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

Visitor arrivals highlights for October 2024:

There were 677,410 visitor arrivals during the month of October 2024, which is 87% recovered compared to October 2019.
There were 8 million visitor arrivals for year ending October 2024, which is 86% recovered compared to CY2019.

Upcoming release dates:

Date	Arrivals data
16 January 2025	Overseas Arrivals and Departures, November 2024
14 February 2025	Overseas Arrivals and Departures, December 2024

Past visitor arrivals stats

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

Consumer profiles

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

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

Find out how 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.