITORS (000)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE FIRST VISIT RETURN VISIT TOTAL
New Zealand 84 1 173 1 257
Japan 228 191 419
Hong Kong 82 195 276
Singapore 65 316 381
Malaysia 99 259 357
Indonesia 45 138 184
Taiwan 92 94 187
Thailand 23 68 91
Korea 178 100 278
China* 618 698 1 316
India 160 164 325
Other Asia 137 238 375
United States of America 382 355 737
Canada 79 86 164 `
United Kingdom 239 460 699
Germany 102 98 200
Scandinavia 60 48 108
France 66 64 130
Italy 39 35 73
Netherlands 28 28 56
Switzerland 27 26 54
Other Europe 125 119 244
Other countries 180 360 539
Total 3 138 5 312 8 450
MAIN REASON FOR VISIT
Holiday 1 967 1 908 3 876
Visiting friends and relatives 589 1 948 2 537
Business 287 708 995
Employment 42 163 204
Education 165 408 573
Other purpose 61 114 175
In transit 27 63 90
Total 3 138 5 312 8 450
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE
New Zealand 81 1 194 1 276
Japan 234 221 455
Hong Kong 87 197 284
Singapore 70 346 417
Malaysia 96 248 344
Indonesia 51 144 195
Taiwan 89 89 179
Thailand 28 65 93
Korea 163 88 250
China* 585 746 1 331
India 165 199 364
Other Asia 159 265 424
United States of America 413 359 771
Canada 90 91 181
United Kingdom 218 452 670
Germany 105 92 197
Scandinavia 55 50 105
France 79 58 137
Italy 38 35 74
Netherlands 28 31 59
Switzerland 26 27 53
Other Europe 124 139 262
Other countries 177 363 540
Total 3 162 5 500 8 662
MAIN REASON FOR VISIT
Holiday 1 981 2 014 3 995
Visiting friends and relatives 587 1 998 2 585
Business 275 726 1 002
Employment 50 160 210
Education 168 421 589
Other purpose 58 108 166
In transit 43 73 116
Total 3 162 5 500 8 662
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
* includes mainland China
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 2a

2A INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE BY MAIN REASON FOR VISITING AUSTRALIA a
VISITORS ('000) VISITOR NIGHTS ('000) TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE ($M)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018
Holiday 3 876 79 512 16 252
Visiting friends and relatives 2 537 70 854 7 387
Business 995 10 981 4 150
Employment 204 22 917 1 947
Education 573 77 935 12 321
Other purpose 175 7 391 898
In transit 90 542 230
Total 8 450 270 133 43 185
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
Holiday 3 995 82 449 17 121
Visiting friends and relatives 2 585 72 153 7 466
Business 1 002 11 084 4 124
Employment 210 25 381 2 164
Education 589 76 282 13 179
Other purpose 166 7 795 846
In transit 116 646 306
Total 8 662 275 790 45 207
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS
Holiday 3.1 3.7 5.3
Visiting friends and relatives 1.9 1.8 1.1
Business 0.7 0.9 -0.6
Employment 2.7 10.7 11.2
Education 2.8 -2.1 7.0
Other purpose -5.0 5.5 -5.8
In transit 29.2 19.3 33.0
Total 2.5 2.1 4.7
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 2b

2B INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE BY MAIN REASON FOR VISITING AUSTRALIA a
MEDIAN NIGHTS STAYED AVERAGE NIGHTS STAYED AVERAGE TRIP EXPENDITURE AVERAGE EXPENDITURE PER NIGHT
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018
Holiday 8 21 4 193 204
Visiting friends and relatives 15 28 2 912 104
Business 5 11 4 171 378
Employment 89 112 9 521 85
Education 123 136 21 504 158
Other purpose 10 42 5 146 122
In transit 1 6 2 563 424
Total 10 32 5 111 160
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
Holiday 8 21 4 286 208
Visiting friends and relatives 14 28 2 888 103
Business 5 11 4 118 372
Employment 99 121 10 311 85
Education 120 129 22 371 173
Other purpose 11 47 5 100 109
In transit 1 6 2 639 473
Total 10 32 5 219 164
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS
Holiday 0.0 0.6 2.2 1.6
Visiting friends and relatives -6.7 -0.1 -0.8 -0.8
Business 0.0 0.3 -1.3 -1.5
Employment 11.2 7.9 8.3 0.4
Education -2.4 -4.8 4.0 9.3
Other purpose 10.0 11.0 -0.9 -10.7
In transit 0.0 -7.6 3.0 11.5
Total 0.0 -0.4 2.1 2.5
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 3a

3A INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY STATE/TERRITORY VISITED a
ANNUAL ESTIMATES - ALL ACCOMMODATION
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT TOTAL
VISITORS ('000)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 4 341 2 999 2 775 460 945 307 289 249 8 450
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 4 387 3 131 2 763 470 988 293 310 271 8 662
% OF VISITORS TO STATE b 50.7 36.1 31.9 5.4 11.4 3.4 3.6 3.1 100.0
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS 1.1 4.4 -0.5 2.2 4.5 -4.5 7.3 8.8 2.5
VISITOR NIGHTS ('000)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 95 459 70 178 54 534 10 108 25 557 5 050 3 573 5 168 270 133
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 97 784 74 329 55 216 9 780 24 493 4 241 3 331 6 117 275 790
% OF VISITORS NIGHTS TO STATE c 35.5 27.0 20.0 3.5 8.9 1.5 1.2 2.2 100.0
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS 2.4 5.9 1.3 -3.2 -4.2 -16.0 -6.8 18.4 2.1
REGIONAL TRIP EXPENDITURE ($M)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 10 669 8 297 5 908 1 147 2 206 552 418 640 29 836
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 11 450 8 798 6 006 1 123 2 356 536 470 602 31 340
% OF VISITORS TO STATE c 36.5 28.1 19.2 3.6 7.5 1.7 1.5 1.9 100.0
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS 7.3 6.0 1.7 -2.1 6.8 -2.9 12.3 -5.9 5.0
AVERAGE VISITOR NIGHTS
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 22 23 20 22 27 16 12 21 32
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 22 24 20 21 25 14 11 23 32
AVERAGE EXPENDITURE ON TRIP ($)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 2 458 2 766 2 129 2 493 2 335 1 801 1 447 2 568 3 531
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 2 610 2 810 2 174 2 389 2 385 1 830 1 514 2 222 3 618
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS 6.2 1.6 2.1 -4.2 2.2 1.6 4.6 -13.5 2.5
AVERAGE EXPENDITURE PER NIGHT ($)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 112 118 108 113 86 109 117 124 110
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 117 118 109 115 96 126 141 98 114
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS 4.8 0.1 0.4 1.2 11.4 15.6 20.4 -20.5 2.9
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
b. Individual state totals will not sum to the Australian total as international visitors may have visited more than one State while in Australia
c. The sum of the state percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding
Note: modelled expenditure does not match total trip expenditure as shown at Table 1a as it excludes prepaid international airfares, motor vehicles, other major equipment and 70% of pre-paid package expenditure
For more information refer to the explanatory notes on regional expenditure modelling at http://www.tra.gov.au/aboutus/regional-expenditure.html
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 3b

