Contents - ATEC Australian Tourism Export Council
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Table 19 Backpacker visitors, visitor nights, duration of stay and expenditure<br />
by country of residence and main purpose of journey<br />
Nights in<br />
Visitors Australia (a)<br />
Average duration Expenditure in<br />
of stay Australia (b)<br />
Food, drink and<br />
Shopping accommodation All items<br />
'000 '000 Nights $million $ $ $<br />
Country of residence<br />
New Zealand 35 1,256 36 89 457 1,256 2,535<br />
Japan 33 3,198 96 177 386 2,583 5,334<br />
Hong Kong 4 187 42 15 326 1,302 3,413<br />
Singapore 10 454 44 64 271 1,731 6,151<br />
Malaysia 7 518 69 48 419 1,800 6,399<br />
Indonesia 2 74 43 5 308 1,405 2,778<br />
Taiwan 7 726 107 48 595 2,795 7,002<br />
Thailand 2 132 59 11 264 1,952 4,700<br />
Korea 38 4,482 119 270 660 3,548 7,142<br />
China 5 325 66 30 457 1,908 6,156<br />
India 2 196 79 16 792 3,152 6,403<br />
Other Asia 2 114 61 9 598 1,799 4,857<br />
USA 49 2,316 47 234 368 1,764 4,746<br />
Canada 19 1,635 84 128 567 3,273 6,594<br />
United Kingdom 127 8,008 63 620 385 2,698 4,883<br />
Germany 50 3,886 78 278 396 2,594 5,578<br />
Scandinavia 27 1,933 72 142 610 2,545 5,329<br />
France 21 2,142 104 137 555 3,280 6,640<br />
Italy 8 709 88 49 562 3,005 6,059<br />
Netherlands 14 989 70 73 376 2,626 5,155<br />
Switzerland 15 942 64 90 435 2,696 6,108<br />
Other Europe 49 3,964 81 321 591 3,478 6,576<br />
Other countries 29 1,735 60 147 420 2,190 5,123<br />
Main purpose of journey<br />
Holiday 392 24,540 63 1,853 413 2,468 4,727<br />
Visiting friends & relatives 43 1,457 34 114 343 1,283 2,619<br />
Business 18 545 30 47 385 1,329 2,610<br />
Education 60 8,318 138 707 672 4,016 11,750<br />
Employment 30 4,234 142 234 850 4,198 7,855<br />
Other 13 827 65 46 415 2,051 3,663<br />
Total 556 39,922 72 3,001 458 2,590 5,398<br />
Base: Visitors aged 15 years and over.<br />
(a) Total nights are less than backpacker visitor nights in Australia (Table 1) because nights spent in transit are excluded.<br />
(b) Expenditure in Australia excludes pre-paid Inclusive package tours and pre-paid international airfares.<br />
(c) Average per person expenditure in Australia and pre-paid expenditure on goods and services in Australia<br />
- excludes pre-paid Inclusive package tours and pre-paid international airfares.<br />
38 International Visitors in Australia: June Quarter 2007<br />
Year ended 30 June 2007<br />
Average Expenditure in Australia (c)
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