Contents - ATEC Australian Tourism Export Council
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Table 5 Visitor nights by country of residence and main purpose of journey,<br />
year ended 30 June 2003 - 2007<br />
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007<br />
'000 % '000 % '000 % '000 % '000 %<br />
Country of residence<br />
New Zealand 10,178 9 11,261 9 12,763 10 14,262 10 14,085 9<br />
Japan 8,367 7 10,830 8 10,050 8 10,901 8 10,991 7<br />
Hong Kong 3,348 3 3,587 3 2,906 2 4,182 3 4,244 3<br />
Singapore 4,588 4 4,396 3 3,966 3 4,901 3 5,656 4<br />
Malaysia 3,159 3 4,318 3 4,403 3 4,969 3 5,261 3<br />
Indonesia 2,690 2 3,684 3 2,815 2 2,987 2 3,484 2<br />
Taiwan 1,921 2 2,030 2 1,918 1 2,347 2 2,497 2<br />
Thailand 2,447 2 2,417 2 2,956 2 2,842 2 3,065 2<br />
Korea 5,204 4 5,733 4 6,453 5 8,894 6 11,369 7<br />
China 7,110 6 8,551 6 11,532 9 12,147 8 15,435 10<br />
Other Asia 4,234 4 4,430 3 5,504 4 7,398 5 9,108 6<br />
USA 11,040 10 10,164 8 9,058 7 9,941 7 9,704 6<br />
Canada 2,735 2 3,061 2 3,785 3 4,234 3 4,123 3<br />
United Kingdom 22,497 19 26,602 20 21,556 17 21,950 15 22,826 14<br />
Germany 4,688 4 6,320 5 5,517 4 6,490 4 6,672 4<br />
Other Europe 15,065 13 16,943 13 16,368 13 18,039 12 20,724 13<br />
Other countries 6,765 6 7,742 6 7,691 6 8,731 6 10,298 6<br />
Main purpose of journey (including backpackers)<br />
Holiday 47,002 41 49,112 37 53,316 41 55,002 38 59,074 37<br />
Visiting friends & relatives 20,470 18 23,554 18 24,984 19 25,274 17 28,496 18<br />
Business 7,531 6 6,904 5 7,953 6 10,287 7 11,100 7<br />
Education 32,701 28 37,861 29 34,531 27 41,371 28 45,126 28<br />
Employment 5,438 5 10,256 8 5,861 5 10,151 7 12,090 8<br />
Other 2,893 2 4,382 3 2,595 2 3,131 2 3,657 2<br />
Main purpose of journey (excluding backpackers)<br />
Holiday 29,353 25 28,661 22 32,112 25 32,670 22 34,335 22<br />
Visiting friends & relatives 18,881 16 21,970 17 23,334 18 23,788 16 27,032 17<br />
Business 7,309 6 6,680 5 7,598 6 9,664 7 10,552 7<br />
Education 25,932 22 29,737 23 27,685 21 34,176 24 36,792 23<br />
Employment 4,423 4 8,169 6 4,536 4 7,135 5 7,842 5<br />
Other 1,875 2 2,862 2 2,182 2 2,619 2 2,824 2<br />
Backpackers 28,262 24 33,992 26 31,793 25 35,165 24 40,166 25<br />
Total 116,035 100 132,070 100 129,241 100 145,216 100 159,542 100<br />
Base: All visitors aged 15 years and over.<br />
14 International Visitors in Australia: June Quarter 2007<br />
Year ended 30 June
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