3B INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY STATE/TERRITORY VISITED a
ANNUAL ESTIMATES - COMMERCIAL ACCOMMODATION d
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT TOTAL
VISITORS ('000) b
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 2 961 1 918 2 071 304 548 242 250 147 5 726
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 2 924 1 978 2 038 317 573 223 272 156 5 758
% OF VISITORS TO STATE c 50.8 34.3 35.4 5.5 9.9 3.9 4.7 2.7 100.0
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS -1.3 3.1 -1.6 4.3 4.5 -7.9 8.9 6.4 0.6
VISITOR NIGHTS ('000)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 55 271 39 452 33 485 5 739 10 984 3 105 2 199 2 712 152 947
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 58 859 40 299 34 764 5 073 10 383 2 473 2 125 2 955 156 930
% OF VISITORS NIGHTS TO STATE c 37.5 25.7 22.2 3.2 6.6 1.6 1.4 1.9 100.0
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS 6.5 2.1 3.8 -11.6 -5.5 -20.4 -3.4 9.0 2.6
REGIONAL TRIP EXPENDITURE ($M)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 7 932 6 076 4 442 832 1 294 397 333 425 21 730
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 8 667 6 233 4 521 821 1 311 375 383 394 22 705
% OF VISITORS TO STATE c 38.2 27.5 19.9 3.6 5.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 100.0
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS 9.3 2.6 1.8 -1.4 1.3 -5.4 15.3 -7.2 4.5
AVERAGE VISITOR NIGHTS
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 19 21 16 19 20 13 9 18 27
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 20 20 17 16 18 11 8 19 27
AVERAGE EXPENDITURE ON TRIP ($)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 2 678 3 168 2 145 2 739 2 361 1 637 1 331 2 893 3 795
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 2 964 3 152 2 219 2 590 2 290 1 682 1 409 2 523 3 943
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS 10.7 -0.5 3.4 -5.4 -3.0 2.8 5.9 -12.8 3.9
AVERAGE EXPENDITURE PER NIGHT ($)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 144 154 133 145 118 128 151 157 142
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 147 155 130 162 126 152 180 133 145
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS 2.6 0.4 -2.0 11.6 7.2 18.8 19.4 -14.8 1.8
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
b. Individual state totals will not sum to the Australian total as international visitors may have visited more than one State while in Australia
c. The sum of the state percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding
d. For a list of accommodation types included in Commercial Accommodation refer to Section 1 of the Reference tab
Note: modelled expenditure does not match total trip expenditure as shown at Table 1a as it excludes prepaid international airfares, motor vehicles, other major equipment and 70% of pre-paid package expenditure
For more information refer to the explanatory notes on regional expenditure modelling at http://www.tra.gov.au/aboutus/regional-expenditure.html
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 3c

3C INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY STATE/TERRITORY VISITED a
ANNUAL ESTIMATES - BACKPACKERS b
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT TOTAL
VISITORS ('000)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 462 294 333 66 79 50 74 29 621
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 446 300 322 62 80 45 69 35 607
% of VISITORS TO STATE c 73.6 49.5 53.2 10.2 13.2 7.4 11.3 5.7 100.0
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS -3.5 2.1 -3.0 -6.0 0.6 -10.7 -7.2 20.0 -2.3
VISITOR NIGHTS ('000)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 14 270 8 503 12 099 1 424 3 286 884 842 587 42 077
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 13 844 8 827 12 130 1 043 3 319 901 884 688 41 785
% of VISITORS NIGHTS TO STATE d 33.1 21.1 29.0 2.5 7.9 2.2 2.1 1.6 100.0
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS -3.0 3.8 0.3 -26.7 1.0 1.9 5.0 17.1 -0.7
REGIONAL TRIP EXPENDITURE ($M)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 1 111 654 917 105 212 72 89 52 3 212
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 1 104 710 919 79 226 76 86 45 3 246
% of VISITORS TO STATE d 34.0 21.9 28.3 2.4 7.0 2.4 2.7 1.4 100.0
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS -0.7 8.6 0.2 -25.1 6.8 6.4 -3.1 -13.2 1.0
AVERAGE VISITOR NIGHTS
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 31 29 36 22 41 18 11 20 68
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 31 29 38 17 42 20 13 20 69
AVERAGE EXPENDITURE ON TRIP ($)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 2 404 2 223 2 758 1 598 2 666 1 431 1 206 1 810 5 171
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 2 473 2 365 2 850 1 273 2 830 1 704 1 260 1 309 5 351
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS 2.9 6.4 3.3 -20.3 6.1 19.1 4.5 -27.7 3.5
AVERAGE EXPENDITURE PER NIGHT ($)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 78 77 76 74 64 81 106 89 76
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 80 80 76 75 68 85 98 66 78
% CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS 2.4 4.6 -0.1 2.2 5.8 4.3 -7.7 -25.9 1.7
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
b. Backpackers is defined as visitors who spent at least one night in Backpackers/Hostel Accommodation
c. Individual state totals will not sum to the Australian total as international visitors may have visited more than one State while in Australia
d. The sum of the state percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding
Note: modelled expenditure does not match total trip expenditure as shown at Table 1a as it excludes prepaid international airfares, motor vehicles, other major equipment and 70% of pre-paid package expenditure
For more information refer to the explanatory notes on regional expenditure modelling at http://www.tra.gov.au/aboutus/regional-expenditure.html
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 4

