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Table 9 Visitors by country of residence and main purpose of journey
by State/Territory visited
New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia
'000 % '000 % '000 % '000 %
Country of residence
New Zealand 368 13 236 16 422 19 39 11
Japan 235 8 62 4 371 17 15 4
Hong Kong 81 3 35 2 45 2 6 2
Singapore 70 2 66 4 41 2 11 3
Malaysia 45 2 48 3 28 1 10 3
Indonesia 28 1 24 2 11 0 3 1
Taiwan 49 2 22 1 50 2 2 1
Thailand 33 1 23 2 14 1 2 1
Korea 209 7 43 3 83 4 10 3
China 252 9 147 10 144 7 14 4
India 49 2 31 2 25 1 3 1
Other Asia 49 2 36 2 22 1 6 2
USA 288 10 127 9 178 8 36 10
Canada 70 2 37 2 51 2 13 3
United Kingdom 440 15 237 16 289 13 82 22
Germany 100 4 55 4 75 3 34 9
Scandinavia 53 2 27 2 39 2 10 3
France 46 2 25 2 29 1 12 3
Italy 36 1 21 1 27 1 11 3
Netherlands 28 1 19 1 22 1 9 2
Switzerland 26 1 15 1 21 1 10 3
Other Europe 118 4 64 4 78 4 21 6
Other countries 170 6 75 5 126 6 17 5
Main purpose of journey (including backpackers)
Holiday 1,555 55 731 50 1,464 67 219 58
Visiting friends & relatives 519 18 288 20 325 15 66 18
Business 467 16 263 18 216 10 44 12
Education 168 6 116 8 104 5 26 7
Employment 58 2 41 3 39 2 10 3
Other 76 3 34 2 42 2 10 3
Main purpose of journey (excluding backpackers)
Holiday 1,237 44 545 37 1,207 55 139 37
Visiting friends & relatives 491 17 269 18 303 14 60 16
Business 457 16 258 17 208 10 43 11
Education 123 4 89 6 64 3 16 4
Employment 39 1 25 2 20 1 5 1
Other 67 2 30 2 36 2 9 2
Backpackers 429 15 259 18 352 16 103 28
Total 2,843 100 1,474 100 2,190 100 375 100
Base: All visitors aged 15 years and over. Continued …
Note: Rounded shares may sum to more than 100.
Visitors by State or Territory sum to more than total visitors because some visitors stop over in more than one state or territory.
18 International Visitors in Australia: June Quarter 2007
Year ended 30 June 2007