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Australian residents aged 15 and over spent a total of 289.6 million nights visiting other parts of the country in 2001 (table 22.3). Each trip took an average of 3.9 nights, and each person in the population made an average of 4.8 trips during the year. Residents of the Australian Capital Territory were the most frequent travellers (averaging 7.6 trips per person), while residents of the Northern Territory tended to stay away for the longest period (averaging 6.1 nights per trip). These trends are similar to those in 2000.
22.3 SUMMARY OF PERSON TRIPS AND NIGHTS AWAY(a), By state/territory of origin - 2001
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| Estimated resident population
as at 30 June 2001(b) | Person trips | Average trips | Total nights away | Average nights away |
| ’000 | ’000 | per person | ’000 | per person trip |
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New South Wales | 5,259 | 25,433 | 4.8 | 94,045 | 3.7 |
Victoria | 3,858 | 18,746 | 4.9 | 69,466 | 3.7 |
Queensland | 2,860 | 14,177 | 5.0 | 58,672 | 4.1 |
South Australia | 1,222 | 5,310 | 4.3 | 21,582 | 4.1 |
Western Australia | 1,503 | 6,570 | 4.4 | 27,011 | 4.1 |
Tasmania | 374 | 1,650 | 4.4 | 7,141 | 4.3 |
Northern Territory | 149 | 757 | 5.1 | 4,646 | 6.1 |
Australian Capital Territory | 256 | 1,941 | 7.6 | 7,080 | 3.6 |
Australia | 15,483 | 74,585 | 4.8 | 289,644 | 3.9 |
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(a) Australian residents aged 15 years and over.
(b) Population aged 15 years and over, sourced from 'Australian Demographic Statistics' (3101.0). |
Source: Bureau of Tourism Research, 'National Visitor Survey'. |
As table 22.4 shows, 'holiday/leisure' was the most common purpose of visit, accounting for 49% of visitor nights, followed by 'visiting friends/relatives' (30%). 'Business' visits accounted for 15% of all visitor nights.
New South Wales was the most popular destination, accounting for almost a third of all visitor nights (31%). Queensland was the next most popular destination, with over a quarter of all visitor nights (26%), while Victoria accounted for nearly one-fifth of all visitor nights (19%).
22.4 VISITOR NIGHTS(a), By state/territory of destination and main purpose of visit - 2001
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| Business | Holiday/leisure | Visiting friends/relatives | Other | Total(b) |
| ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 |
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New South Wales | 12,803 | 41,524 | 29,973 | 4,210 | 89,447 |
Victoria | 7,504 | 27,252 | 17,733 | 2,772 | 55,747 |
Queensland | 9,720 | 39,843 | 20,008 | 4,523 | 75,002 |
South Australia | 2,663 | 8,965 | 6,059 | 1,109 | 19,508 |
Western Australia | 5,145 | 12,878 | 6,870 | 1,281 | 28,068 |
Tasmania | 998 | 4,356 | 1,951 | *340 | 7,970 |
Northern Territory | 2,259 | 3,031 | 845 | *345 | 7,174 |
Australian Capital Territory | 1,247 | 1,830 | 2,305 | *352 | 5,749 |
Australia(c) | 42,346 | 140,616 | 85,777 | 14,934 | 289,644 |
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(a) Australian residents aged 15 years and over.
(b) Includes visitor nights where purpose of visit was not asked.
(c) Components may not add to total as total includes unspecified and offshore visits that could not be allocated to a state or territory. |
Source: Bureau of Tourism Research, 'National Visitor Survey'. |
In 2001, the most frequently used accommodation by domestic travellers was the property of friends or relatives (40% of visitor nights), followed by hotels, resorts, motels and motor inns (24%). A similar pattern occurred in the states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory, where hotels, resorts, motels and motor inns were a more popular choice of accommodation than friends' or relatives' property (26% and 18% respectively) (table 22.5).