4 INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY STATE/TERRITORY VISITED AND STOPOVER REASON a
VISITORS ('000) b VISITOR NIGHTS ('000) REGIONAL EXPENDITURE ($M)
Year Ending September 2018 Year Ending September 2019 Year Ending September 2018 Year Ending September 2019 Year Ending September 2018 Year Ending September 2019
New South Wales
Holiday 2 451 2 487 27 994 29 734 3 403 3 614
Visiting friends and relatives 1 232 1 194 27 413 25 002 1 567 1 377
Business 477 474 3 979 4 155 929 934
Employment 78 79 8 053 9 137 622 692
Education 235 245 27 425 29 068 4 003 4 702
Other purpose 30 22 352 505 43 47
In transit 254 276 243 183 75 63
Total 4 341 4 387 95 459 97 784 10 669 11 450
Victoria
Holiday 1 557 1 689 15 923 17 631 2 029 2 238
Visiting friends and relatives 1 027 1 053 22 385 24 696 1 436 1 490
Business 327 332 2 613 2 550 636 559
Employment 51 50 5 220 5 378 382 383
Education 187 205 23 629 23 502 3 741 4 035
Other purpose 23 23 317 466 36 56
In transit 70 76 90 106 np np
Total 2 999 3 131 70 178 74 329 8 297 8 798
Queensland
Holiday 1 889 1 851 23 059 22 921 2 906 2 838
Visiting friends and relatives 717 752 12 970 13 686 798 803
Business 214 196 1 473 1 414 307 280
Employment 46 46 4 096 3 994 226 245
Education 114 120 12 543 13 003 1 584 1 777
Other purpose 22 14 282 109 49 30
In transit 72 79 111 88 np np
Total 2 775 2 763 54 534 55 216 5 908 6 006
South Australia
Holiday 247 248 2 128 2 097 269 261
Visiting friends and relatives 152 158 3 247 3 274 239 194
Business 48 55 443 448 90 92
Employment 9 11 673 706 50 34
Education 25 27 3 523 3 201 490 533
Other purpose np np np np np np
In transit np np np np np np
Total 460 470 10 108 9 780 1 147 1 123
Western Australia
Holiday 461 522 7 080 8 293 728 902
Visiting friends and relatives 414 413 9 335 8 552 532 516
Business 103 101 1 524 1 199 186 164
Employment 29 29 2 410 1 895 130 109
Education 44 41 4 845 4 345 575 604
Other purpose 14 11 273 165 33 47
In transit 29 23 91 44 np np
Total 945 988 25 557 24 493 2 206 2 356
Tasmania
Holiday 244 238 2 257 1 986 285 320
Visiting friends and relatives 44 40 955 748 54 43
Business 16 13 118 175 np np
Employment np np np np np np
Education 10 10 1 426 990 172 142
Other purpose np np np np np np
In transit np np np np np np
Total 307 293 5 050 4 241 552 536
Northern Territory
Holiday 247 262 1 800 1 902 308 370
Visiting friends and relatives 21 19 537 584 np np
Business 9 12 242 77 31 17
Employment 10 9 753 607 38 42
Education 3 np 195 np np np
Other purpose np np np np np np
In transit 10 12 38 17 np np
Total 289 310 3 573 3 331 418 470
Australian Capital Territory
Holiday 114 122 726 819 58 64
Visiting friends and relatives 78 88 1 143 2 076 72 87
Business 32 31 238 174 49 30
Employment np 8 np 753 np 61
Education 22 18 2 690 2 241 423 354
Other purpose np np np np np np
In transit np np np np np np
Total 249 271 5 168 6 117 640 602
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
b. Individual purpose totals will not sum to the State total as international visitors may have visited more than one region within the state for different purposes while in Australia
np. Data is not publishable as the survey error is too high for most practical purposes
Note: modelled expenditure does not match total trip expenditure as shown at Table 1a as it excludes prepaid international airfares, motor vehicles, other major equipment and 70% of pre-paid package expenditure
For more information refer to the explanatory notes on regional expenditure modelling at http://www.tra.gov.au/aboutus/regional-expenditure.html
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey
Note: see reference tabs for stopover purpose inclusions

