1387.3 - Queensland in Review, 2003
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/02/2003 Ceased
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Links to ABS publications mentioned in the text can be found under 'Other Related Articles' at the bottom of the page. SHORT TERM MOVEMENT (a) - DEPARTURES OF OVERSEAS VISITORS, STATE/TERRITORY IN WHICH MOST TIME WAS SPENT
Source: Overseas Arrivals and Departures, (cat. no. 3401.0). INTERNATIONAL VISITORS TO QUEENSLAND An estimated 1.89 million international visitors spent some time in Queensland during the year ended June 2002. Japan was the largest source of visitors during the period, accounting for 23%, followed by the United Kingdom (14%) and New Zealand (13%). Including visitors from Japan, 43% of visitors to Queensland were from Asian countries. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE OF VISITORS(a) TO QUEENSLAND - YEAR ENDED JUNE 2002 (a) Data relate to those who spent less than 12 months in Australia, and who were aged 15 years or older at the time of the survey. (b) Includes Germany. Source: Bureau of Tourism Research, International Visitors: Quarterly Results of the International Visitor Survey, June 2002. International visitors spent 24 million visitor nights in Queensland for the year ended 30 June 2002. These accounted for 20% of the international visitor nights in Australia during this period. Visitor nights of those from New Zealand, Japan, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Other Europe including Germany were the biggest contributors to international visitor nights in Queensland for the year ended June 2002. Visitors from these regions accounted for 72% of the Queensland visitor nights of international visitors for this period. INTERNATIONAL VISITOR NIGHTS (a) IN QUEENSLAND: PROPORTION BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2002 (a) Data relate to those who spent less than 12 months in Australia, and who were aged 15 years or older at the time of the survey. (b) Includes Germany. Source: Bureau of Tourism Research, International Visitors: Quarterly Results of the International Visitor Survey, June 2002. In terms of international visitors staying overnight during the year ended 30 June 2002, the main purpose of visiting Queensland was for holidays. In 2002, 58% of visitors stated "holiday" as their reason for coming to Queensland compared with 40% for Australia as a whole. The other main reasons for visiting Queensland were for visiting friends and relatives (21%) and for education (13%). INTERNATIONAL VISITOR NIGHTS: MAIN PURPOSE OF JOURNEY, QUEENSLAND AND AUSTRALIA - Year Ended 30 June 2002 Source: Bureau of Tourism Research, International Visitors: Quarterly Results of the International Visitor Survey, June 2002. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INBOUND MOVEMENTS Queensland has four international airports, Brisbane, Cairns, Coolangatta and Townsville. For the year ended June 2002, these airports received 1.7 million inbound passengers, or 20% of Australian inbound international passengers. During this period, there was a reduction in the number of inbound international aircraft for Queensland and Australian airports, with a 1.6% drop for Queensland and a 7.1% drop for Australia. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INBOUND MOVEMENTS, QUEENSLAND AND AUSTRALIA
Source: Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics FURTHER INFORMATION Non-ABS sources: Bureau of Tourism Research (BTR) <www.btr.gov.au> Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics <http://www.dotars.gov.au/btre/>
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