22.5 VISITOR NIGHTS(a), Type of accommodation used - 2001
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| NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust.(b) |
| ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 |
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Hotel, resort, motel, motor inn | 21,810 | 12,194 | 20,136 | 4,094 | 5,592 | 2,373 | 1,842 | 1,908 | 70,009 |
Guest house/B&B | 1,348 | 1,330 | 702 | *192 | *302 | *185 | **43 | **34 | 4,137 |
Self-catering cottage/apartment | 7,546 | 4,023 | 10,795 | 1,475 | 2,245 | 774 | 494 | 484 | 27,836 |
Caravan park/commercial camping ground | 9,147 | 5,646 | 6,071 | 2,393 | 3,359 | 667 | 1,044 | *162 | 28,492 |
Caravan or camping on private property | 2,590 | 1,895 | 2,990 | 1,058 | 1,993 | *265 | 564 | **80 | 12,312 |
Friends’ or relatives’ property | 38,906 | 23,861 | 27,935 | 7,668 | 9,823 | 2,795 | 1,266 | 2,786 | 115,073 |
Own property (e.g. holiday house) | 4,347 | 4,228 | 2,199 | 923 | 1,302 | *425 | *119 | **11 | 13,554 |
Other/not stated(c) | 2,816 | 2,084 | 3,267 | 994 | 1,557 | *160 | 1,108 | *270 | 12,262 |
Total(d) | 89,447 | 55,747 | 75,002 | 19,508 | 28,068 | 7,970 | 7,174 | 5,749 | 289,644 |
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(a) Australian residents aged 15 years and over.
(b) Components may not add to total as total includes unspecified and offshore visits that could not be allocated to a state or territory.
(c) Other accommodation includes backpacker/hostel, university/school dormitory/college, hospital/hospital-related accommodation for relatives, and privately owned boat/yacht etc.
(d) Includes visitor nights where accommodation type was not asked. |
Source: Bureau of Tourism Research, 'National Visitor Survey'. |
Intrastate visits accounted for most domestic tourism visitor nights in 2001 (56%). They were particularly important in Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria where 70%, 62% and 60% respectively of domestic visitor nights in the state were accounted for by residents of the state (table 22.6).
In terms of numbers of visitor nights, net beneficiaries from domestic tourism (i.e. where inbound interstate visitor nights are greater than outbound interstate visitor nights) in 2001 were Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Queensland and the Northern Territory benefited most from tourism in relative terms, with nearly twice the number of inbound visitor nights as outbound visitor nights. Victoria contributed the most to tourism in relative terms, with the number of outbound visitor nights over one and a half times that of inbound visitor nights.
22.6 VISITOR NIGHTS(a) - 2001
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| Residence | |
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| NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
Destination | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 |
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New South Wales | 55,648 | 13,982 | 10,797 | 2,210 | 1,500 | 705 | 510 | 4,096 | 89,447 |
Victoria | 10,327 | 33,200 | 4,205 | 3,764 | 1,537 | 1,350 | *373 | 990 | 55,747 |
Queensland | 17,226 | 11,017 | 39,442 | 2,249 | 1,899 | 1,095 | 745 | 1,329 | 75,002 |
South Australia | 2,291 | 3,642 | 690 | 10,912 | 1,001 | *179 | 518 | *275 | 19,508 |
Western Australia | 2,325 | 2,921 | 1,178 | 960 | 19,634 | *238 | 719 | *94 | 28,068 |
Tasmania | 1,295 | 1,730 | 1,022 | *308 | *335 | 3,162 | **35 | **83 | 7,970 |
Northern Territory | 1,523 | 1,033 | 900 | 776 | 861 | *267 | 1,619 | *195 | 7,174 |
Australian Capital Territory | 3,359 | 1,112 | *437 | *314 | *243 | *146 | *121 | **18 | 5,749 |
Total(b) | 94,045 | 69,466 | 58,672 | 21,582 | 27,011 | 7,141 | 4,646 | 7,080 | 289,644 |
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(a) Australian residents aged 15 years and over.
(b) Includes other and not stated. |
Source: Bureau of Tourism Research, 'National Visitor Survey'. |
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