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Table 5a

5A TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE BY ITEM OF EXPENDITURE FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS - TOP 5 COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE a
ANNUAL ESTIMATES - EXPENDITURE ($M)
CHINA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNITED KINGDOM NEW ZEALAND JAPAN OTHER TOTAL
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018
Package tour 1 197 577 357 171 489 1 507 4 298
Pre-paid international airfares 859 1 407 1 212 714 323 4 372 8 886
Organised tours 139 127 108 42 60 378 853
International airfares bought in Australia 215 44 59 26 30 384 758
Domestic airfares 82 44 62 np np 226 436
Taxi and other public transport 182 69 84 70 38 524 968
Rental vehicles 47 52 60 64 np 301 530
Petrol and oil for self-drive cars or other vehicles 64 25 41 32 np 256 422
Shopping - items for use in Australia 456 51 93 77 31 633 1 341
Shopping - items to take home 1 102 109 92 255 89 1 168 2 814
Total shopping 1 558 160 185 332 120 1 801 4 155
Food, drink and accommodation 3 102 895 1 120 844 497 6 457 12 916
Gambling 37 np np np np 88 156
Entertainment 122 39 55 46 np 235 513
Motor vehicles 253 np 46 40 np 327 697
Education fees 3 375 130 np 65 169 2 775 6 537
Phone, internet, fax and/or postage 86 np np np np 189 337
Conference fees 42 np np 52 np 95 245
Other 157 26 36 29 np 222 478
Total b 11 517 3 655 3 487 2 565 1 826 20 136 43 185
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
Package tour 1 063 683 300 177 616 1 489 4 328
Pre-paid international airfares 927 1 514 1 195 775 388 4 652 9 451
Organised tours 139 169 94 51 72 371 895
International airfares bought in Australia 222 36 61 30 35 434 818
Domestic airfares 68 46 50 np np 200 393
Taxi and other public transport 239 81 84 69 44 583 1 100
Rental vehicles 54 41 71 61 np 325 559
Petrol and oil for self-drive cars or other vehicles 61 np 40 29 np 270 428
Shopping - items for use in Australia 523 51 84 69 31 656 1 415
Shopping - items to take home 1 002 125 96 253 97 1 205 2 779
Total shopping 1 525 177 180 322 128 1 861 4 193
Food, drink and accommodation 3 481 967 1 094 824 511 6 661 13 537
Gambling 46 np np np np 93 188
Entertainment 120 41 49 46 np 234 507
Motor vehicles 175 np np 49 np 300 568
Education fees 3 890 158 np 33 206 2 858 7 155
Phone, internet, fax and/or postage 85 np np np np 186 326
Conference fees 28 30 np 55 np 82 210
Other 174 31 35 26 np 275 550
Total b 12 296 4 026 3 318 2 592 2 101 20 873 45 207
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
b. Total does not add to the sum of each expenditure item due to the double counting of "shopping" by adding a Total shopping category
np. Data is not publishable as the survey error is too high for most practical purposes
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 5b

5B AVERAGE TRIP EXPENDITURE BY ITEM OF EXPENDITURE FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS - TOP 5 COUNTRIES OF RESIDENCE a
ANNUAL ESTIMATES - AVERAGE EXPENDITURE ($)
CHINA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNITED KINGDOM NEW ZEALAND JAPAN OTHER TOTAL
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018
Package tour 3 347 7 009 5 952 1 927 2 911 3 862 3 748
Pre-paid international airfares 896 2 150 1 896 611 1 288 1 204 1 217
Organised tours 485 694 622 399 386 480 505
International airfares bought in Australia 783 922 794 416 780 800 775
Domestic airfares 391 387 400 np np 373 376
Taxi and other public transport 237 126 151 89 127 185 167
Rental vehicles 374 438 461 275 np 468 416
Petrol and oil for self-drive cars or other vehicles 302 140 167 83 np 253 205
Shopping - items for use in Australia 969 199 270 205 262 408 430
Shopping - items to take home 1 070 204 187 300 235 371 438
Total shopping 1 383 266 313 344 306 519 582
Food, drink and accommodation 2 611 1 267 1 645 701 1 222 1 767 1 647
Gambling 516 np np np np 353 274
Entertainment 241 124 156 111 np 145 152
Motor vehicles 15 129 np 5 737 np np 5 108 7 029
Education fees 18 079 10 035 np 4 973 7 088 11 169 13 336
Phone, internet, fax and/or postage 140 np np np np 108 107
Conference fees 2 904 np np 1 024 np 1 161 1 314
Other 670 217 232 241 np 324 356
Total 8 752 4 961 4 986 2 040 4 361 5 007 5 111
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
Package tour 3 359 7 926 6 269 1 750 3 426 3 999 3 920
Pre-paid international airfares 913 2 209 1 923 660 1 409 1 229 1 250
Organised tours 514 781 588 480 409 493 533
International airfares bought in Australia 798 846 889 470 755 833 802
Domestic airfares 359 394 381 np np 344 357
Taxi and other public transport 285 137 160 86 131 201 184
Rental vehicles 388 353 505 271 np 474 418
Petrol and oil for self-drive cars or other vehicles 272 np 161 80 np 254 203
Shopping - items for use in Australia 971 200 265 182 236 423 446
Shopping - items to take home 952 222 206 302 235 376 425
Total shopping 1 333 282 322 338 299 524 577
Food, drink and accommodation 2 829 1 309 1 682 682 1 151 1 765 1 683
Gambling 693 np np np np 362 334
Entertainment 230 123 149 116 np 143 149
Motor vehicles 14 917 np np np np 4 515 5 964
Education fees 18 419 10 008 np 2 975 8 002 11 811 14 005
Phone, internet, fax and/or postage 128 np np np np 102 100
Conference fees 1 570 1 857 np 1 156 np 948 1 139
Other 716 241 230 220 np 382 392
Total 9 235 5 219 4 956 2 032 4 614 5 019 5 219
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
np. Data is not publishable as the survey error is too high for most practical purposes
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 6a

