ABS releases new data on Australian tourism

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released its annual analysis of overseas arrivals and departures data, with data for 2024-25 now available.

Whether it's to see Australian beaches or the outback, 43% of visitors were here for holiday travel.

Around 60% of Australians who went overseas were travelling for a holiday, making it the most popular reason to head overseas.

New Zealand is Australia’s top source country for visitors, with 17% of visitors coming from across the Tasman Sea.

There was a rise of 102% in trips from India compared with the 2014-15 financial year. Visitors from India also stayed twice as long than in 2014-15, with the median duration of stay for these visits doubling to 61 days.

The median stay of a visit from Japan was six days, half the overall median duration of all stays in Australia (12 days).

Indonesia was the destination for 14% of Australian trips, making it the number one place for holidaying Australians.

The number of trips to Japan has tripled compared with 2014-15. This made Japan the third most popular destination for Australian travel, overtaking the USA.

The USA was our third most popular destination in 2023-24 but is now ranked fourth. Travel to the USA is 25% lower than 10 years ago, the only top 10 country to remain below 2014-15 volumes.

The top five destination countries for Australians are Indonesia, New Zealand, Japan, the USA, and China. This year, China has moved up two places to become our fifth most popular travel destination.

More information at www.abs.gov.au/articles/overseas-arrivals-and-departures-australia-2024-25-financial-year

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