Australia Yearbook - 2001

Chapter 22—Tourism 789
22.6 INBOUND VISITORS, By Country/Region of Residence and Main Purpose of Trip—1999
Main purpose of trip
Convention/
conference
Business
Visiting
friends/
relatives
Holiday
Employment
Education
Other
and not
stated
Total
visitors
Change
on 1998
Country/region of
residence
’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 %
New Zealand 20.7 109.3 197.6 333.0 11.0 5.1 52.1 728.8 2.7
Other Oceania 4.1 11.0 27.0 61.3 1.2 6.9 26.3 137.8 8.0
Germany 2.5 10.1 19.2 100.5 1.0 3.5 7.8 144.5 13.4
United Kingdom 7.6 36.4 207.0 270.7 11.6 3.4 32.2 568.9 14.1
Other Europe 13.0 33.4 75.9 187.0 3.6 12.2 33.7 358.9 10.3
Indonesia 2.1 8.9 16.2 38.2 0.9 14.4 10.3 91.0 –2.2
Malaysia 3.6 8.9 26.2 81.5 0.8 11.0 7.8 139.8 24.7
Singapore 5.4 29.0 29.0 178.6 0.9 13.5 10.6 267.0 8.1
Hong Kong (SAR of
China) 2.4 14.6 25.5 74.9 0.5 8.7 7.6 134.0 –6.5
Japan 3.8 27.3 20.5 604.9 2.9 11.3 36.9 707.5 –5.8
Korea 2.8 8.9 15.3 61.7 0.5 8.4 11.1 108.6 63.0
Taiwan 1.7 5.4 7.9 109.1 0.4 7.7 15.3 147.5 –1.6
Other Asia 11.8 42.2 51.2 103.8 2.9 23.7 34.8 270.2 19.4
United States of
America 16.8 72.5 82.7 191.6 4.0 15.4 34.2 417.1 11.5
Other America 4.5 9.8 28.8 51.7 1.4 5.1 9.3 110.6 10.9
Middle East and
North Africa 1.9 4.2 13.3 26.3 0.4 1.1 5.2 52.4 24.5
Other Africa 2.6 9.1 20.9 27.7 0.9 1.4 8.3 70.8 –0.1
Not stated — — 0.3 0.2 — — 3.5 4.0 62.2
Total 107.1 441.0 864.4 2 502.7 44.6 152.7 347.0 4 459.5 7.0
Source: Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (3401.0).
22.7 INBOUND VISITORS, By Intended Length of Stay and Main Purpose of Trip—1999
Main purpose of trip
Convention/
conference
Business
Visiting
friends/
relatives
Holiday
Employment
Education
Other
and not
stated
Total
visitors
Proportion
of total
Intended length of stay
’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 %
Under 1 week 36.8 207.5 96.7 783.2 4.9 6.6 81.4 1 217.1 27.3
1 week and under 2
weeks 48.3 124.0 186.7 828.6 7.0 19.3 189.2 1 403.0 31.5
2 weeks and under 1
month 18.3 56.5 270.4 516.8 3.0 13.2 31.5 909.7 20.4
1 month and under 2
months 2.6 20.2 162.6 193.9 2.5 8.4 14.0 404.1 9.1
2 months and under 3
months 0.3 10.3 51.8 56.8 2.5 8.3 6.0 136.0 3.0
3 months and under 6
months 0.5 13.7 64.6 65.9 4.8 25.4 9.9 184.7 4.1
6 months and under 12
months 0.2 8.8 31.7 57.8 20.0 71.5 15.0 205.0 4.6
Total 107.1 441.0 864.4 2 502.7 44.6 152.7 347.0 4 459.5 100.0
Source: Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (3401.0).
The long travelling distances needed for most
international visitors to arrive in Australia
contribute to a relatively long stay in this country.
In 1999, 41% of visitors stayed for more than two
weeks, while 21% stayed for more than a month
(table 22.7). A factor contributing to the relatively
long stays is that 67% of travellers ‘visiting friends
or relatives’ stayed for more than two weeks.
Visitors arriving for ‘education’ purposes also
tended to be long stayers (73% for greater than
two weeks and 45% for six months), but their
absolute numbers were relatively small in
comparison those with with other reasons for
travel.