6A TOTAL TRIP EXPENDITURE BY ITEM OF EXPENDITURE FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS BY PURPOSE OF VISITING AUSTRALIA a
ANNUAL ESTIMATES - EXPENDITURE ($M)
HOLIDAY VISITING FRIENDS & RELATIVES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION OTHER PURPOSE IN TRANSIT TOTAL
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018
Package tour 3 714 138 214 np 131 63 np 4 298
Pre-paid international airfares 3 480 2 937 1 611 149 425 158 125 8 886
Organised tours 663 102 np np 51 np np 853
International airfares bought in Australia 190 97 np 108 310 27 np 758
Domestic airfares 230 90 36 np 52 np np 436
Taxi and local public transport 341 140 121 73 265 np np 968
Rental vehicles 321 100 58 np np np np 530
Petrol and oil for self-drive cars or other vehicles 185 84 np 42 75 np np 422
Shopping - items for use in Australia 322 303 52 127 495 38 np 1 341
Shopping - items to take home 1 433 780 207 52 269 65 np 2 814
Total shopping 1 755 1 083 258 179 764 102 np 4 155
Food, drink and accommodation 4 386 1 873 1 430 1 075 3 784 342 26 12 916
Gambling 77 28 np np 35 np np 156
Entertainment 245 90 np 30 118 np np 513
Motor vehicles 176 128 np 105 220 np np 697
Education fees 294 280 np 28 5 804 np np 6 537
Phone, internet, fax and/or postage 89 39 np 40 140 np np 337
Conference fees np np 205 np np np np 245
Other 101 169 np 52 121 np np 478
Total b 16 252 7 387 4 150 1 947 12 321 898 230 43 185
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
Package tour 3 781 135 229 np 122 np np 4 328
Pre-paid international airfares 3 775 3 062 1 707 153 422 163 169 9 451
Organised tours 701 101 np np 52 np np 895
International airfares bought in Australia 211 100 np 119 335 29 np 818
Domestic airfares 216 84 25 np 42 np np 393
Taxi and local public transport 382 160 127 94 309 np np 1 100
Rental vehicles 358 97 59 np np np np 559
Petrol and oil for self-drive cars or other vehicles 197 80 np 48 72 np np 428
Shopping - items for use in Australia 364 311 45 123 536 34 np 1 415
Shopping - items to take home 1 428 788 202 52 248 48 np 2 779
Total shopping 1 792 1 099 247 175 784 82 np 4 193
Food, drink and accommodation 4 662 1 899 1 359 1 203 4 048 331 36 13 537
Gambling 90 40 np np 28 np np 188
Entertainment 242 93 np 36 110 np np 507
Motor vehicles 153 np np 112 132 np np 568
Education fees 322 188 np 51 6 433 np np 7 155
Phone, internet, fax and/or postage 88 38 np 44 131 np np 326
Conference fees np np 178 np np np np 210
Other 140 173 np 69 134 np np 550
Total b 17 121 7 466 4 124 2 164 13 179 846 306 45 207
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
b. Total does not add to the sum of each expenditure item due to the double counting of "shopping" by adding a Total shopping category
np. Data is not publishable as the survey error is too high for most practical purposes
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 6b

6B AVERAGE TRIP EXPENDITURE BY ITEM OF EXPENDITURE FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS BY PURPOSE OF VISITING AUSTRALIA a
ANNUAL ESTIMATES - EXPENDITURE ($)
HOLIDAY VISITING FRIENDS & RELATIVES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION OTHER PURPOSE IN TRANSIT TOTAL
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018
Package tour 3 804 2 910 3 031 np 6 481 3 098 np 3 748
Pre-paid international airfares 1 200 1 180 1 743 747 768 1 025 1 514 1 217
Organised tours 538 403 np np 565 np np 505
International airfares bought in Australia 645 660 np 950 869 796 np 775
Domestic airfares 375 337 461 np 391 np np 376
Taxi and local public transport 129 94 156 446 493 np np 167
Rental vehicles 413 376 482 np np np np 416
Petrol and oil for self-drive cars or other vehicles 185 127 np 538 521 np np 205
Shopping - items for use in Australia 259 306 242 913 1 104 556 np 430
Shopping - items to take home 453 408 306 438 664 555 np 438
Total shopping 516 511 352 1 033 1 430 741 np 582
Food, drink and accommodation 1 193 853 1 496 5 484 6 643 2 064 317 1 647
Gambling 270 149 np np 858 np np 274
Entertainment 140 108 np 269 286 np np 152
Motor vehicles 4 679 11 249 np 6 167 9 403 np np 7 029
Education fees 4 721 9 139 np 3 344 15 656 np np 13 336
Phone, internet, fax and/or postage 63 56 np 260 276 np np 107
Conference fees np np 1 513 np np np np 1 314
Other 197 479 np 570 470 np np 356
Total 4 193 2 912 4 171 9 521 21 504 5 146 2 563 5 111
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
Package tour 3 980 3 116 3 419 np 5 259 np np 3 920
Pre-paid international airfares 1 240 1 205 1 827 741 746 1 056 1 516 1 250
Organised tours 569 402 np np 643 np np 533
International airfares bought in Australia 688 669 np 957 892 855 np 802
Domestic airfares 360 331 387 np 373 np np 357
Taxi and local public transport 137 106 161 543 548 np np 184
Rental vehicles 424 362 508 np np np np 418
Petrol and oil for self-drive cars or other vehicles 182 126 np 584 531 np np 203
Shopping - items for use in Australia 278 324 202 843 1 169 513 np 446
Shopping - items to take home 438 407 308 437 603 414 np 425
Total shopping 512 513 347 963 1 442 617 np 577
Food, drink and accommodation 1 223 853 1 415 5 893 6 898 2 190 350 1 683
Gambling 329 228 np np 676 np np 334
Entertainment 134 113 np 299 265 np np 149
Motor vehicles 3 657 np np 6 293 6 727 np np 5 964
Education fees 5 326 7 694 np 4 280 16 409 np np 14 005
Phone, internet, fax and/or postage 59 52 np 266 250 np np 100
Conference fees np np 1 348 np np np np 1 139
Other 252 490 np 693 500 np np 392
Total 4 286 2 888 4 118 10 311 22 371 5 100 2 639 5 219
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
np. Data is not publishable as the survey error is too high for most practical purposes
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 7

