Tourism statistics

International visitor arrivals

Explore our statistics dashboard and discover results for international visitor arrivals and expenditures sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Interactive arrivals dashboard

How to use the dashboard:

Use the date and market drop-down filters on the interactive dashboard below to view the number of international arrivals who visit Australia on a monthly and year ending basis.

Visitor arrivals highlights

May 2019

There were 668,300 million visitor arrivals during the month of May, up 9.7 per cent relative to the same period of the previous year.
There were 9.3 million visitor arrivals for year ending May 2019, an increase of 3.3 per cent relative to the previous year

Upcoming release dates:

Date	Arrivals data
11 September 2019	Overseas Arrivals and Departures, July 2019
15 October 2019	Overseas Arrivals and Departures, August 2019
11 November 2019	Overseas Arrivals and Departures, September 2019
12 December 2019	Overseas Arrivals and Departures, October 2019

Past visitor arrivals stats

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Bicycle riding at Uluru, Yulara, Northern Territory © Tourism NT

Consumer profiles

Insights from the Consumer Demand Project have been used extensively to inform and support development of Tourism Australia’s strategic direction.

Insights from the Consumer Demand Project have been used extensively to inform and support development of Tourism Australia’s strategic direction.

Insights from the Consumer Demand Project have been used extensively to inform and support development of Tourism Australia’s strategic direction.

Couple sitting on the edge of a boat, Rottnest Island, Western Australia © Tourism Western Australia

Our target audience

Tourism Australia is focused on targeting those who are willing to travel out of their region and spend more during their trip - the High Yield Traveller (HYT).

Tourism Australia is focused on targeting those who are willing to travel out of their region and spend more during their trip - the High Yield Traveller (HYT).

Tourism Australia is focused on targeting those who are willing to travel out of their region and spend more during their trip - the High Yield Traveller (HYT).

Couple enjoying a view of the sunset at Kata Tjuta, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory © Tourism NT/Salty Aura

Understanding tourism statistics

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

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

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