1367.5 - Western Australian Statistical Indicators, 2010  
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SHORT-TERM RESIDENT DEPARTURES ON HOLIDAY


RESIDENT DEPARTURES ON HOLIDAY, Western Australia - Top 20 Destinations
2009-2010
Sep qtr 2010
Jun qtr 2010
Mar qtr 2010
Dec qtr 2009
Sep qtr 2009
Destination
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.
RESIDENT DEPARTURES(a)
Indonesia
259 737
84 785
72 005
61 016
64 668
62 048
Thailand
60 241
18 007
15 761
12 913
14 625
16 942
Malaysia
40 991
13 224
9 019
9 424
11 847
10 701
Singapore
37 674
9 752
8 171
7 677
10 581
11 245
United Kingdom(b)
34 986
12 102
13 299
3 624
7 239
10 824
New Zealand
31 857
9 080
4 367
9 319
8 252
9 919
United States of America
25 021
9 484
6 443
5 155
6 418
7 005
Hong Kong(c)
11 803
2 456
2 193
3 005
3 509
3 096
Italy
9 983
4 015
4 015
649
1 303
4 016
Japan
8 078
1 007
866
3 991
2 127
1 094
France
7 817
3 915
2 398
887
1 194
3 338
China(d)
7 475
2 664
1 918
1363
2 250
1 944
South Africa
6 477
1 518
1 463
1 746
1 823
1 445
India
6 252
805
657
1690
2 743
1 162
Canada
5 369
1 337
1 558
708
1 112
1 991
Philippines
4 980
1 500
1 417
1 289
1 178
1 096
Fiji
3 949
1 534
1 147
631
1 146
1 025
Germany
2 978
1 532
1 176
237
783
782
Greece
2 751
1 357
1 160
55
203
1 333
Spain
2 277
876
1 089
213
239
736
Total(e)
624 571
198 074
165 407
136 043
157 035
166 086
(a) Residents departing by air on holiday, whose intended stay overseas is less than 12 months (Original data).
(b) Includes Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
(c) Special Administrative Region of China.
(d) Excludes Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan Province.
(e) Total includes countries not listed.
Source: ABS data available on request, Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (cat. no. 3401.0).

  • Of the 625,000 Western Australian residents holidaying abroad in 2009-10, about two-thirds travelled to nearby South-East Asian countries. The top destinations were Indonesia (42%), Thailand (10%), Malaysia (7%) and Singapore (6%). The United Kingdom and New Zealand were also popular destinations, each accounting for between 5% and 6% of holiday departures overseas.
  • In the September quarter 2010, around 198,000 residents left WA for overseas holidays, 19% more than in the same quarter of 2009.
  • In the year to September 2010, Oceania was the only region to record a decline as a favoured holiday destination, largely due to less departures to New Zealand.
  • The popularity of Indonesia as a holiday destination among Western Australians continued to rise, with about 84,800 resident departures to that country in the September quarter 2010. These accounted for 43% of all resident departures. Thailand was the second most popular destination, attracting just over 9% of all WA residents holidaying overseas.


This link will take you to the Summary of Statistical Indicators (Economic) data cube, which includes a broader range of overseas arrivals and departures data.



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