7 TOTAL EXPENDITURE BY ITEM, FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS - BACKPACKERS AND NON BACKPACKERS a
ANNUAL ESTIMATES - EXPENDITURE ($M)
BACKPACKERS b NON BACKPACKERS TOTAL
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018
Package tour 136 4 162 4 298
Pre-paid international airfares 731 8 155 8 886
Organised tours 241 612 853
International airfares bought in Australia 134 624 758
Domestic airfares 113 323 436
Taxi and local public transport 155 813 968
Rental vehicles 83 447 530
Petrol and oil for self-drive cars or other vehicles 84 338 422
Shopping - items for use in Australia 152 1 188 1 341
Shopping - items to take home 112 2 703 2 814
Total shopping 264 3 891 4 155
Food, drink and accommodation 1 720 11 196 12 916
Gambling np 146 156
Entertainment 80 433 513
Motor vehicles 79 617 697
Education fees 318 6 219 6 537
Phone, internet, fax and/or postage 55 282 337
Conference fees np 240 245
Other 44 434 478
Total c 4 252 38 933 43 185
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
Package tour 102 4 226 4 328
Pre-paid international airfares 709 8 742 9 451
Organised tours 229 666 895
International airfares bought in Australia 139 680 818
Domestic airfares 104 288 393
Taxi and local public transport 162 938 1 100
Rental vehicles 89 471 559
Petrol and oil for self-drive cars or other vehicles 91 337 428
Shopping - items for use in Australia 152 1 263 1 415
Shopping - items to take home 126 2 652 2 779
Total shopping 278 3 915 4 193
Food, drink and accommodation 1 754 11 783 13 537
Gambling np 180 188
Entertainment 74 433 507
Motor vehicles 112 456 568
Education fees 321 6 834 7 155
Phone, internet, fax and/or postage 50 276 326
Conference fees np 207 210
Other 51 498 550
Total c 4 277 40 930 45 207
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
b. Backpackers is defined as vistors who spent at least one night in Backpackers/Hostel Accommodation
c. Total does not add to the sum of each expenditure item due to the double counting of "shopping" by adding a Total shopping category
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 8

8 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR NIGHTS BY TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION USED a
ANNUAL ESTIMATES, VISITOR NIGHTS ('000)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018 YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019 % OF VISITOR NIGHTS (YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019) % CHANGE BETWEEN YEAR ENDINGS
TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION USED b
Hotel/resort/motel or motor Inn 29 044 28 778 10.4 -0.9
Guest house or Bed & Breakfast 1 246 1 030 0.4 -17.4
Rented house/apartment/flat or unit 105 579 111 192 40.3 5.3
Caravan park or commercial camping ground 3 307 3 178 1.2 -3.9
Backpacker or hostel 12 566 11 761 4.3 -6.4
Other commercial accommodation 1 204 992 0.4 -17.7
Own property 3 818 3 374 1.2 -11.6
Friends or relatives property 82 469 82 974 30.1 0.6
Caravan or camping - non commercial 1 463 1 553 0.6 6.2
Other Private Accommodation 19 427 21 037 7.6 8.3
Not Stated/Unknown np np np -
Other Accommodation 9 977 9 912 3.6 -0.6
Total 270 133 275 790 100.0 2.1
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
b. For a list of accommodations included in each group refer to Section 2 of the Reference tab
np. Data is not publishable as the survey error is too high for most practical purposes
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 9a

9A INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY TOP 50 TOURISM REGIONS a
RANKED BY NIGHTS IN REGION FOR YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
VISITORS ('000) b VISITOR NIGHTS ('000) REGIONAL EXPENDITURE ($M) FOR YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
Year Ending September 2018 Year Ending September 2019 Year Ending September 2018 Year Ending September 2019 Year Ending September 2018 Year Ending September 2019 Average regional spend per visitor Average regional spend per visitor per night Average regional spend per visitor per night (commercial accommodation)
Rank Region
1 Sydney 4 059 4 110 80 926 83 061 9 659 10 397 2 530 125 155
2 Melbourne 2 849 2 968 62 290 64 892 7 753 8 205 2 765 126 161
3 Brisbane 1 396 1 445 28 292 28 232 2 685 2 803 1 940 99 119
4 Destination Perth 900 941 20 488 19 090 1 837 1 952 2 074 102 142
5 Gold Coast 1 051 1 053 9 604 10 046 1 357 1 342 1 274 134 156
6 Adelaide 412 424 8 322 8 030 1 024 985 2 324 123 171
7 Tropical North Queensland 865 842 6 201 6 802 1 070 1 083 1 286 159 178
8 Canberra 249 271 5 168 6 117 640 602 2 222 98 133
9 North Coast NSW 355 373 3 755 3 934 248 256 687 65 80
10 Sunshine Coast 320 319 2 731 2 867 249 284 890 99 128
11 Hunter 198 208 2 919 2 773 195 219 1 051 79 110
12 South Coast 193 190 2 520 2 576 263 278 1 465 108 136
13 Hobart and the South 268 257 3 454 2 416 390 364 1 414 150 184
14 Australia's South West 184 190 2 049 2 002 148 164 867 82 93
15 Darwin 125 134 1 977 1 623 141 133 990 82 106
16 Australia's North West 60 63 1 330 1 526 86 91 1 451 60 71
17 Geelong and the Bellarine 53 67 850 1 484 99 97 1 442 65 123
18 Southern Queensland Country 55 54 1 612 1 311 64 78 1 423 59 69
19 Whitsundays 241 220 1 388 1 299 217 156 706 120 131
20 Townsville 148 126 1 347 1 223 64 81 647 66 72
21 Melbourne East 45 53 934 1 206 np 55 1 045 46 94
22 Great Ocean Road 218 244 951 1 048 110 108 441 103 113
23 Peninsula 61 65 860 1 022 58 70 1 067 68 138
24 Australia's Coral Coast 84 97 998 993 102 107 1 095 107 127
25 Launceston and the North 125 114 777 988 81 107 933 108 120
26 Mallee 23 22 766 956 29 43 1 926 45 48
27 New England North West 35 35 1 002 918 57 52 1 502 57 57
28 Bundaberg 48 42 955 916 47 33 785 36 42
29 Central NSW 41 40 771 914 37 34 857 38 56
30 Central Coast 66 68 719 855 47 61 894 71 118
31 Capricorn 78 66 614 828 43 47 717 57 72
32 Australia's Golden Outback 48 62 538 808 27 40 647 49 57
33 Fraser Coast 142 125 560 661 53 44 352 67 80
34 Riverina 27 22 627 656 25 np np np np
35 Goulburn 23 18 535 592 21 26 1 429 44 41
36 Alice Springs 115 101 532 583 66 np np np np
37 Blue Mountains 129 117 755 550 57 56 479 102 114
38 North West 80 78 530 532 35 33 425 62 74
39 Lasseter 169 185 551 520 162 211 1 138 405 449
40 The Murray 30 28 299 497 22 25 881 50 104
41 Capital Country 35 32 492 485 23 25 771 52 59
42 Mackay 60 48 467 448 17 19 403 43 79
43 Gippsland 45 49 532 438 np 21 429 48 60
44 High Country 30 36 299 419 19 27 759 66 87
45 Ballarat 21 28 239 417 np np np np np
46 Snowy Mountains 25 24 302 383 16 18 724 46 44
47 Outback Queensland 30 22 504 330 21 11 509 33 39
48 Bendigo Loddon 24 27 275 313 17 19 691 60 151
49 Central Murray 14 15 345 313 np np np np np
50 Katherine Daly 28 31 244 303 np 11 339 35 50
Other regions 630 659 4 938 4 595 306 331 503 72 107
Total 8 450 8 662 270 133 275 790 29 836 31 340 3 618 114 145
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
b. Individual region totals will not sum to the Australian total as international visitors may have visited more than one region while in Australia
c. For a list of accommodation types included in Commercial Accommodation refer to Section 1 of the Reference tab
Note: modelled expenditure does not match total trip expenditure as shown at Table 1a as it excludes prepaid international airfares, motor vehicles, other major equipment and 70% of pre-paid package expenditure
For more information refer to the explanatory notes on regional expenditure modelling at http://www.tra.gov.au/aboutus/regional-expenditure.html
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 9b

9B INTERNATIONAL BACKPACKER VISITORS AND VISITOR NIGHTS BY TOP 30 REGIONS ac
RANKED BY NIGHTS IN REGION FOR YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
VISITORS ('000) b VISITOR NIGHTS ('000)
Year Ending September 2018 Year Ending September 2019 Year Ending September 2018 Year Ending September 2019
Rank Region
1 Sydney 436 422 10 687 10 445
2 Melbourne 285 293 6 697 6 813
3 Brisbane 207 209 4 524 4 712
4 Tropical North Queensland 184 165 2 178 2 489
5 Destination Perth 76 77 1 917 1 727
6 Gold Coast 126 128 1 285 1 535
7 North Coast NSW 146 146 1 495 1 312
8 Adelaide 58 57 934 777
9 Sunshine Coast 105 101 687 699
10 Canberra 29 35 587 688
11 Australia's South West 24 23 520 587
12 Whitsundays 119 100 768 567
13 Hobart and the South 45 40 436 498
14 Hunter 37 43 384 483
15 Bundaberg 20 15 631 480
16 Mallee 8 7 523 462
17 Townsville 75 61 613 440
18 Australia's North West 15 14 304 377
19 Australia's Coral Coast 20 25 369 364
20 Great Ocean Road 50 57 247 354
21 Darwin 31 29 371 345
22 Southern Queensland Country 11 8 510 333
23 New England North West 7 9 254 321
24 Central NSW 6 7 270 304
25 Fraser Coast 80 65 257 283
26 Australia's Golden Outback 13 13 168 263
27 Capricorn 27 22 227 245
28 South Coast 28 27 333 226
29 Katherine Daly 9 9 83 181
30 Capital Country np 5 np 163
Other regions 237 224 3 655 3 312
Total 621 607 42 077 41 785
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
b. Individual region totals will not sum to the Australian total as international visitors may have visited more than one region while in Australia
c. Backpackers is defined as visitors who spent at least one night in Backpackers/Hostel Accommodation
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 10a

10A INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY CAPITAL/REGIONAL a
VISITORS ('000) b VISITOR NIGHTS ('000) REGIONAL EXPENDITURE ($M)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018
New South Wales 4 341 95 459 10 669
Sydney 4 059 80 926 9 659
Regional NSW 872 14 533 1 010
Victoria 2 999 70 178 8 297
Melbourne 2 849 62 290 7 753
Regional VIC 527 7 888 544
Queensland 2 775 54 534 5 908
Gold Coast 1 051 9 604 1 357
Brisbane 1 396 28 292 2 685
Regional QLD 1 289 16 639 1 866
South Australia 460 10 108 1 147
Adelaide 412 8 322 1 024
Regional SA 165 1 786 123
Western Australia 945 25 557 2 206
Destination Perth 900 20 488 1 837
Regional WA 297 5 069 369
Tasmania 307 5 050 552
Hobart and the South 268 3 454 390
Regional TAS 167 1 597 162
Northern Territory 289 3 573 418
Darwin 125 1 977 141
Regional NT 225 1 596 277
Australian Capital Territory 249 5 168 640
Canberra 249 5 168 640
Total 8 450 270 133 29 836
Total Capitals (Inc Gold Coast) 7 884 220 520 25 486
Total Regional 2 842 49 613 4 350
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
New South Wales 4 387 97 784 11 450
Sydney 4 110 83 061 10 397
Regional NSW 868 14 723 1 053
Victoria 3 131 74 329 8 798
Melbourne 2 968 64 892 8 205
Regional VIC 590 9 437 594
Queensland 2 763 55 216 6 006
Gold Coast 1 053 10 046 1 342
Brisbane 1 445 28 232 2 803
Regional QLD 1 260 16 938 1 861
South Australia 470 9 780 1 123
Adelaide 424 8 030 985
Regional SA 163 1 751 138
Western Australia 988 24 493 2 356
Destination Perth 941 19 090 1 952
Regional WA 314 5 403 404
Tasmania 293 4 241 536
Hobart and the South 257 2 416 364
Regional TAS 167 1 825 172
Northern Territory 310 3 331 470
Darwin 134 1 623 133
Regional NT 239 1 709 337
Australian Capital Territory 271 6 117 602
Canberra 271 6 117 602
Total 8 662 275 790 31 340
Total Capitals (Inc Gold Coast) 8 101 223 506 26 782
Total Regional 2 913 52 284 4 559
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
b. Individual region totals will not sum to the Australian total as international visitors may have visited more than one region while in Australia
Note: modelled expenditure does not match total trip expenditure as shown at Table 1a as it excludes prepaid international airfares, motor vehicles, other major equipment and 70% of pre-paid package expenditure
For more information refer to the explanatory notes on regional expenditure modelling at http://www.tra.gov.au/aboutus/regional-expenditure.html
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Table 10b

10B INTERNATIONAL BACKPACKER VISITORS, VISITOR NIGHTS AND REGIONAL EXPENDITURE BY CAPITAL/REGIONAL ac
VISITORS ('000) b VISITOR NIGHTS ('000) REGIONAL EXPENDTURE ($M)
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018
New South Wales 462 14 270 1 111
Sydney 436 10 687 926
Regional NSW 193 3 583 185
Victoria 294 8 503 654
Melbourne 285 6 697 572
Regional VIC 86 1 806 82
Queensland 333 12 099 917
Gold Coast 126 1 285 121
Brisbane 207 4 524 301
Regional QLD 247 6 290 495
South Australia 66 1 424 105
Adelaide 58 934 82
Regional SA 37 490 22
Western Australia 79 3 286 212
Destination Perth 76 1 917 136
Regional WA 42 1 368 76
Tasmania 50 884 72
Hobart and the South 45 436 36
Regional TAS 33 448 36
Northern Territory 74 842 89
Darwin 31 371 24
Regional NT 64 471 65
Australian Capital Territory 29 587 52
Canberra 29 587 52
Total 621 42 077 3 212
Total Capitals (Inc Gold Coast) 608 27 439 2 251
Total Regional 412 14 638 962
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2019
New South Wales 446 13 844 1 104
Sydney 422 10 445 917
Regional NSW 193 3 399 187
Victoria 300 8 827 710
Melbourne 293 6 813 608
Regional VIC 91 2 013 102
Queensland 322 12 130 919
Gold Coast 128 1 535 129
Brisbane 209 4 712 344
Regional QLD 229 5 883 445
South Australia 62 1 043 79
Adelaide 57 777 63
Regional SA 29 266 15
Western Australia 80 3 319 226
Destination Perth 77 1 727 137
Regional WA 45 1 591 89
Tasmania 45 901 76
Hobart and the South 40 498 49
Regional TAS 30 402 28
Northern Territory 69 884 86
Darwin 29 345 22
Regional NT 58 539 64
Australian Capital Territory 35 688 45
Canberra 35 688 45
Total 607 41 785 3 246
Total Capitals (Inc Gold Coast) 594 27 541 2 315
Total Regional 412 14 244 931
a. Estimates are for international visitors aged 15 years and over
b. Individual region totals will not sum to the Australian total as international visitors may have visited more than one region while in Australia
c. Backpackers is defined as visitors who spent at least one night in Backpackers/Hostel Accommodation
Note: modelled expenditure does not match total trip expenditure as shown at Table 1a as it excludes prepaid international airfares, motor vehicles, other major equipment and 70% of pre-paid package expenditure
For more information refer to the explanatory notes on regional expenditure modelling at http://www.tra.gov.au/aboutus/regional-expenditure.html
Source: Tourism Research Australia: International Visitors Survey

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Reference

SECTION 1: ACCOMMODATION TYPE SECTION 2: REASON FOR STOPOVER
Hotel/resort/motel or motor Inn - not further defined Holiday
Luxury hotel or luxury resort (4 or 5 star) Working holiday
Standard hotel/motor inn (below 4 star) On honeymoon
Serviced apartment Participate in or watch organised sport
Total Hotels and Similar Accommodation To experience Australias food, wines and wineries
Guest house or Bed & Breakfast Experience aboriginal culture
Rented house/apartment/flat or unit (not serviced daily) Accompanying convention/conference/seminar/trade fair/exhibition
Rented accommodation on farm Accompanying business visitor
Total Rented Accommodation Incentive reward provided by business employer
Caravan park or commercial camping ground - not further defined To attend a specific leisure event or festival
Caravan park - travelling with and staying in a caravan To join or leave a multi-day cruise
Caravan park - caravan but not travelling with caravan Total Holiday
Caravan park - camping Visiting relatives
Caravan park - cabin Visiting friends
Caravan park - travelling with a motor home or campervan Visiting an international student relative or friend studying in Australia
Total Caravan Park or Commercial Camping Ground Visiting friends and relatives - not further defined
Backpacker or hostel Total Visiting Friends and Relatives
Commercial boat/houseboat/cabin cruiser or cruise ship Business
Other Commercial Accommodation Convention/conference/seminar/trade fair/exhibition
Total Commercial Accommodation Total Business
Own property (e.g. holiday house) Employment
Friends or relatives property Education
Caravan or camping - non commercial not further defined Other reasons not further defined
Caravan - side of the road/private property Medical reasons
Camping - side of the road/private property To explore possibility of immigration
Camping - national park/crown land To renew visa
Motor home or campervan - side of the road/private property Attend Funeral
Total Caravan or Camping - Non Commercial Explore/buy/check on investment opportunities/properties
Homestay To explore future tertiary education enrolment
Privately owned boat or yacht To enrol in tertiary education
Other non-commercial property No other reason
Private accommodation (not a friend or relative) - eg Airbnb Total Other
Total Other Private Accommodation In transit
Total Private Accommodation Total
Other not further defined
Education institution (University/school dormitory or college)
Hospital or hospital related accommodation
Boat/houseboat or cabin cruiser not further defined
Slept in bus/coach/train or plane
Total Other Accommodation
In Transit
Transited Australia
Total In Transit
Not Stated/Unknown
Not Asked
Total Not Asked/Unknown
Total

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